Duties
The Australian War Memorial combines a shrine, a world-class museum, and an extensive archive. The Memorial’s purpose is to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who have died in war. Its mission is to assist Australians to remember, interpret and understand the Australian experience of war and its enduring impact on Australian society.
The Memorial plays the leading role in the nation’s commemoration of the Australian experience of war. The Memorial’s website is accessed by over 12,000 users daily and our social media and digital channels have close to 100,000 followers. Our users seek to discover records and information on Australia’s military history through research of people and conflicts within our online collections along with commemorative events and activities.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Content Manager to join our Digital Experience team to develop and deliver excellent content. This new direction of this section is to build and deliver on the digital vision for the Australian War Memorial. Currently, an important web redesign is being undertaken to further enhance and engage users through content and continual uncovering of the Memorial’s collections across all digital channels.
The Content Manager role is a lead role within the Digital Experience team and will be responsible for delivering content components within the Memorial’s new digital strategy under the direction of the Head of Digital Experience. The Content Manager will also be responsible for developing a content plan and working with Memorial Sections and individual contributors to write and structure content, and delivering through producers.
Search Engine Optimisation across the Memorial’s website is also a key requirement of this role as well as the ability to interpret analytics on user behaviours and the consumption of content.
We are looking for a Content Manager who is creative has strong project management skills and the ability to manage people.
Qualifications in communications, marketing or journalism are highly desirable.
To apply visit APSJobs.
