The Australian National Maritime Museum is seeking an experienced and innovative Marketing Content Producer to join the Brand and Marketing team in this full-time non-ongoing APS level 5 position for 12 months.
About the Australian National Maritime Museum
As one of Sydney’s most visited museums, the Australian National Maritime Museum (the Museum), or the https://Sea.Museum as it’s more colloquially known, is one of the world’s leading maritime museums.
The Museum shares our national maritime story across Australia and the world, online, onsite, and through research, presentations, and travelling exhibitions. We offer must-visit museum experiences that delight and inspire.
We connect our visitors with the oceans and waterways as the heartbeat of who we are. From deep time to modern Australia and beyond, we explore our past, our present, and future as an island nation shaped by sea, offering a sustainable and cohesive vision for the future.
The Museum welcomes over 2.5 million local, interstate, and international visitors annually, and is supported by a thriving and passionate staff, membership, volunteer, and education base. The Museum has a charitable foundation that receives donations.
The key duties of the position include:
About The Role
We’re looking for a creative, hands-on Marketing Content Producer to bring the stories of the Australian National Maritime Museum to life.
This is more than just posting content it’s about creating moments that connect. From capturing the energy of major exhibitions to producing always-on content, you’ll play a key role in how we engage audiences and bring them through our doors.
Working with the Social Media Manager and Brand & Marketing team, you’ll script, shoot, and deliver high-quality content across social and digital platforms keeping our channels active, relevant, and engaging.
What You’ll Do:
Tell stories that stand out – Create compelling video, photography and copy that captures attention and brings our stories to life.
Drive engagement and impact – Produce content that supports campaigns, exhibitions, and events helping grow audience reach, visitation, and revenue.
Stay on trend – Spot trends early and adapt content quickly for different platforms and audiences.
Balance creativity and structure – Deliver high-quality work while working within brand guidelines and public-sector requirements.
Collaborate across the Museum – Work with teams to uncover stories, capture moments and turn ideas into engaging content.
Why This Role?
This is a role where your creativity has real purpose working in a collaborative team to create content that reaches thousands of people and helps bring a national cultural institution to life.
About You:
You’re a hands-on content creator who knows how to capture attention and turn moments into stories people want to watch.
You move fast, think creatively and aren’t afraid to pick up a camera, jump into an edit and make things happen. You understand what works across platforms, know how to hook an audience instantly, and thrive in a dynamic environment where your ideas come to life quickly.
Most importantly, you want your work to matter and you’re looking for a role where your creativity can genuinely make an impact
Selection Criteria
The successful candidate will demonstrate their capacity against the following:
- Produce engaging digital content, including video, photography and written copy, for social media and digital platforms.
- Adapt content to suit different audiences, platforms and formats, with an understanding of platform-specific best practice.
- Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to deliver content that supports organisational objectives.
- Manage competing priorities and deliver content within agreed timeframes.
- Analyse basic performance data and apply insights to improve content effectiveness.
Eligibility
This position is open to all eligible members of the community, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability and people from every cultural and linguistic background. To be an eligible member of the community, you must be an Australian citizen.
All employees will be required to satisfactorily complete an Australian Federal Police National Police Check and obtain and maintain a Working with Children Check registration.
Notes
No Applications will be accepted by mail or email.
When applying via our online e-recruitment system, please provide a written application addressing each Selection Criteria. Your current resume is also to be included in your application.
In addition to an application and your resume, the assessment process for this position may also include an interview and referee reports.
Selection for this position will be made on the basis of relative merit which will be assessed against each item of the selection criteria. Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered for shortlisting by the Selection Panel. As part of the selection process the Selection Panel may invite candidates to undertake online testing, skills-based assessment and provide samples of written work at interview.