Media and Communications Manager

Job No.: 688013

Location: Mulgrave

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: Continuing appointment

Remuneration: $120,138 - $132,610 pa HEW Level 08 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

About the Opportunity

Join Monash’s University Marketing Admissions and Communications (UMAC) team as our next Media and Communications Manager. We need a hands-on leader who will shape how the University talks to the world. You’ll be the key media and communications lead for Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Monash Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, while also playing a central role in UMAC’s unified media and communications function that serves the whole of Monash.

This is a high-impact role: you’ll be part of a motivated, brand-focused media and communications team that proactively sources, shapes and delivers powerful content across print, digital and broadcast channels. You’ll manage major branding and reputation projects, influence policy and quality frameworks, and provide expert, strategic advice to senior leaders to amplify Monash’s research, people and priorities.

What you’ll do

• Lead and develop a high-performing media & communications function that delivers consistent, on-brand storytelling and fast, professional media responses.

• Drive proactive content production, identifying news and storytelling opportunities, sourcing subject matter expertise, and developing content for websites, social, video, media pitches and more.

• Manage major branding and reputation projects: coordinate cross-functional campaigns and high-profile initiatives that protect and elevate Monash’s brand.

• Provide senior media counsel – be the trusted advisor to leaders, offering timely, evidence-based guidance on media strategy, risk and reputational matters.

• Cultivate strong relationships with journalists, external media outlets, and internal stakeholders (faculty, research institutes, central functions and senior executives) to maximise reach and impact.

• Oversee sentiment monitoring, coverage analysis and continuous improvement across media activity.

About You

You’re an experienced communications leader with a track record managing complex, brand-sensitive media functions in large, matrixed organisations. You bring:

• Proven success in media relations and securing high-impact coverage across print, digital and broadcast.

• Strong operational chops: resource planning, workflow management, and delivery against tight deadlines.

• Expertise in policy, governance and media risk management.

• Exceptional stakeholder skills: able to influence senior leaders, negotiate with partners and build cross-team consensus.

• Sharp editorial judgement and polished writing for diverse channels.

• A strategic mindset with the energy to consistently deliver high-quality, on-brand storytelling.

If you’re ready to shape Monash’s public voice, champion world-class research stories and contribute to a united, strategic media and communications function, we want to hear from you.

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen. We make tangible contributions because our purpose is clear; to deliver positive economic, social and environmental impact in resolving the global challenges of our age.

At the core of achieving this purpose is the diversity of our staff. We welcome and value everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. When you come to work, you can be yourself, be a change-maker and develop your career in exciting ways. This is why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Learn more about Monash.

Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here. 

Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must include your latest CV and a cover letter addressing your suitability to the role.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Mike Lagastes, Senior Manager Media and Communications, Mike.Lagastes@monash.edu 

Position Description: Media and Communications Manager

Applications Close: Sunday 11th January 2026, 11:55pm AEDT

Please note: Monash University will be closed from Wednesday 24 December 2025 until Friday 2 January 2026 inclusive