Communications Manager (Maternity Cover)

About the role

A well-established, market-leading business with strong Australian heritage and the backing of a global group is looking for a Communications Manager in Sydney. The role covers internal and external communications on a part-time basis (3 days per week) as a 12-month maternity cover starting December 2026. It reports to the Marketing & Innovation Director and is a standalone position with no external PR agency, balancing strategic advice to senior leaders with hands-on delivery across PR, brand storytelling, executive messaging and employee communications.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute communications plans aligned with business, marketing and brand strategy, working closely with the global communications team
• Drive proactive PR and earned media for priority product launches and announcements, including press releases, story pitches, case studies, award submissions and long-form thought leadership, with a focus on AI/LLM search visibility
• Craft executive and leadership communications, including all-hands messaging, presentations, video scripts and thought leadership for the President and senior leaders
• Engage employees, with a focus on frontline service technicians, and run town halls 3-4 times a year
• Partner with People & Culture on culture, employer branding, engagement, integration and change initiatives
• Lead communications for ESG milestones and community partnerships, and prepare issue-response materials and holding statements with General Counsel when needed

Required profile

• Broad communications background spanning internal comms, external comms, corporate affairs and brand PR
• Experience building commercial brand and PR communications plans
• Ability to move between strategic counsel and hands-on content creation, including basic design and video tools such as Canva and CapCut
• Gravitas to counsel senior stakeholders and autonomy to thrive in a standalone role
• Experience in commercial, consumer-facing or hybrid B2B/B2C environments, executive visibility programs or change and integration comms is highly regarded