Senior Marketing and Communications Manager Product Nathan or Gold Coast Location

About the Opportunity

As Senior Marketing and Communications Manager you will provide strategic marketing and communications direction leadership and expert advice to one of our four academic portfolios ensuring alignment with the Universitys overall strategy. You will be responsible for developing managing and implementing marketing and communications initiatives to drive student recruitment reputation and research objectives.

You will be a crucial part of the Product Marketing management team and collaborate closely with senior University leaders including the Pro Vice Chancellor Deans and senior managers to deliver impactful marketing and communications initiatives. You will lead crossfunctional teams and oversee the of multichannel activities that elevate the Universitys positioning.

Key Responsibilities

You will:

•  Develop and implement strategic marketing and communications initiatives to support student recruitment reputationbuilding and research impact.
• Provide highlevel strategic advice to the Pro Vice Chancellor and senior leadership within an academic portfolio.
• Lead and manage marketing and communications staff ensuring collaboration alignment and effective delivery of initiatives.
• Oversee multichannel marketing campaigns ensuring their success through data analysis and performance optimisation.
• Lead and collaborate with crossfunctional teams to integrate marketing efforts with broader University priorities applying an agile approach.
• Leverage insights and analytics to measure and refine marketing effectiveness.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive engagement.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and University policies while championing ethical and professional behaviour.

About you 

To be successful in this role you will have:

• At least five years experience in strategic marketing communications and leadership in a complex organisational environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to provide expert strategic advice to senior leaders.
• A track record of successfully leading teams and delivering impactful marketing initiatives.
• A deep understanding of datadriven decisionmaking including marketing analytics and audience insights.
• Applied knowledge of marketing tools such as GA4 and campaign dashboards. As well as project management tools such as Asana.
• Exceptional communication collaboration project management and problemsolving skills.
• A tertiary qualification in marketing communications business or a related field combined with significant relevant experience.
• Experience within the higher education sector will be an advantage and is highly desirable.

Additional Information :

What we can offer

This is a continuing full time opportunity and can be based at either Brisbane South (Nathan) or Gold Coast. As Griffith is a multisite University you may be required to work across other campuses.

HEW 9 Salary $132655.36 $137398.61 17 super. Full package range $155206.78 $160756.96.

Why join Griffith

As a valuesled organisation at Griffith University weve worked hard to create a dynamic and strong organisational culture. We offer:

• Wide range of Learning and Development opportunities
• Mix of on campus and work from home options available and a supportive work environment
• Salary packaging options and corporate health discounts
• Generous leave entitlements including paid parental leave and leave loading
• Support with future learning opportunities through our educational staff assistance scheme
• Opportunities for internal mobility
• Health Safety and Wellbeing initiatives on campus Gym facilities

At Griffith were committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all whoever you are and wherever youre from. If you require any accommodations we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.

Griffith University values diversity inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and people of all backgrounds to apply. For more information please visit our Equity Diversity and Inclusion page. Griffith University also maintains a strict zerotolerance policy against all forms of modern slavery. For more information please refer to Griffiths Modern Slavery Policy.

How to apply
Please submit your application online and ensure your application includes the following:

• A covering statement outlining your suitability for the role referring to the About You section listed above and the position description
• Current curriculum vitae including name and contact details

Further Information
For application or recruitment advice please contact Laura Whitworth Talent Acquisition Partner on  

For further information about the role please contact Rachel Christie Head of Product Marketing and Academic Partnering on

Closing date:  Wednesday 9th April @ 11:59pm AEST. All applications must be submitted online.

Note to recruitment agencies please no unsolicited messages to be sent to our hiring team. All recruitment at Griffith University is managed internally.