Salary: $91,718.00 - $108,306.00

Job Type: Ongoing

Location: Canberra

Job Category: Marketing & Communications

About Icon Water

Icon Water keeps Canberra flowing, delivering essential water and wastewater services that support the health and liveability of our region.

We have proudly served our community for over 100 years – sourcing, treating and supplying water, and managing Canberra’s wastewater network. Our work is essential to the health, prosperity and liveability of the region, and we are committed to environmental, social and financial sustainability in everything we do.

Icon Water is a purpose driven organisation where everyone contributes to our core business, ensuring high-quality drinking water and sustainable wastewater treatment. Icon Water’s culture is driven by our values of care, connection, community and courage. These are values we see in action every day as we challenge ourselves to meet the expectations of our community.

Icon Water is an Equal Opportunity Employer which values diversity and inclusion. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and all ages. We also have a strong focus on gender balance within the organisation and encourage women to apply.

About the Role

Are you a strong writer with a natural flair for making complex information clear and engaging?

Come help us write the story of water in Canberra.

As our Copywriting and Content Officer, you’ll spend most of your time writing and editing copy for web, social media, campaigns, newsletters and other external communications, helping Canberrans understand the work we do every day (minus the heavy jargon).





We’re looking for someone who can find the essential story, ask the right questions and produce polished, accurate copy for different audiences and channels. You’ll collaborate with subject matter experts and shape technical information into content that is simple, interesting and relevant for the Canberra community.

About the job

Think sharp headlines, clear web copy, social posts, simple explainers, campaign messages, newsletters and the occasional “how do we make this technical topic easy to understand?” challenge.

You’ll help us

- Find the simple story in technical information and turn it into transparent, accurate copy
- Write and edit content people notice, understand and remember
- Bring a bit of creative spark to everyday communications
- Work with a team that backs good ideas and gets things done
- Play a key role in how we show up as a brand across our owned and paid channels

It’s a role for a native communicator, with variety, visibility and plenty of chances to see your work out in the world.

The ideal person

You might be our perfect match if you:

- Can demonstrate excellent writing and editing skills through a portfolio or published examples
- Know how to adapt tone, structure and length for web pages, social posts, campaigns, newsletters and scripts for reels and web content.
- Know the tiny details matter, but don’t lose sight of the big picture
- Like working with others to turn “we need something” into valuable information audiences actually need

If you’re an excellent writer who can make complex information clear, accurate and engaging, we’d love to hear from you. To find out more about the role you can view the detailed Position Description on the Careers Portal.

Applications close Tuesday 27 October 2026.

📌 Copywriting and Content Officer (Canberra)
🏢 Icon Water
📍 Canberra