Senior Officer Media
$105,749 - $126,270 + 15.4% super
Canberra
Ongoing
- Bring your media expertise and creative skills to a role with national impact.
- Play a key role in managing AMSA’s media activities and supporting how we communicate with the community.
About AMSA - Work with Purpose
Safe Seas. Clean Seas. Saving Lives.
At the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), every role contributes to our mission of ensuring safe vessel operations, combating marine pollution, and rescuing people in distress.
As Australia's national maritime regulator, we coordinate national maritime and aviation search and rescue services, protect Australia's marine environment, and support a safe and resilient maritime industry. Our work is made possible by the expertise of our people across corporate, specialist, digital and operational functions, working together to deliver services nationwide.
With around 500 employees across Australia, AMSA offers meaningful careers in a complex, highly regulated environment where your work has national impact. Learn more at amsa.gov.au.
About the Role
As part of AMSA’s Communication and Engagement Services branch, the Senior Officer Media delivers integrated media and multimedia communication services to support AMSA’s strategic and operational objectives. The role offers a mix of strategic media work and technical expertise in audio-visual production, photography, video editing, voice-over recording, and other digital content activities.
In this role you will:
- Provide media advice and support to senior leaders and internal stakeholders, including on media opportunities, public messaging, reputational risks and emerging issues.
- Develop and coordinate media materials and responses, including releases, statements, talking points, briefs and responses to media enquiries, ensuring information is accurate, timely and aligned with strategic messaging.
- Identify and deliver proactive media opportunities, including developing story ideas and pitches, coordinating interviews and preparing and supporting spokespeople.
- Monitor media coverage and emerging issues, providing analysis and contributing to media response and crisis communication planning.
- Create and support multimedia content and media activities, including photography, filming, audio recording, video editing, captioning, live crosses, webinars and recorded interviews.
- Support AMSA’s Media Studio and team capability, including managing and testing equipment, troubleshooting AV issues, coordinating with IT and sharing expertise in media handling and multimedia tools.
What We're Looking For
You will bring:
- Relevant qualifications and experience in communications, public relations, journalism or a related discipline, with demonstrated experience in media relations, journalism, government communication, public affairs or corporate communication.
- Highly developed writing, editing and proofreading skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise and accurate content for different audiences under competing priorities and tight deadlines.
- Strong knowledge of media and the public information environment, including news values and the judgement to identify and respond appropriately to media, reputational and emerging issues.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with senior leaders, subject matter experts, government, industry and media stakeholders.
- Practical multimedia production skills, including photography, filming, audio recording, lighting, video editing, captioning and preparing content for digital channels. Experience with media monitoring, social media, content management and digital publishing tools, and Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop and/or Adobe Express, would be highly regarded.
- Ability to work outside normal hours as part of an emergency on-call roster.
- Behaviours aligned with One AMSA values and ways of working
For further details, please refer to the position description. Information about our terms and conditions of employment are contained in the AMSA Enterprise Agreement 2024 - 2027
What We Offer at AMSA
At AMSA, we support our people to do their best work through:
- Competitive remuneration and salary packaging options
- 15.4% employer superannuation contribution
- Generous leave entitlements with 20 days annual leave plus paid Christmas shutdown
- Paid parental leave with 18 weeks for primary and 14 weeks for secondary carer
- Wellbeing focus with health reimbursements, flu vaccinations and an Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
- Flexible work including work from home arrangements
- Career development including training, study assistance, paid professional memberships.
- Opportunity to connect, collaborate, and contribute through AMSA’s staff-led networks
One AMSA: Shaping Our Future Together
One AMSA is our commitment to creating a workplace that is safe, respectful and inclusive - where every employee feels valued, supported and empowered to contribute. It shapes how we work together and ensures collaboration, trust, and shared purpose across AMSA.
How to Apply
To apply, visit the Careers at AMSA portal and click ‘Apply’ on the job listing before 11:55pm AEST on Thursday 2 September 2026.
You will need to provide:
- A resume (maximum 3 pages)
- A cover letter (up to 600 words) outlining your suitability based on the key responsibilities and capabilities required for the role.
For further information about the role, contact Bella Ajaj, Advisor Media on 0447 224 979 or bella.ajaj@amsa.gov.au
For questions about the recruitment process, please contact recruitment@amsa.gov.au.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted, as AMSA recruitment is managed internally.
AMSA does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999. AMSA engages employees under the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 and our remuneration arrangements are specific to AMSA.
