The Walkley Foundation is a non-profit body aimed at supporting and encouraging professional and ethical journalism and rewarding excellence in the Australian media.
The Walkley Foundation administers the Walkley Awards, hosts a year-round program for journalists and media professionals, and produces The Walkley Magazine – Inside the Media.
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POSITION VACANT
Communications Manager
The Walkley Foundation promotes press freedom and excellence in journalism through the Walkley Awards, a national program of events and The Walkley Magazine. It seeks a communications specialist to join its team in Sydney. Its program includes professional events for journalists, artists, authors, photographers, public affairs professionals, the annual press freedom dinner and the Walkley awards.
We are looking for a dynamic person who has had experience in either journalism and/or strategic communications to join our team.
In this role you will assist with editing The Walkley Magazine, pitching ideas and commissioning stories, liaising with writers, artists and photographers, providing support on content, design and sub-editing. You will also develop and implement communications strategies for the awards and national program. This will include writing press releases, marketing copy, speeches, scripts, on-line content and publicity material. But, we don’t want you to stop there – you will be responsible for developing channels of communications, establishing media contacts and working to promote the Foundation, awards and Walkley program across traditional and new media platforms.
You will have excellent writing skills, be creative, have experience with online platforms and be able to think strategically. You will also need to be self-motivated, a team player, have initiative and not afraid of building relationships.
Ideally you will have a degree in journalism or communications and have spent at least 3-5 years working in journalism or in a communications capacity. You will be proficient in the Microsoft suite of programs. Experience with social media platforms, Adobe InDesign and Photoshop an advantage but not necessary.
This position provides a fantastic opportunity for a self starter to build a solid career as a communications professional. Salary to be negotiated based on experience. For more information contact Louisa Graham (02) 9333 0945 or email louisa.graham@alliance.org.au.
