Head of Marketing and Communications

Head of Marketing and Communications

Melbourne Grammar School

Melbourne, VIC

Posted on: 29 April 2025

Closing date: 18 May, 2025

Melbourne Grammar School has an exciting opportunity for a Head of Marketing and Communications to lead all aspects of the Schools marketing, communications, public relations, and brand management.

This role is responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy that enhances the School’s reputation, strengthens our brand, and fosters strong relationships with key stakeholders and our community.

Melbourne Grammar School offers a myriad of wonderful and interesting stories to tell. The Head of Marketing and Communications is pivotal in shaping the school’s narrative and is responsible for ensuring consistent, compelling and accessible messaging across all platforms.

Why this could be the right role for you:

This is a hands-on role with a strong emphasis on communications. As a story-miner and storyteller, the Head of Marketing and Communications plays a key role in developing and sharing stories about Melbourne Grammar School’s people, places and purpose with our diverse audiences.

Working across our campuses and partnering with experts and thought leaders, the successful candidate will be a strategic thinker, a creative problem-solver, and a passionate advocate for the School.

At Melbourne Grammar School you will be part of a culture of continuous improvement; a friendly, collaborative team where your voice is heard and valued, and your work makes a difference.

As the leader of our Marketing and Communications team, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• manage the design and implementation of communications and marketing elements of the MGS Strategic Plan, Towards 2030.
• spearhead the School’s brand and media strategies and activities, including all digital media campaigns.
• manage the Melbourne Grammar School brand.
• support the Headmaster in responding to all media inquiries, build strong and positive relationships with key media contacts and identify opportunities to share the School’s story.
• produce sophisticated, relevant and engaging content for each of the School’s external facing communication platforms, including creating Grammar News.
• manage the day-to-day editorial function of communications, ensuring a consistently high standard.
• lead and mentor a Marketing Manager, who is primarily responsible for delivering the marketing function at the School, and a Graphic Designer.

We are looking for:

• the ability to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• a compelling writer with an interest in leveraging new technologies and consumer insights.
• demonstrated experience successfully developing marketing and communications strategies and materials that support a brand’s position and reach key audiences.
• superior interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, including confidently advising and supporting our executive leadership.

We welcome candidates from all fields, but an understanding of pedagogical practice and experience as a journalist, or experience in the educational sector will be highly regarded.

Join our team:

Melbourne Grammar is one of Australia’s leading schools because we focus on excellence in all that we do. If your goal is always to do your best work, we’ll reward you for it and help you advance your career. We are a values-led organisation where respect and integrity inform all our actions.

Our School is known for:

• collegiality and collaboration.
• exceptionally well-maintained grounds and outstanding workspaces.
• kind and considerate staff, students and community members.

This is a full-time, ongoing position. This role is based at our South Yarra campus, but some travel to our Caulfield campus will also be required.

Applying for the role:

To apply, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to be redirected to our secure online staff recruitment portal.

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Applications close Sunday 18 May 2025

Melbourne Grammar School reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.

Applicants should familiarise themselves with Melbourne Grammar Schools Child Safety policies and procedures and the values available on our website.

For enquiries, please contact the Human Resources Team via employment@mgs.vic.edu.au