About the role

The purpose of the Social Media and Campaigns Officer is to deliver engaging and educational social media content and campaign activities for the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, in line with the organisation’s strategic objectives and branding.

Please note: This is a 12 month contract

Key responsibilities of this role are:

• Research, develop and publish engaging social media content aligned with the NHVR social media strategy.
• Provide best-practice community management on the NHVR’s social media channels – by responding to comments and direct messages with accurate, timely and customer-focused information.
• Monitor media and social media platforms to identify issues and trends, and report on activity to improve performance and inform the organisation.
• Support the Manager Campaigns in developing and executing road safety campaigns including creative concepting, production, media placements and reporting.

To learn more, the position description can be found on the NHVR Careers site - https://careers.nhvr.gov.au/jobs/search

 About You

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Tertiary qualifications in marketing, media, advertising, communication or related field
• Three to five years experience in social media, marketing or similar field
• Experience working with social media management tools (e.g. Sprout Social, Falcon, Hootsuite)
• Experience with Canva and Adobe Photoshop
• Demonstrated experience in developing creative and informative content for social media – Meta, LinkedIn, X, YouTube and TikTok
• Demonstrated experience in social media community management – preferably for a large or complex organisation or agency-side
• Demonstrated experience in developing and running social media campaigns through Ads Manager
• Ability to source and transform complex information into engaging and fit-for-purpose content in line with style
• Demonstrated strong written communications skills in a range of formats (e.g. web content, news articles, reports, internal communication)

Why join us?

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) commenced operations in 2013 as the national entity responsible for regulating all vehicles in Australia over 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass. The NHVR minimises the compliance burden on the heavy vehicle transport industry, reduces duplication and inconsistences across state and territory borders, and ultimately for the heavy vehicle business with government in Australia.

We are headquartered in Brisbane and employ more than 1000 people across the ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

We offer

• A competitive salary package from $132,034.85 + superannuation
• Monthly RDO and paid leave over Christmas closure
• Hybrid working environment – up to 2 days from home
• Up to14.5% superannuation through a co-contribution scheme
• Leave loading 17.5%
• Wellbeing programs – discounted fitness through Fitness Passport, discount health insurance, flu vaccine, financial programs including discounted banking products, finance information sessions.
• Salary packaging options including novated lease.
• Discounted IT products including Microsoft and free family password security plan.
• Ongoing training and professional development support
• Professional membership

Application Process

Please apply with your CV and cover letter addressing the essential requirements of the role.

Applications close: 5.00pm 4^th September 2025 applications may close earlier than the listed closing date if suitable candidate/s are identified prior).

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the NHVR recruitment team on recruitment@nhvr.gov.au