Applicants from anywhere in Australia and New Zealand are welcome. This is an Australia and New Zealand wide position.

You will engage with media outlets and create relationships with relevant tech journalists to promote GovHack. You will delve into GovHack and find interesting stories for our website blog content. You will also be responsible for the following

• Provide strategic insights and direction for new marketing initiatives and ideas
• Deliver and adapt (as required) GovHack’s Marketing/Communications Plan
• Assist with the planning of GovHack’s social media strategy
• Manage all digital media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Mailchimp Newsletters)
• Ensure blogs and media articles are released frequently (Media Team)
• Provide Marketing and Communication support and strategy to State and Local teams for their social media management

Volunteer Benefits

• Opportunity to network and experience working with motivated and inspiring people
• Experience of doing interviews with participants and sponsors which may include executives in major companies
• You will have content you’ve created published which will enhance your profile as a journalist
• Acknowledgements that you helped deliver the largest hackathon in the Southern Hemisphere

A reference can be provided upon completion of a year of volunteering with GovHack