Media and Campaigns Advisor

• Ongoing full-time opportunity
• Produce creative, multi-channel content across media, digital, social, video and campaigns
• Collaborate with journalists, content partners and media outlets
• Work in a team that values creativity, collaboration and quality

About the role
The Media and Campaigns Advisor creates content and manages and contributes to media, social and campaigns to build understanding of and engagement with all parts of the electoral and democratic process among external audiences including voters, parties, candidates, lobbyists and donors.

About the NSW Electoral Commission

The New South Wales Electoral Commission delivers trusted and independent systems, processes, oversight and engagement that support democracy in New South Wales. Our vision is to maintain confidence in the integrity of the democratic process and make it easy for people to understand and participate.

Our work includes:

• Running and regulating elections
• Communicating and engaging with current and future voters, key NSW community stakeholders and NSW election participants; and
• Investigating possible offences and enforcing electoral and lobbying laws such as the Electoral Act 2017 and the Electoral Funding Act 2018.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on large scale events and assist your local community
• Career development opportunities through study and face to face training
• Access to self-paced training via LinkedIn Learning
• Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support
• Staff social events to connect with colleagues
• Work/Life balance (35 hour working week) and flex leave
• Access to Fitness Passport for eligible staff 
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Convenient CBD location, near Gadigal Metro and Town Hall Stations.

Key knowledge, experience and essential requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent professional experience.
• Track record of delivering communications that demonstrate quality and excellence.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully creating audience focused content suitable for diverse channels and audiences including media.
• Demonstrated understanding of, and experience in, developing and implementing social media plans.
• Radio experience and media spokesperson experience an advantage.
• Politically neutral with no affiliation to political parties or lobbyists/third party campaigners.
• Satisfactory criminal record check result.

How to apply

As part of your application, you will be asked to respond to the following two targeted questions:

1. Please mention a campaign where you created content across multiple channels (social, digital, print). How did you ensure the content was audience-focused and met both business and legal requirements? (Max 300 words)
    
2. Describe a situation where media coverage presented a potential reputational risk. What steps did you take to monitor the situation, escalate appropriately, and shape an effective response? (Max 300 words)

You should include a covering letter summarising your skills, knowledge and work experience, along with an up-to-date resume which clearly detail your skills and experience as relevant to this role. 

For further information regarding the role please download the Role Description

Applying for a role in the NSW Public Service

For more information on how to apply for a role in the NSW Public Service, please refer here.

The NSW Electoral Commission embraces diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the population of New South Wales. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, mature-age people, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this role. 

If you have any questions about applying or would benefit from an adjustment to the recruitment process to help you perform your best, please contact talent@elections.nsw.gov.au. For more information on recruitment adjustments visit I Work for NSW Adjustments for individual needs.

Applications received and completed after closing time will not be considered for selection. 

The selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

For further information, contact NSW Electoral Commission’s Talent team on talent@elections.nsw.gov.au

Other Information

Your employment will be subject to National Criminal Records Check to determine your suitability for employment.  

The NSW Electoral Commission is committed to maintaining public confidence in the integrity of the electoral system. The Commission requires all its employees to refrain from membership of any political party and from engaging in political activity which could be seen as reflecting adversely on the strict political neutrality of the Commission. To maintain political neutrality, applicants for roles with the Commission who are, who have been or who may be perceived to be or have been connected with political activities may also be ineligible for appointment and should disclose such information as part of their application. This does not include voting in a Commonwealth, State or Local Government election, which is compulsory in NSW.  The Commission’s Political Neutrality Policy may be viewed on its website.

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles of the same work classification that may become available for filling over the next 18 months.

This role is based in at our Elizabeth Street, Sydney office with a hybrid work arrangement. 

Applications Close:  Sunday, 18th January 2026 @ 11.59pm

Please note that we are closed from Thursday 25 December 2025 and will return on Monday 12 January 2026. Shortlisting for interviews is expected to occur in late January 2026. We appreciate your patience during this time and wish you a safe and happy holiday period