CareerPlan

Executive Director Marketing & Communications

Melbourne, VictoriaFull-time2026-11-11 → 2026-11-13

Core

Lead the integration of marketing, communications, and digital functions to deliver a unified strategic narrative and strengthen brand reputation for a major Australian global university.

Role type

Executive Director Marketing & Communications

Builds

Unified strategic narrative, brand reputation, and audience-centred experiences across domestic and international markets.

Domain

Higher Education / Global Brand Strategy

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Brand strategy, market development, audience engagement, customer experience (CX), proposition development, campaign management, enterprise communications, media relations, government relations, crisis communications, change leadership, stakeholder management, strategic planning, revenue diversification, operating model design.

Preferred skills

Experience in higher education or commercial services sector, expertise in digital platforms and emerging technologies, data-driven decision-making.

Technologies

Digital platforms, emerging technologies, data analytics tools.

Responsibilities

Lead the integration of marketing, communications, and digital functions; drive a differentiated market positioning; support university priorities including revenue diversification and alumni engagement; embed effective operating models to improve efficiency; advise senior leadership on strategic objectives.

Seniority

Executive, strategic leadership