Communications Advisor

7 days ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Switched On Group Full time

We are looking for a creative, people-focused and detail-oriented Communications Advisorto join our busy, small team in Ōtautahi-Christchurch. This role is key to delivering engaging internal and external communications, supporting marketing activity and brand consistency, and growing our community housing, maintenance and construction mahi across Aotearoa.

You’ll be calm under pressure, highly adaptable and thrive in a collaborative environment where storytelling, strategic thinking, and visual creativity come together to support our purpose of _Enhancing People’s Environments_.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Provide strategically aligned communications and brand advice to internal teams and leaders.
- Develop and deliver internal communications campaigns across digital and print platforms, including supporting change communications.
- Support production of business development and tendering/sales pitch content.
- Support and promote People and Culture, Health, Safety and Wellbeing, and Trade Services-led engagement initiatives and events
- Maintain and update branded design templates, including delivering basic design tasks such as business cards, social media graphics, or updated flyers and posters.

**Ko wai koe | About you**:

- 2+ years advisory experience in communications, marketing, and/or brand-related roles.
- A tertiary-level qualification in communications, marketing, journalism or similar.
- Up to date with communications and marketing trends, and best practice.
- Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to align content with overarching business unit strategies and communications/marketing themes and goals.
- Design skills for internal digital and print collateral, and to support external marketing collateral using Adobe Creative.
- An existing understanding of te reo and tikanga is an advantage.

**Benefits**
- Flexible, whānau-friendly working environment
- Southern Cross Medical Insurance
- Focused but fun and supportive team
- Employee recognition programme
- Opportunities for career growth across our wider Group of companies.

**About the Company**:
At Kā te Rama Switched On Group, our purpose is simple but powerful: _Enhancing People’s Environments_. Our family and majority iwi-owned business has been maintaining and improving homes and communities across Aotearoa since 1983.

We lead with heart, respect, and purpose, making a meaningful difference in the lives of whānau, businesses, and communities across the motu. We do this through facilities maintenance (caring for properties) and construction services that support community housing, education facilities, businesses, and government organisations.

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