Do you believe that a thriving cultural sector matters to a strong civil society? Are you passionate about equality at work? Do you want workers in the media and creative industries to have good jobs with fair pay where their work is respected?

Apply to work for MEAA. Reporting to the Chief Growth & Marketing Officer, the Communications Manager leads MEAA’s internal and external communications strategy to advance our mission, strengthen member engagement, and protect and enhance MEAA’s reputation. This role crafts compelling narratives across internal and external channels; ensures consistent messaging; and partners with stakeholders across the union, industry, and media to drive outcomes aligned to our strategic priorities.

Key accountabilities:

Strategy & Planning

• Develop and execute an annual, integrated communications plan aligned to MEAA’s strategic priorities, campaigns, and membership growth goals.
• Define internal and external PR channel strategies with clear KPIs and measurement frameworks.
• Maintain MEAA’s brand voice, messaging architecture, and style guidelines to ensure consistency across all touchpoints.

External Communications & Media Relations

• Lead proactive media outreach: build relationships with journalists, editors, and producers; pitch stories; and secure coverage that advances MEAA’s advocacy and campaigns.
• Draft, edit, and manage approvals for press releases, media statements, op-eds, and briefing notes; prep spokespeople with key messages and talking points.
• Support on issues and crisis communications: risk assessment, rapid response and community management protocols, and post-incident reviews.
• Align with partner organisations and sponsors on joint announcements and co-branded content.

• Manage online community engagement: monitor comments and messages across social platforms, respond to member queries, and foster positive, respectful dialogue.

 Internal Communications

 Partner with the senior leadership team to deliver clear, timely internal communications that inform, align, and motivate team members.

• Produce internal notes, town-hall packs, and executive updates; support change communications and major announcements.
• Maintain internal channels (eg: intranet) and measure reach and effectiveness of activity on team engagement.

Campaigns & Events

Plan and deliver integrated comms plans for MEAA campaigns, engaging stakeholders and the broader team to develop and deliver comms activity in line with the agreed plan.

Stakeholder & Member Engagement

• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders to source stories and amplify member voices in media and internal channels.

Measurement & Reporting

• Set clear KPIs; track performance across media coverage, engagement, sentiment, and conversion metrics.
• Contribute to the Marketing & Comms monthly performance report with insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Maintain a news/issue log and media contacts database.

Objectives of the Role

1. Reputation & Advocacy:
   Elevate MEAA’s public profile and advocacy leadership by increasing high-quality media coverage and share of voice in key policy and industry conversations.
2. Member Engagement:
   Strengthen member connection through clear, consistent communications—demonstrated by improved open/click rates, event participation, and positive sentiment.
3. Message Discipline:
   Establish a unified messaging framework and asset toolkit used across MEAA, reducing fragmentation and improving speed-to-publish.
4. Crisis Readiness:
   Implement a robust issues management and crisis communications playbook, including training and simulations for executives and spokespeople.
5. Digital Excellence:
   Optimise web and social channels for accessibility, reach, and engagement; pilot data-informed content formats and measure ROI.
6. Campaign Impact:
   Deliver integrated campaigns that measurably support membership growth and retention, with clear contribution to pipeline metrics.
7. Capability Building:
   Upskill staff and member leaders in communications best practice (media training, plain language, social storytelling), fostering a culture of effective communication.

Qualifications & Experience

• 6–8+ years in marketing/communications roles, with proven media relations and comms experience.
• Experience in unions, member-based organisations, arts/media, or public interest advocacy is highly regarded.
• Demonstrated success in issues/crisis communications and stakeholder management.
• Strong copywriting and editing skills.
• Familiarity with analytics dashboards (eg: media monitoring) and translating insights into action.

Skills & Attributes

• Strategic thinker with strong planning and prioritisation skills.
• Clear, persuasive communicator and skilled storyteller.
• Relationship builder with high EQ; able to collaborate across diverse teams.
• Calm under pressure; sound judgement and confidentiality.
• Inclusive mindset and commitment to MEAA’s values.

Key Relationships

• Internal: Chief Growth & Marketing Officer; CEO; Policy; Section Directors; Campaigns.
• External: Journalists and media outlets; partners; event organisers; agencies and vendors.

Performance Indicators (Illustrative)

• Media coverage quality and share of voice in priority topics.
• Member engagement metrics (email open/click, event RSVPs, social interactions).
• Timeliness and consistency of internal communications.
• Campaign outcomes linked to membership growth/retention.
• Crisis preparedness and post-incident evaluations.
• Website and social performance (reach, engagement, accessibility compliance).

Details

The position is available on a full-time permanent basis with a competitive package dependent on skills and experience. Benefits include 13% employer contribution to superannuation, 5 weeks annual leave each year, 1 RDO every 4 weeks, plus an additional 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year. Salary sacrificing is available.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Applications close on Friday 8 May 2026. Please forward your CV and covering letter marked attention to Stella Ward at  jobs@meaa.org

Do you believe that a thriving cultural sector matters to a strong civil society? Are you passionate about equality at work? Do you want workers in the media and creative industries to have good jobs with fair pay where their work is respected?

Apply to work for MEAA. This is an opportunity to use your digital marketing skills with a clear purpose – to help MEAA drive membership growth and expand its influence.

This role works as a part of a team committed to developing innovative ways to secure good jobs and equality at work by building leaders and acting together to make change.

Key accountabilities:

This role reports to the Chief Growth & Marketing Officer and is accountable for the performance of the union’s digital marketing channels, specifically the following outputs.

1. Create, maintain and manage member journeys, incorporating email, content, SMS, social media and other digital channels.
2. Manage the union’s advertising campaigns, driving increased return on investment across social media, search and other digital advertising.

3. Work in the iMIS EMS/CRM to ensure quality data insights, engagement scoring and tracking, and to help drive an evidence-based approach to digital membership growth strategies.
4. Manage and optimise the front‑end of the website to deliver a high‑quality, search optimised, user‑centred digital experience for current and prospective members.

Key skills:

This role is a digital marketing professional who can work across channels to lift engagement with channels and drive return on investment from digital advertising.

1. High level of skill in creating, maintaining and improving the performance of email journeys, website experience and connecting these with other communications channels such as SMS, direct member conversations (conducted by the membership team) and social media.
2. High level of skill in creating and managing digital advertising campaigns, driving strong return on investment for the union’s advertising spend.
3. Experience working with developers towards search optimisation, including through content marketing.
4. Experience working with CRMs using insights from CRM and creating/tracking engagement scores to drive continual improvement of digital marketing approaches.
5. As the copy writer for all digital marketing materials, this role requires strong writing skills across all digital formats, including email, web, text and social media.
6. Stakeholder engagement: This role requires cross-organisation engagement and collaboration, supporting the CGMO with strategic leadership across the organisation to ensure strong connection between the digital marketing tactics and areas such as database management, member contact centre, and organisers.

Details

The position is available on a 12 month fixed term with a competitive package dependent on skills and experience. Benefits include 13% employer contribution to superannuation, 5 weeks annual leave each year, 1 RDO every 4 weeks, plus an additional 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year. Salary sacrificing is available.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

MEAA has made adjustments to its Redfern office to allow for people with a disability to participate.

Applications close on Friday 8 May 2026. Please forward your CV and covering letter marked attention to Stella Ward at  jobs@meaa.org

Member Services Team Consultant 

Do you have great communication skills and looking for an opportunity to work for just and fair work in the creative industries? MEAA is looking for a new employee for a full-time permanent position in our Member Services Team.   
 
The role of the Member Services Team Consultant is one which supports our members and potential members in joining and participating in the union agenda to build a strong and engaged membership. By providing advice and information, the team works with members to support the organising and representation work of the union which is aligned to goals of winning decent and quality jobs for those who work in the media and cultural arts. Members of the team are provided with opportunities for training and development which provide pathways to become Organisers or Industrial Officers in MEAA.   

Essential Criteria: 

• Demonstrated commitment to MEAA and the broader trade union movement and its values and goals.
• Highly developed oral and written skills in order to inform and guide members of their work rights and responsibilities.
• A passion for the arts and those who contribute to creative industries to provide decent working lives for those who work in them.
• Highly developed organisational and skills such as planning and goal setting and acceptance of accountability.
• Strong administrative skills.
• A committed team player who will contribute to group development and collaboration.
• A proven capacity to work with others in the union, both staff and member leaders.

Key duties include:

• Recruiting and retaining members during conversations that are both outbound or inbound.
• Provide timely and accurate information to members who may be permanent, contract, casual or freelance workers across the whole union coverage.
• Giving industrial support to members including: 
• Providing initial advice to members on enterprise agreements and resolving workplace issues 
• Explaining provisions of agreements 
• Briefing and working with industrial officers 

Preferred attributes:

• Strong communication
• Capacity to develop and work to a plan.
• Previous experience as a workplace leader or delegate.
• Working knowledge and/or experience within the arts and entertainment industry.
• Problem identification and resolution skills.
• Advocacy and/ or dispute resolution skills.
• Administrative experience in membership/customer databases or CRMs.
• Industrial relations experience, including working knowledge of agreements and awards. 

Details

The position will be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane with a package dependent on skills and experience. Benefits include 13% employer contribution to superannuation, 5 weeks annual leave each year, 1 RDO every 4 weeks, plus an additional 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year. Salary sacrificing is available.

Applications close on Friday 8 May 2025 at 5pm.  

Please forward your CV, the names of two referees and covering letter marked attention to Stella Ward to jobs@meaa.org.  

Do you believe that a thriving cultural sector matters to a strong civil society? Are you passionate about gender and racial equality at work? Do you want workers in the media and creative industries to have good jobs with fair pay where their work is respected?

Apply to work for MEAA. This role works as a part of a team committed to developing innovative ways to secure good jobs and equality at work by building leaders and acting together to make change.

MEAA is moving towards industry wide organising, because our members are stronger together. This role provides opportunities to work with a range of members including performers, journalists, musicians and entertainment crew.

MEAA is seeking to fill a full time Lead Organiser position based in Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne. The position is responsible for developing, managing and leading organising activities nationally, across all MEAA industries, as directed.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Lead Organiser will assist MEAA industry section directors and organisers, working to operationalise MEAA’s strategic plan, with a focus on organising workers in priority industry campaigns.

The role reports to the MEAA Chief Executive and Campaigns Director.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coach and develop organisers, delegates and members.
• Assist coordination and management of a team of organisers
• Develop, implement and manage operational organising plans in line with MEAA’s industry strategies and campaigns;
• Implement and promote organising practices, policies, strategies and systems that contribute to the unions goals, including diversity, inclusive workplaces, and all action addressing discrimination and barriers to participation;
• Assist in campaign development, implementation and review
• Assist the union’s political and community organising activities

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

A Lead Organiser demonstrates:

• A passion and drive to improve workers’ lives and achieving the goals of the Union.
• Ability to lead, motivate and educate union members and potential members;
• Knowledge and experience with union education and adult learning practices
• Ability to participate in the unions political and social justice agenda;
• Experience as a lead organiser preferred;
• Ability to work flexible arrangements;
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in leading a team.
• Experience in organising, management, planning, and reporting.

To perform this job, you will also be required to have or obtain and maintain:

• A valid driver’s licence; and

• Right of Entry Permits

Details

The position is available on a full-time permanent basis with a package dependent on skills and experience. Benefits include 13% employer contribution to superannuation, 5 weeks annual leave each year, 1 RDO every 4 weeks, plus an additional 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year. Salary sacrificing is available.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

MEAA has made adjustments to its Redfern office to allow for people with a disability to participate.

Applications close on Friday 22 May 2026. Please forward your CV and covering letter marked attention to Stella Ward at  jobs@meaa.org

Remuneration will depend on skills and experience.

MEAA’s Sydney conference room is available for hire during business hours on weekdays, with discounted rates for members.

Seating configuration, amenities and conditions of hire are available here.

MEAA is located at 245 Chalmers Street, Redfern.

To make an inquiry, fill in the booking form.