The Big Issue is an independent organisation that develops and operates social enterprises and creative, sustainable solutions to homelessness, providing opportunities for people experiencing marginalisation and disadvantage to positively change their lives.

The Role

The Big Issue is seeking a digital content creator to help build The Big Issue’s online audience and engagement across our digital channels. You will be responsible for ideating, researching and creating content, including text, photos, audio and video, for The Big Issue and Homes for Homes websites, EDMs and social media channels.

This is a four-day a week 12-month contract position, based in Melbourne.

The Candidate

• Experience in writing for the web, including social media and EDMs.
• Experience in designing, developing and editing channel-specific, multimedia content.
• Experience in graphic design, and photo and video editing for socials.
• Strong understanding of SEO content.
• Strong understanding of analytics tools to inform data-led content.
• Commitment to ethical storytelling.
• Strong understanding of social media strategy, innovations, risks and trends.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Sprout and WordPress CMS.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work well with multiple stakeholders across editorial, marketing and operation teams.
• Knowledge of The Big Issue magazine, its purpose and what it stands for.

Key Selection Criteria

1. Experience in a similar role.
2. Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
3. Alignment with The Big Issue’s values and a commitment to contributing to an established, highly valued publication.
4. Existing body of work that demonstrates your suitability to the organisation and the role.

Our Values

• We treat all people with dignity and respect.
• We operate ethically and with integrity.
• We think creatively and without limits.
• We strive for continuous improvement.
• We apply prudent financial and business practices.
• We are economically, environmentally and socially responsible.
• We value, encourage and support our employees.