ABOUT MILKWOOD

We are a for-purpose education provider - dedicated to sharing permaculture skills, for living like it matters. Our mission is to empower more people in more places to create a life that puts care for the Earth and care for community at the heart of everything that they do.

We take excellent care of our team in every way we can - and in return, we expect our team members to be absolutely awesome and dedicated.

Milkwood is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive, just and equitable environment for all our team.

ABOUT THE POSITION

This is the job for you if you’re a natural communicator with excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work across lots of different platforms and mediums.

You’ll have a curiosity or passion for permaculture thinking - and be keen to apply these principles to your decision-making in both long-term planning and your daily tasks.

MAIN DUTIES + RESPONSIBILITIES

• Scheduling approved social media content across a range of platforms, and assisting at times with content creation.
• Moderating all Milkwood social media platforms.
• Collating monthly Marketing reports.
• Curating, moderating and building the ‘Milkwood Community’ Facebook group.
• Building and maintaining the Milkwood photo and illustration library.
• Assisting with Milkwood’s affiliate, influencer and external partnerships programs.
• Assisting with basic website maintenance tasks, including an SEO audit and clean up of past blog posts.
• Providing support to the Digital Content Producer and Marketing Manager as needed, to help ensure successful digital course launches.
• Assisting with various Marketing admin tasks.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Solid knowledge of key social media platforms.
• A good writer across everything from social captions to longform articles.
• Basic graphic design omph and handy with a camera and phone.
• One year of experience working in communications or marketing, or qualifications in communications, marketing and/or journalism.
• Passionate about sustainability and permaculture.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to get stuff done independently.
• Excellent level of attention to detail.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Skills in Canva, Mailchimp and Wordpress.
• Qualifications in permaculture and/or sustainability.
• Previous experience managing social accounts with 50k+ followers.

SOFTWARE + APPS YOU’LL BE WORKING IN

• Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Meet)
• Social media platforms - Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok
• Wordpress and Kajabi
• Mailchimp
• ClickUp project management system
• Canva and the Adobe Creative Suite

JOB LOCATION

Remote - preference given to folks in AEST or ACST time zones.

During your Milkwood working hours, you will need to ensure you have access to a quiet and appropriate office space, a computer and a strong, reliable internet connection.

REMUNERATION

See the full position description for the hourly rate and extra perks we offer our staff.

START DATE: As soon as possible.

Thank you!

Milkwood HQ operates from talune/Cygnet, in lutruwita/Tasmania, on melukerdee country.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders past, present and emerging.