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Shape your future with the City of Gold Coast’s Graduate Academy!
We know you are driven by growth and opportunity, eager to progress quickly, and determined to make an impact. That’s why we offer a full-time 12-month immersive graduate program designed to unlock your potential, achieve your career goals, and equip you with the knowledge, skills, and experiences necessary to excel in your chosen career.
The program offers recent university graduates the opportunity to partner with industry leaders across a broad range of areas, projects, and initiatives not available anywhere else! No matter what you’re looking for, there are endless opportunities to make a real difference to your career and your community at the City of Gold Coast.
Be part of the next-gen of GC Shapers
Commencing in January 2025, our program provides professional development training and on-the-job experience pathways, designed to help bridge the gap from academic study to the work environment. As a graduate of the City, you will have many opportunities available to you:
What’s on offer
Corporate Communication leads all external marketing and communication on behalf of the City of Gold Coast. We are a cross-functional team delivering end-to-end marketing services, from brand management, creative development, and strategic marketing to digital and social media, media buying, and sponsorship.
We're looking for a graduate to be part of our team delivering high-quality marketing strategies across the City. Graduates will work across digital marketing (social media), marketing to deliver, develop, and implement campaigns and strategic plans for the community as well as exposure to sponsorship development and media buying. Graduates will also have the opportunity to attend photo and video shoots to further build their content development understanding.
Core tasks that graduates will be supported to develop include creative campaign development, social media community management and campaign development, brand management, copywriting and editing, web content development, campaign monitoring, and reporting.
What are we looking for from you?
The City is committed to developing skilled graduates into future City leaders who:
The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.
Australia
Australian Citizen
Australian Permanent Resident
Australian Work Visa (All Other)