Marketing & Events Coordinator

About the role

Kaplan Professional, an online higher education and vocational education provider, is hiring a Marketing & Events Coordinator in Sydney. It is a hands-on role for an emerging marketer to gain broad experience across events, campaigns, communications, research, digital marketing and marketing operations. The position is permanent and full-time, with flexible work from home and the office each week, and includes 26 days' annual leave.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate professional events, including industry, client and stakeholder events, and support graduation ceremonies across multiple interstate locations
• Plan, logistically coordinate and communicate events, monitor timelines and manage competing priorities
• Support product marketing, brand initiatives, campaign coordination, reporting, expense management and marketing administration
• Help create marketing plans, campaigns and the website strategy, and contribute to social media growth
• Use approved AI and automation tools for research, content creation, event planning and reporting, and evaluate AI-generated outputs against brand standards and privacy obligations
• Manage relationships with marketing and event suppliers, review supplier performance and support onboarding of new suppliers

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in Marketing, Communications, Events, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated capability
• Experience in marketing, events, communications, customer service, administration or another coordinating role
• Experience creating or adapting content for social media channels
• Desirable: exposure to email marketing, event coordination, analytics or market research, and knowledge of digital marketing platforms and reporting tools

Required skills

• Strong written and verbal communication and excellent organisation and attention to detail
• Confidence with common digital productivity tools and willingness to learn new platforms
• Desirable: familiarity with social media publishing and content planning

Applications close 6 November 2026. Candidates are asked to complete pre-screening questions and, if shortlisted, background checks such as identity, working rights, criminal history and working with children clearance.