About Orygen

Orygen is Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.

For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged 12-25.

About the job

Lead the creation, management, and optimisation of digital content across Orygen’s website and email platforms. Drive media outreach, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communications to amplify Orygen’s impact and brand awareness.

Reporting to the Head of Communications and Media you will:

• Lead website content updates, enhance UX, and track analytics for growth.
• Drive email production, ensure brand consistency, and manage content pipeline.
• Build Orygen’s profile through media outreach and promote research/public policy.
• Manage stakeholder engagement, balancing priorities and collaborating with partners.
• Contribute to marketing initiatives and support digital strategy across teams.

Skills and experience

The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in media, communications, journalism or equivalent.
• Experience using a website CMS (Kentico experience desirable), email marketing platforms, design tools (e.g. Canva) or willingness to learn these skills and Google Analytics.
• Exceptional copywriting and copy-editing skills, and basic photo-editing skills
• Reliable, efficient, close attention to detail. Impeccable time management skills, with ability to plan and reprioritise at short notice.
• Excellent internal and external stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, and willingness to work with all types of people by being a strong team player.

Benefits

• Up to $93,000 pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + 11.5% super + access to $15,900 NFP salary packaging + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• Work in a state-of-the-art facility co-designed with young people to advance youth mental health.
• Enjoy a collaborative, inclusive environment that integrates research and clinical care.
• Thrive in a supportive, inclusive culture that values diversity and promotes well-being.
• Embrace the freedom of a hybrid work model, combining remote work with on-site collaboration.
• Work in a state-of-the-art facility co-designed with young people to advance youth mental health.

How to Apply

If you’re ready to make a difference in youth mental health and be part of a collaborative, innovative team, Apply Now.

A position description is attached.

This is a part time (0.6FTE) 12-month parental leave opportunity.

Applications will remain open until closing date, unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.