Engagement Coordinator and Event Producer

Royal Melbourne Institute Of Technology

Job Location:

Melbourne - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:

Full-time Continuing position
Salary Professional HEW 6 ($93891 - $101633) 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements
Based at the Melbourne CBD campus

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager Cultural Partnerships and Engagement the Engagement Coordinator and Event Producer plays a central role in delivering innovative and inclusive public programming designed to enhance stakeholder and industry engagement and grow and diversify audiences. The role is responsible for supporting the coordination implementation and digital promotion of a wide range of events and engagement initiatives that foster a vibrant creative and learning community at RMIT. This includes working with alumni supporters the creative sector industry partners government education and the broader public.

Collaborating with academic and professional staff practitioners and a variety of stakeholders the Engagement Coordinator and Event Producer actively contributes to the design delivery and evaluation of public-facing experiences including the flagship DSC public talks program.

This role also prioritises the use of digital platforms to connect with diverse audiences deepen sector relationships and showcase RMITs leadership in creative and cultural engagement through high-impact events and audience development initiatives.

To be successful in this position you will have:

Experience in the coordination of events workshops and activities to build high levels of participation.
Demonstrated experience in developing audiences and an understanding of the relationship between programming and communications with experience and skills in digital communication and media and building engaged digital communities.
Demonstrated experience coordinating and delivering projects in the creative industries often simultaneously and to tight timeframes and budgets.
Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and experience facilitating and nurturing partnerships.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and oral as well as the ability to liaise with management staff and external organisations to establish effective professional relationships.

Please view position description for further selection criteria

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About the College

The College of Design and Social Context encompasses RMIT Universitys renowned art architecture design built environment communication media and social science disciplines. The college has 24500 students and over 1000 staff located in 9 schools.

The Colleges academic programs are generally market leaders and in high demand. Based on a strong foundation of practise led industry partnered teaching and research we aim to deliver skilled graduates with a deep sense of purpose and high impact research and innovation.

The DSC College Engagement team works in collaboration with business industry community government and University stakeholders to enhance student learning improve graduate outcomes advance workforce development and through applied research provide innovative solutions to sector challenges.

ToApply

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the Apply link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Jessica Bernardo (Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor) via email .

Position Description Engagement Coordinator and Event Producer

Applications Close:

24 Feb 2026 11.59 pm

RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed tobeinga child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity ethnicity sexual orientation disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

In line with RMIT Universitys commitment to a safe respectful and inclusive environment from 1 January 2026 the University will also consider gender-based violence (GBV) risk factors as part of our recruitment processes. All applicants will be required to complete a genderbased violence declaration in accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence. Preferred candidates will also be required to undertake relevant preemployment background checks including Working With Children Checks. Information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for its relevance to the role and RMITs safety obligations.

At RMIT we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to RMIT (including alternate formats of application forms). To discuss adjustment requirements please contact Dani via or visit our Careers page for more contact information - are a Circle Back Initiative Employer we commit to respond to every applicant.

Required Experience:

Overview:Full-time Continuing positionSalary Professional HEW 6 ($93891 - $101633) 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working ArrangementsBased at the Melbourne CBD campusAbout the RoleReporting to the Manager Cultural Partnerships and Engagement the Engagement Coordinator and Event Producer plays a c...