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Communications and Content Specialist (Full-Time)

Join the team at Australia’s best regional stadium*
Play a key role in communicating our story to a wide range of audiences
Enjoy our state-of-the-art facilities
Build you career with us
Annual salary – from $70,000 approx. plus superannuation

The Role

The Communications and Content Specialist role sits within the Marketing, Communications and Community team. This team protects and strengthens KPST’s reputation, communicates our impact and priorities, and promotes our unique experiences. We also help ensure Kardinia Park is an inclusive, welcoming and safe place, while celebrating Geelong’s rich sporting history.

The Communications and Content Specialist will coordinate the development and delivery of KPST’s communications strategies. The role focuses on creating clear, consistent and engaging content across external channels to strengthen KPST’s reputation, connect with our audiences and stakeholders, and support our organisational goals. This role will manage and help grow the GMHBA Stadium, Kardinia Park and Geelong Sports Museum social media channels.

What We Offer

At KPST, you will enjoy flexible and hybrid working arrangements within a progressive organisation and a supportive culture. You will have the opportunity to contribute to and attend variety of community, elite sport and entertainment major events. Our employee benefits include free tickets to events, genuine flexibility in how and where you work, the chance to be involved in meaningful project groups that support our Diversity & Inclusion and Reconciliation Action Plans, access to a free Employee Assistance Program, participation in social club activities, and a wide range of professional development programs.

About You

You will bring:

Proven experience in communications, content creation, journalism, PR or a related field.
Strong writing, digital editing and storytelling skills, with a strong eye for detail.
Some experience developing and delivering multi‑channel communication strategies.
Digital capability, including social media management and analytics.
Ability to work collaboratively across teams and manage multiple projects at once.
A proactive mindset with the ability to turn complex information into clear, compelling messages.
A passion for community impact, sport, events or public facing organisations (preferred but not essential).

How to Be Considered

For more detailed information about the role please click here.

To apply for this position, please submit your current resume along with a cover letter outlining your interest in and suitability for the role to hr@kardiniapark.vic.gov.au.

Applications close by 13 March 2026. Please note we may commence interviewing during the advertising period.

Child Safe Statement

Kardinia Park Stadium Trust is committed to the safety and well-being of all children within our venue. We create and maintain a child-safe environment. The welfare of children is a top priority, and we have zero tolerance for child abuse.

Pre-Employment Screening Statement

Successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening. This includes but is not limited to a national police check and working with children check. Kardinia Park Stadium Trust may withdraw an employment offer in the event of an unsatisfactory screening result.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Kardinia Park Stadium Trust is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals of diverse backgrounds including but not limited to those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, or applicants with a lived experience of disability to apply.

*According to austadiums.com

Full-time and part time workforce

The Trust’s full and part-time workforce contains staff members working within operations, facilities and assets, safety and security, stakeholders, marketing and communications, finance, major projects and human resources. If you are the right fit for our dynamic and progressive organisation, we want you to join our journey.

Yes, there will be some unique and exciting opportunities, but most importantly you will grow as a person and a professional.

Event day workforce

By becoming a member of our casual event workforce, you will play a pivotal role in either preparing the venue or ensuring fans and visitors have an exceptional experience.

Our casual event roles are:

Customer Ambassadors

The casual role of Customer Ambassador supports the successful and safe end-to-end delivery of various events.
Customer Ambassadors will mainly work at Stadium Gates and Stands providing excellence in customer service, assisting with ingress and egress, and resolving ticketing and event operations matters.
This role requires you to know the stadium, and operate in accordance with the Trust’s event plans, standard operating procedures, and emergency management protocols.
Being the first point of contact with our customers, Customer Ambassadors assist and delight our customers with great customer service to ensure their experience at our venue is positive and memorable.
Customers Ambassadors can be allocated and reallocated to various event postings during an event, working across various parts of the stadium, depending on the needs of the business. These event postings may include:

- Customer Service – Usher
- Customer Service – Sensory Room Attendant
- Gate or Stand Leader
- Ticket Seller
- Lift Attendant
- Inclusion Officer

Event and Venue Specialist

The casual role of the Event and Venue Specialist is to support the appointed Event Lead and the Venue Commander in the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of major events at the Stadium.
The Event and Venue Specialist is responsible for ensuring that event operations are conducted as per the Trust’s Event Management Framework event plans, standard operating procedures, Emergency Management Plan, and event-related directions from the Event Manager and the Venue Commander.
This role requires effective supervision and facilitating the communication flow between the Venue Control Room and the event staff on the floor. While this role reports to the assigned Event Lead, the Venue Commander will provide directions to this role as the ultimate decision-maker on event-related and venue operations matters.The Event and Venue Specialist may be allocated to various event postings during an event, including:

- Communications Officer
- Area Supervisor

Minor Event Supervisor

The casual role of Minor Event Supervisor will be responsible for the safe and smooth delivery of a minor event working closely with the Event Lead (on-call).
Act as Venue Commander and a Chief Warden at the event they are responsible for.
Ensure and maintain extensive up to date working knowledge of the Stadium, stadium operations, event plans, safety, and emergency procedures.

Logistics Officers

The logistics officers are the unseen heroes of the casual event workforce as they prepare the venue and the precinct ready for the fans, then well after they are gone, they pack everything away again.

CASUAL EVENT WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

The Trust will generally hold two recruitment drives per year. Register your interest below and you will receive an email alert when we are recruiting.