Marketing Specialist About The Role We’re looking for an experienced Marketing Specialist to join the Digital Experience and Marketing team at a leading university, providing parental leave cover for the Science portfolio.

This is a 6-month fixed-term contract commencing 14 September 2026.

This role is perfect for a marketer with robust integrated campaign experience who thrives on managing paid media end-to-end and keeping stakeholder relationships running smoothly during a period of transition. You’ll step into a role with a significant campaign delivery and channel management function, taking ownership of paid campaign briefing, execution and reporting – primarily in support of postgraduate student recruitment.

Reporting to the Marketing Manager, you’ll work closely with a Content Coordinator, Faculty Communications & Marketing colleagues, Faculty stakeholders, and teams across the broader marketing function. While student acquisition is the core focus, you'll also contribute to adjacent priorities including reputation building, research promotion and community engagement.

If you’re a marketer who can hit the ground running with minimal onboarding, and who enjoys managing agencies, budgets and stakeholders as much as the campaigns themselves, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

- Deliver integrated student acquisition campaigns across SEM, email nurture, paid social and programmatic, supporting faculty load targets.
- Manage end-to-end campaign delivery, including briefing, agency coordination, stakeholder communications, performance tracking and reporting.
- Maintain and progress the active campaign pipeline,



including campaigns in-market and those in planning for 2027.
- Manage agency and supplier relationships in line with C&M; ways of working and brand standards.
- Apply CJA data and insights to inform campaign optimisation and contribute to quarterly reporting.
- Support content development across owned and paid channels in collaboration with the Content Coordinator.
- Maintain project visibility via Monday.com.
- Engage proactively with faculty stakeholders, DXM teams and C&M; colleagues to ensure continuity of committed marketing activity.
- Follow C&M; and DXM approval and compliance processes, including Campaign Review and budget management.

What We’re Looking For

- 5+ years’ experience in integrated marketing communications, content development and execution, including digital media platforms.
- Familiarity with the higher education sector, particularly postgraduate student acquisition (domestic and international).
- Demonstrated delivery of marketing communications within a large, complex organisation and matrixed stakeholder environment.
- Experience managing paid media channels including SEM, email nurture, paid social and programmatic, including agency briefing and supplier coordination.
- Proven ability to build relationships with multiple stakeholders, including academic and professional staff.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a track record of exceptional client service.
- Reporting and budget management experience; proficiency in CJA and Monday.com an advantage.
- Ability to contribute immediately with minimal onboarding, given the fixed-term nature of the placement.

Interested? Apply now with your CV and a short note on what excites you about this role.

📌 Marketing Specialist (Melbourne)
🏢 Aquent
📍 Melbourne