Marketing & Communications Coordinator ~ Little Scientists

Little Scientists’ mission is to champion inquiry-based STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education for all children aged 0-8 years across Australia. We do this by training educators in early STEM teaching skills and knowledge at our evidence-based STEM workshops nationwide.

How important is early STEM education? Early childhood is now recognised as the critical window to commence STEM education. In fact, research shows that children who engage in rich STEM learning from infancy develop stronger STEM dispositions and skills — like critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity — that improve their long-term education and wellbeing outcomes.

Little Scientists is proud to be Australia’s leading provider of early STEM professional development to the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector. Through our work, we also advocate for the importance of early STEM education with decision-makers across the ECEC sector as well as state, territory, and federal governments. Little Scientists is not-for-profit and supported by the Australia Government through the Department of Education.

The Opportunity

The Marketing & Communications Coordinator is an established role within Little Scientists’ Sydney-based Head Office team and is responsible for the day-to-day development and implementation of Little Scientists’ public-facing communications across email, social media, our website, and more.

Reporting to the Project Director, the Marketing & Communications Coordinator will help to strategically develop Little Scientists’ brand and communications outputs, promote STEM workshops to early childhood educators across the country, draw new people into our early childhood STEM community, and help run our biennial nationwide Early STEM Education Awards and other strategic projects.

The Marketing & Communications Coordinator is an exciting role for someone passionate about early childhood education with a flair for digital communication, graphic design, and social media. It’s a rare role that can be shaped by your unique skills and strengths. For example, do you love being in front of the camera? Why not film regular STEM experiments for our online community! Is long form writing your passion? Develop a weekly blog exploring the intersection of STEM and ECEC!

Most importantly, this role will provide you with the chance to develop professionally within a small, supportive team and wield your passion for early childhood education for national impact. We look forward to meeting you!

Job Summary

• Develop and coordinate targeted email marketing campaigns to Little Scientists’ mailing list, with a focus on promoting workshops and building community engagement.
• Manage organic and paid content creation and scheduling across Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
• Design engaging marketing and promotional materials, including images and graphics for use across social media, email, and the website.
• Develop and coordinate website branding, content, and blogs.
• Respond to ad hoc graphic design and collateral requests, such as for workshops, events, grants, and the Early STEM Education Awards.
• Edit videos for marketing and promotional use, such as videos showcasing STEM experiments, workshops, or Little Scientists House project interviews.
• Monitor and analyse the performance of marketing and content across email and social media, providing timely evaluations and strategic recommendations to the Project Director.
• Liaise with website developers to maintain the Little Scientists website and its third-party integrations, including identifying, triaging, and troubleshooting issues.

Your Ideal Skills & Experience

• You have an early childhood education qualification and/or relevant working experience.
• You have one or more years of experience coordinating digital marketing and communication activities.
• You are a natural story teller, have excellent written communication skills, and a flair for developing engaging copy and content.
• You have solid graphic design skills with confidence and strength employing graphic design principles and using graphic design tools such as Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud. Formal qualifications are not required.
• You are tech-savvy and quickly learn new platforms and software. Never heard of Brevo? No problem! Never used Canva to edit a video? Doesn’t faze you! You’ll look around, watch a how-to video, and get stuck in.
• You are a creative thinker and innovator (e.g. should we be on a TikTok?!).
• You have excellent organisational and time management skills. You can juggle competing high-value projects, work under pressure, and always meet deadlines.

*You are encouraged to apply even if you don't have all of the skills or experience listed above ☝️

What'S On Offer:

• A high-value role at Australia’s leading provider of early STEM professional development.
• $76,000-$86,000 pro rata + super + optional salary packaging.
• 4 weeks annual leave + extra end-of-year leave.
• A 4 or 5 day a week role depending on the candidate.
• Flexible, family-friendly working conditions, with the ability to work from home 2-3 days a week.
• Flexible start date in November or December 2025, allowing for a solid handover with the person currently in this role.
• Fixed-term contract tied to government funding terms.
• A boutique, modern office located in the heart of Sydney CBD (with glimpses of the Sydney Harbour Bridge!).
• Domestic travel and professional development opportunities.

About The Team

We are a small, high-performing, and supportive team. We are passionate about increasing equitable access to high-quality early STEM education, the potential of our work to shape Australia’s future, and supporting Australia’s hard-working early childhood educators. We bring our whole selves to work and balance hard work with taking the time to connect — there’s never a bad time to chat movies, reality TV, and celebrity gossip!

More Info

For more information about the role, please contact Little Scientists’ Project Director Emma McGarrity: emma@littlescientists.org.au, using the subject line: Marketing & Comms Coordinator.

To Apply, Please Submit Your:

• CV (two pages max)
• Cover letter (two pages max) explaining your skills and experience relevant to working as the Marketing & Communications Coordinator at Little Scientists Australia. Other than that, tell us more about yourself and why you’d like the role. Feel free to write in your own voice and style.

Please note that interviews will commence ASAP for the right candidate – so if you think you have the skills and passion for this job, apply today!