Join our team as a Communications Officer

Passionate about storytelling? Skilled at crafting compelling narratives? Love developing strategies that deliver outstanding outcomes? This could be your dream role!

We’re looking for a dynamic Communications Officer to:

• bring the richness of the Catholic faith to life through engaging articles for Melbourne Catholic e-news, social media and beyond
• develop communications strategies to support the many and varied campaigns and projects of the Archdiocese.

📍 Location perks

Gorgeous CBD office just 100 metres from Parliament station, with flexible work options (hybrid model).

💡 The role

• Develop story ideas and write articles that resonate with our diverse community– with a particular focus on the weekly e-news published by the Archdiocese.
• Shape content strategy across platforms—website, e-news, videos, social media.
• Develop communications strategies for a range of Archdiocesan projects and campaigns.
• Collaborate with a supportive, passionate, award-winning team in a fast-paced environment.

About you

You’re a gifted strategist and creative wordsmith and storyteller with 3–5 years of experience and a knack for producing content that inspires and engages. Your deep understanding of Catholic values and the Church enables you to deftly navigate nuance, spot issues and, from ideation to publication, deliver strategic and engaging content to achieve desired outcomes. As well as excellent written communication and strategic skills, you have proven relationship-building skills, are well-connected, possess gravitas and are able to quickly and easily establish rapport with stakeholders and interviewees.

You thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume, collaborative environment and love juggling a wide variety of projects with tight deadlines.

Ideally you will have tertiary qualifications in journalism, professional writing, marketing, PR or communications and your communication management expertise will be reflected in your certification as a Communication Management Professional (CMP) or Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP).

Why the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne?

• Work with purpose: promote the Good News of Jesus Christ
• Flexible work–life balance
• Career development and personal growth opportunities
• Modern office with city views, plus great benefits like staff discounts and generous leave policies
• Friendly, high-performing team

If you’re ready to tell the stories that matter, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today with your resume, cover letter addressing not only the technical requirements of the role but also why you want to work with us and demonstrating your understanding of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, its mission and operating context. Please include, one sample of your best work, either an article of 800-1200 words or a communications strategy, with your application.

Employment is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include a National Police Check, Working with Children Check and Reference Checks. To be successful in this role, you must hold valid working rights in Australia.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne is committed to the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and vulnerable adults. It is a requirement across our organisation that all clergy, employees and volunteers have a valid working with children check.