Passionate about writing engaging copy and creating compelling content to get media cut-through? Showcase the amazing breadth of powerful stories within surf lifesaving. Work for an incredible, highly respected New Zealand charity. Play an important role as part of a national team driven to save lives across Aotearoa. This is an exciting opportunity to make your mark, working for an important charity to showcase our incredible stories. Across Aotearoa, our volunteer lifeguards have saved thousands of lives and ensured millions have come home safe after a day at the beach since 1910. Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) is truly unique, delivering proactive surf lifeguarding and essential emergency rescue services, a range of public education beach safety programmes and campaigns, member education, training and development as well as a highly respected sport. This is a great opportunity to join a talented team who are dedicated to help achieve our vision of "No-one drowns at the beach in Aotearoa New Zealand". This role is critical to champion the cause of Surf Life Saving through media, communications and Public Relations (PR), to raise our profile and awareness by sharing our stories and upholding our position as the leading coastal and beach safety, drowning prevention and rescue authority. You will also provide support and advice when dealing with critical incidents and crisis management, and act as the primary SLSNZ media liaison representative. This role will report to the Head of Commercial & Marketing and key responsibilities include reviewing and implementing SLSNZ's Media and Communications Strategy, both internal and external communications and creating annual plans in line with our strategic objectives across all organisational areas. These include surf lifeguarding, education, beach and coastal safety, commercial and marketing, fundraising events, and surf lifesaving sport whilst championing our cause and raising the profile of SLSNZ as a charity. Personal attributes we are seeking include the ability to work under pressure, be organised with high attention to detail, be collaborative with exceptional relationship management skills, and great initiative and enthusiasm. You will also need flexibility to work outside normal office hours when required and can operate with the bigger picture in mind. Skills & Experience The skills and qualifications we are looking for include: Minimum 5 years experience working in a senior media and communications focussed role. A degree or similar in communications, PR and/or marketing. Exceptional communication and copywriting skills, with the ability to write engaging content. Experienced in pitching stories to media and knowing how to get cut through. Digitally savvy and excellent computer skills in all Microsoft Office packages. Strong networks in NZ media. Full driver's licence. If you are keen to join our amazing team and make your mark, please send in a COVER LETTER and your CV before or by 5pm Thursday 24 October 2024. Interviews will be held in Auckland on Tuesday 29 October. #J-18808-Ljbffr