Digital Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Convergence Communications location Canterbury.

We’re searching for our next digital marketing and communications superstar, based in our Christchurch office. Convergence Communications & Marketing is a multi-award-winning communications and public relations consultancy with offices in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.

For more than 22 years we’ve helped deliver the communications, issues management and strategic business needs of hundreds of corporates, start-ups, public sector organisations, not-for-profits and private individuals.

We are regarded as one of New Zealand’s leading communications and public relations consultancies. This mid-tier role requires an all-rounder who’s ideally proficient in consultancy account management, but an expert in social media and digital marketing.

You’ll be an experienced storyteller with excellent writing abilities and an adept content creator with the technical and graphic design skills to create EDMs, do basic photo and video editing, and update website content. Experience in devising digital strategies, managing campaigns, monitoring, and reporting are mandatory.

The varied nature of this role means you’ll also find yourself supporting the consultancy’s partners throughout the country to research issues, develop and design proposals, and sometimes manage events. Ours is a lean and flat team, so you’ll be called upon to shoulder several administration tasks such as assisting partners with client account budget management, researching media contacts and being the initial contact point for many external service providers to the firm.

Confidence, a keen eye for detail, strong project management skills and the ability to multi-task are essential. You’ll be known for your ability to manage stress and competing demands, maintain a cool head, meet tight deadlines and have an outgoing personality.

No day is the same. You’ll find yourself assisting the senior partners and our wider team of full and part-time consultants to manage media relationships, communications strategies, central government and local council relations, crisis communications, issues management, and stakeholder and community engagement.

While our team is spread across New Zealand, you’ll be based in our Christchurch head office, which operates a hybrid working model that includes some days working from home. At times, the role requires flexibility in terms of work hours and the ability to attend meetings in person around the Canterbury region when required.

We operate a high-trust environment and you’ll work with wonderful clients across several sectors. You’ll be fully supported to deliver advice with confidence and forge great relationships of your own and we also encourage and support personal development.

The opportunity to work with a very senior team of business strategists, communications experts, and government affairs advisers will be a dream come true for the right applicant seeking to expand their portfolio of communications skills.

The role / your responsibilities managing client accounts involving social media management (all major platforms including LinkedIn). Digital content strategies. Writing content and compelling copy. Media buying, creating and managing Facebook Ad Campaigns. SEO and SEM. Basic website design and management. Google Ad creation and management, Research, Newsletters and EDMs. Media relations. Third-party engagement and relationships.

Working with all senior partners and consultants on their client accounts across a range of industries agriculture and rural, infrastructure and mining, lifestyle and consumer brands, financial and investment companies, public and private healthcare, not-for-profit, government sectors, and technology.

General administration contact point for media organisations and external services related to the business operation. Budget management support and day-to-day office operational tasks.

Minimum requirements we’re looking for someone with 5+ years’ experience in the digital marketing industry with demonstrated experience and proven success across the majority of skill areas detailed above. If you have in-house or agency experience and an interest in news and current affairs we would love to hear from you.