Job Description

Acknowledgement of Country

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation

Role highlights

• Create engaging content for CSIRO’s digital and social channels
• Join a collaborative team, in a flexible work environment
• Highlight CSIRO's purpose and impact through digital storytelling

About CSIRO

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.

Visit CSIRO.au for more information.

The opportunity

We are seeking a Social Media Advisor to join CSIRO’s Social Media team and help amplify the stories of Australia’s National Science Agency.

In this role, you will plan and deliver compelling content across CSIRO’s social media channels. You’ll bring curiosity, creativity and strong editorial judgement to your work, along with a passion for digital storytelling and engaging diverse audiences. Using data and insights, you’ll analyse audience behaviour, stay across news, and explore how emerging trends can strengthen CSIRO’s digital presence.

Please note, the role involves rostered and paid weekend work (approximately one weekend a month) and some after-hours work, to help moderate CSIRO’s social media channels outside of business hours.

Your high-level duties will include:

• Collaborate with communicators to create engaging and effective social media content (including video, photography, graphic design, and written content) for various platforms to support delivery of the Communication strategy.
• Monitor and moderate social media, understanding the risks and opportunities inherent in two-way engagement with the community and refer issues to managers where appropriate.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to source stories, share updates, and support campaign execution across digital platforms.
• Apply strong editorial judgement to ensure consistency, clarity and impact across all external digital content.
• Monitor and report on performance metrics across content types and platforms, providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.

Role particulars

Location: Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart or Newcastle.

Salary: AU$100k – AU$113k per annum (pro rata for part-time), plus 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Specified term until November 2026, Full-time

Reference: 102481

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

• Exceptional writing skills and ability to create compelling, high-quality visual content for social media.
• High-level communication skills and experience writing for a wide variety of audiences and channels, adhering to editorial guidelines.
• Proactive approach and ability to build and maintain high trust, respected and collaborative working relationships with clients across a wide range of disciplines at all levels of the organisation.
• Demonstrated experience using social media analytics to report on performance, providing data-driven insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated experience using initiative and working independently to achieve results.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new information and develop new skills.
• Ability to obtain and provide evidence of holding a valid paid/employee (not volunteer) Working with Children/ Vulnerable People Check prior to confirmation of appointment.
  
  

For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the

Not sure if you meet all the criteria?

While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.

Setting you up for success

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation.

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO

Inclusion and belonging

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Platinum Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens, New Zealand Citizens and Australian Permanent Residents. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

The successful candidate will be required to obtain and provide evidence that they hold a valid paid/employee (not volunteer) Working with Children/ Vulnerable People Check prior to confirmation of appointment.

Child safety

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy

How to apply

Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.

Applications close

22nd February 2026, 11pm AEDT.

Shortlisting and interviews for this role may take place as applications are received prior to the closing date. Please consider applying as soon as possible.