Copywriter

Job No.: 692549

Location: Mulgrave

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: Continuing appointment

Remuneration: $110,527 - $121,227 pa HEW Level 7 (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

The Opportunity

As a Copywriter within Monash University’s Content Lab, you will create clear, effective and channel-appropriate copy that connects with audiences and supports key priorities across the University.

You will work across a mix of formats, from short-form digital copy to longer-form storytelling, with a focus on content that is designed for digital channels, audience relevance and ongoing optimisation.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys turning strategy into content that is useful, engaging and built to perform. You will work in an always-on environment where content is planned, created and refined continuously, rather than delivered as one-off outputs.

You will write across social, web, email, SMS and emerging channels, producing work that is engaging, measurable and fit for platform.

Working closely with the Senior Editorial Content Specialist, you will help shape and deliver content that aligns to editorial direction and audience needs. You will also collaborate with a content strategist, videographers and content coordinators to bring campaigns and content to life across channels.

You are comfortable working at pace, responding to priorities as they evolve, and getting content live without over-polishing.

You understand how audiences search across platforms, including social and AI tools, and consider how your content is found, not just how it is written.

You will also use AI tools to support personalised and scalable copy, creating variations efficiently while maintaining clarity, tone and brand alignment.

About You

You know how to write content that is clear, relevant and fit for different audiences, channels and formats. You are comfortable moving between short-form digital copy and longer-form storytelling, and you know how to make content useful and engaging.

You are able to take complex or internally driven priorities and turn them into content that is clear, useful and relevant to the people it’s intended for.

You understand how people search for information and make decisions, and can write content that is structured to be found and useful in those moments.

You enjoy working in a fast-moving environment where priorities shift and content needs to be delivered at pace. You are practical, proactive and focused on getting work out into the world, then improving it over time.

You understand that effective content is shaped by audience behaviour and performance, not just instinct. You are comfortable using data and feedback to refine your work and improve results.

You have a sharp eye for detail and take responsibility for reviewing and refining your own work before it goes live.

You are comfortable writing in a way that feels natural, relevant and native to the platforms it appears in, rather than overly formal or institutional.

You are open to new ways of working and comfortable using tools, including AI, to support how you create and scale content.

Selection Criteria

• Proven experience writing effective digital copy across multiple channels, including social, email and web

• Demonstrated ability to write across formats, from short-form digital content to longer-form storytelling

• Strong ability to tailor tone, structure and messaging for different audiences and platforms

• High attention to detail, with the ability to review and refine your own work for accuracy and quality

• Understanding of how content is discovered across search, social and AI platforms, and the ability to apply this to writing

• Ability to manage workload, meet deadlines and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

• Understanding of brand voice and the ability to apply it consistently across content

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 value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s 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'.

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: Jason Olive, Director Content Strategy Design and Delivery, Jason.Olive@monash.edu 

Position Description: Copywriter

Applications Close: Sunday 14 June 2026, 11:55pm AEST