Marketing and Communications Coordinator - Fitzroy, Victoria

31 Jan 2025 3:57 PM | Human Resource Manager OTA
  • Employment Type: Permanent/ongoing basis. 
  • Hours: Full-time - 1.0 FTE (37.5 per week).
  • Location: Hybrid (2-3 days in office, the rest work from home).


About OTA

Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) represents and supports the continually evolving occupational therapy profession. Its vision is to support the profession so that people and communities are engaged in occupations that bring meaning and purpose to their lives, fostering health, wellbeing participation and inclusion.

OTA champions occupational therapists to support their community.  As Australia's professional association for occupational therapy with over 12,000 members across Australia, OTA fosters evidence-based practice, enables lifelong learning and promotes the future of occupational therapy. We are incredibly proud of the work we do in delivering professional development, advocacy, practice standards, collegial networking, and broader member services, and we have big goals over the coming years.

What does the role involve

We have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing & Communications Coordinator to join our team. Reporting to the Manager, Marketing and Communications, this role will see you support and bring to life OTA’s marketing and communication activities, drive brand visibility, enhance member value, and increase public engagement through impactful campaigns and activities.

Based in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the role will require a collaborative team player who will play a key role in supporting our marketing efforts including managing communications to members, content creation, and managing stakeholder and member engagement.

What we need in the role

  • A collaborator who can work in an association ideally in a marketing and/or communications role and deliver marketing, communications, and content strategies.
  • A creative thinker who can seek opportunities to improve the association and the practice’s reputation.
  • A communicator who can effectively deliver even complex, technical and/or sensitive information (i.e. compliances).
  • A team player who demonstrates high performance and achievement in their role aligned with OTA's values of Progress, Pride, Connection and Empowerment.

The team

You will be part of the Marketing and Communications Team which consists of the Manager, Marketing and Communications, a Marketing Specialist, a Marketing and Communications Officer, and a Digital Channel Officer.

Your role will also see you (and require you) to stay up to date on current marketing trends, to have a creative eye, and a commitment to create and execute successful campaigns through consistent interaction with our internal stakeholders as well as several other stakeholders across the business and our distribution partners—providing opportunities for effective development and execution of new approaches for successful event and product launches.

What responsibilities form part of this role?

  • Develop and implement the organisation’s internal and external content plan.

  • Develop and deliver communication strategies that support campaign activities and effectively promote OTA.

  • Prepare written and digital materials to ensure successful engagement with the members and stakeholders.

  • Coordinate and manage the scheduling of communications to members within established timelines and deadlines.

  • Work with key internal and external stakeholders to deliver upon project requirements and Organisational objectives.

  • Cultivate and maintain effective working relationships with the internal team, as well as the wider organisation, and look for opportunities to improve work practices and processes.

Why you should work for us

OTA offers our staff a professionally satisfying, rewarding and flexible working environment. In addition to a hybrid working environment, OTA cares for our team with a Wellbeing Program and initiatives to support work-life balance that includes the following initiatives: 

  • Flexible Work Arrangements: Melbourne-based employees can enjoy the flexibility of our hybrid work model (2-3 days in the office, and 3 days working from home) and flexible hours (choose when you start and finish), to help achieve a seamless work-life balance. 
  • Employee Assistance Program: We partner with Acacia EAP to provide our OTA staff with free and confidential assessments, short-term counselling, referrals, and follow-up services for personal and/or work-related problems.
  • Half Day Off for Health Checks: As part of OTA's commitment to staff wellbeing, our employees get half a day (4 hours) off each calendar year for health checks ranging anywhere from a dental appointment to a mammogram or even just a regular check-up - no sick leave required! ​​​​​​
  • Birthday Leave: Celebrate your Birthday with an additional day off.
  • Working From Anywhere Policy: Our new initiative could see you working interstate or internationally for up to 4 weeks a year.

You will be joining a dedicated team with a fun and hardworking culture who love what they do and are genuinely passionate about supporting occupational therapists across the country. This is a great opportunity to make this role your own and be part of an exciting evolution for the organisation whilst making a difference when it comes to helping us achieve our purpose of protecting and progressing occupational therapy in Australia.  

Specific skills/qualifications needed

The ideal candidate will have:

  • A tertiary qualification in marketing, communication, PR, or related business discipline (advantageous, but not essential).
  • Experience working in a membership association or peak body (highly desirable).
  • Experience developing and implementing campaigns and projects aligned to organisational strategy, engaging a range of audiences across different channels and mediums.
  • Excellent content writing and communication skills.
  • Experience in creating and managing digital communication across a range of channels.
  • Demonstrated experience working with content for various social media channels (paid and organic), web content, and SEO/SEM.
  • Familiarity or experience with CRM and CMS tools, Canva, Photoshop, Monday.com, SharePoint, and Campaign Monitor (or equivalent products).
  • Skills in working around any tech or data barriers.
  • Results-driven, self-motivated and passionate about working in the healthcare space. 


If you would like to join our team and be a part of our growing success story, please click on the apply link below and send your resume AND cover letter. Alternatively, if you wish to have a confidential discussion or to receive a copy of the Job Description, please contact Hayley Meaden on hayleymeaden@horizonmg.com.au or 0420 941 682.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, OTA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

We encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and gender, as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people with a disability.

OTA is not accepting inquiries from recruitment agencies for this position. 

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