Are you passionate about equality, and believe that a thriving press matters to a strong civil society? Do you want all workers, regardless of employment status to have good jobs, security, and respect?

This organiser role works as a part of a team committed to developing innovative ways to secure good jobs and a fair, thriving industry by building leaders and acting together to make change.

They will be responsible for implementing our campaigning, industrial and organising work.

The role is 0.6 FTE and could be based in Sydney or Melbourne.

Key duties include:

• Building power among freelance journalists and media workers through recruiting and maintaining members to participate in our campaigns.
• Systematic contact of non-members in the industry and target areas through 1:1 conversations and holding group meetings
• Identifying and educating leaders among freelancers in the media industry.
• Work with members and union staff to plan and execute activities to address group and individual issues in line with campaign objectives.
• Writing and creating communications to members including email, social media posts and text messages
• Provide frontline advice and support to members.

 Preferred attributes:

 Confidence in speaking to members and non-members, both over the phone and face to face

• Leader identification and development
• Advocacy, negotiation, and dispute resolution skills
• Strategy, planning and structured organising skills
• Strong communication and listening skills and ability to play a leadership role among members and leaders
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Commitment to trade union principles and workers’ rights
• Experience using tools including social media, WordPress, survey tools, peer to SMS and other digital campaigning tools
• Experience using CRMs such as CiviCRM, iMIS, NationBuilder etc.

Remuneration will depend on skills and experience.

Applications close 5pm on Wednesday, June 21. Please forward your curriculum vitae and covering letter to jobs@meaa.org