About us

The Lost Dogs’ Home is one of Victoria’s most iconic animal welfare organisations, caring for around 14,000 lost and abandoned cats and dogs each year. Join a high performing, dynamic team and demonstrate your expertise in digital media and communications. If your passion is for animal welfare and enjoy collaborating within a team to create content for a meaningful purpose, this could be the role for you.

About the Role

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Media & Government Relations, the Digital Media Coordinator’s primary responsibility is to strengthen and support the Lost Dogs’ Home brand and promote key animal welfare and other business messages in support of achieving our four-year strategy.

This involves hands on delivery of marketing and communications activities, effective liaison with internal and external stakeholders, facilitating the creation of and management of all social media and digital content, reporting on performance using analytics, creating and managing website content.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Work with the Senior Manager Media Relations to create and generate content for social media and digital channels.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders. You will be delivering initiatives on their behalf.
• Provide timely, professional advice to key internal stakeholders in relation to communication projects.
• Assist in the development and execution of communication strategies and objectives.
• Liaise with external agencies and advertising partners.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to align communications to brand strategy.
• Develop and implement a yearly social media plan and calendar in line with the organisation’s goals
• Develop and update content for website, social media and other general communications collateral and materials

About you

You will be a people person who has excellent communication and relationship building skills, who also has a creative flair and passion for creating engaging content. We are looking for someone who understands the animal welfare world and is committed to using their digital media and communication skills to help grow and promote our brand and service to the community. You will also have:

• 3+ years’ experience in social media and communications or similar role
• Strong copywriting and communications skills, excellent spelling and grammar.
• Excellent understanding of social media, digital content creation, social media advertising, tracking, reporting and optimisation.
• Experience using Wordpress, CMS, photoshop and other social media tools
• Excellent stakeholder relationship and customer service skills
• Knowledge in the mainstream media landscape
• High levels of computer literacy.
• Flexibility to work after-hours, weekends & public holidays occasionally
• A genuine concern for improving the lives of lost and abandoned animals.

What you will get in return:

• Great career development opportunities and opportunity to gain skills in the NFP sector
• The support of management and team members in achieving your goals
• Opportunity to create your own mark in an iconic organisation
• The chance to work in a collaborative and supportive environment
• Genuine sense of purpose and satisfaction that you are making a difference

How to apply:

If you are ready to take on a new challenge and have the skills and experience to be successful in this role, please click on the “Apply Now” button, ensuring you have attached a current resume and cover letter.

If you have any questions about this role, please email [email protected], using the subject line: Digital Media Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

The successful applicant will be required to complete satisfactory background screening checks.

COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Orders

LDH workers are considered to be ‘veterinary and pet/ animal care workers’ under the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (General Workers) Order (Order) issued by Victoria’s Chief Health Officer. This means that LDH workers must be vaccinated in accordance with the Order (subject to any applicable exemptions) and provide their employer with their vaccination information, as a condition of their volunteering at LDH. LDH will not be able to proceed with applicants who do not comply with the Order. All information provided to LDH in compliance with these directions will be treated as sensitive information and managed in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1988.

The Lost Dogs’ Home is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Only candidates with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position.