Position Details

Fixed-Term until August 2026 (12 Months) | Part-Time at 0.5FTE
Higher Education Officer Level 4 | $72,366 - $78,049 pro rated
Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About Flinders University Student Association (FUSA)

We are the student representative body at Flinders University, governed by a council of elected students and funded by the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). We offer a stack of services to help support you during your studies and make your time at university as fun as possible. We run social events throughout the year and have a range of clubs and student communities for you to join. Empire Times, the student magazine is around to keep you up to date on student life and culture. We also offer representation opportunities ensuring you have meaningful input into academic decisions, and we provide academic advocacy and financial counselling services.

About the Role

As the Media and Communications Assistant, you will contribute to innovative student engagement through a wide range of media and communication strategies. This includes supporting FUSA’s promotional and online activities through graphic design, editing content for digital and print media, and assisting with the maintenance of FUSA’s websites and social media channels. This position offers an excellent opportunity to apply your creative and communication skills within a vibrant, student-focused environment.

As the Media and Communications Assistant, you will also:

Provide support to the Communications and Media team on a range of communication and graphic design projects to support the communication and media strategies of FUSA.
Support the Communications and Media team in the production of promotional material and the general application of FUSA’s brand by establishing graphic design solutions that can be used across FUSA, including posters, pamphlets, and stationery.
Assist with copy writing, editing, and reviewing a range of student association communications.

About You

As the successful candidate, you will be a reliable, adaptable, and approachable team player, who is passionate about supporting students. You will foster a positive culture and thrive on working in a team environment as well as independently. You will have some basic experience in creative or graphic design and social media, with experience in Adobe Products such as Photoshop or InDesign being highly regarded.

As the successful Media and Communications Assistant, you will also demonstrate:

Completion of a diploma level qualification with relevant work related experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education and/or training in a design or media related field.
Experience working on graphic design and print projects including routine to general knowledge of up-to-date design standards, work-flow procedures, and production stages.
Experience and knowledge of production software applications including Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them.

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

How to Apply and Information

You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the below four Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
- Completion of a diploma level qualification with relevant work related experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education and/or training in a design or media related field.
- Demonstrated experience working on graphic design and print projects including routine to general knowledge of up-to-date design standards, work-flow procedures, and production stages.
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of production software applications including Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
- Demonstrated organisational and time management skills with the ability to determine priorities and work with minimum supervision to respond to changing circumstances and meet deadlines.

For more information regarding this position, please contact Caleb Osborne.

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

03 Aug 2025

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.