At Water Corporation, we pride ourselves on being more than just a workplace. Our community is made up of committed and energetic individuals who prioritise a healthy work-life balance and embrace a diverse and vibrant culture.
Currently, we have a fantastic 12-month fixed term opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven professional to join the Corporate Affairs team as a Specialist Media.
About the role:
As a Senior Media Advisor, you will coordinate media and external affairs activities that protect and strengthen Water Corporation’s reputation.
You will produce clear, compelling content, provide trusted advice to senior leaders, and manage media engagement across a complex operating environment. The role requires sound judgement, strong news sense, and the ability to operate confidently and efficiently under pressure.
You will work closely with operational teams, executives and government stakeholders to ensure our communications are accurate, timely and aligned with community expectations.
Who are we?
When you join Water Corporation, you play an important role for the people of WA. Our services are essential for life - everyday, millions of Western Australians rely on us to deliver and manage water across our state.
If you’re driven to make a meaningful contribution, you’ve come to the right place.
Real benefits that matter
- Real flexibility with options to work from home, 9-day fortnight, flexible work hours
- Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
- Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
- Take advantage of our co-contribution superannuation scheme. Receive a 12% employer contribution and enjoy an additional 2% employer co-contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2%.
- Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days so you can maintain your cultural connection and wellbeing.
What you can expect with this role
- Develop high-quality media materials including statements, talking points, Q&As and speeches
- Manage media enquiries from start to finish, ensuring timely, accurate responses
- Provide strategic media advice to senior leaders on reputational risks and opportunities
- Support communication during incidents and high-profile issues
- Translate complex operational information into clear, audience-focused messaging
- Identify and deliver proactive media opportunities that align with organisational and government priorities
- Maintain strong working relationships with journalists and key stakeholders
- Monitor media coverage and provide clear insights and reporting
Key skills and experience:
- Relevant qualification in journalism, communications or similar (or equivalent experience)
- Demonstrated experience in media, journalism or communications roles
- Excellent writing skills with the ability to communicate clearly, concisely and with impact
- Strong judgement and a well-developed sense of what makes news
- Experience building and maintaining media relationships
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to quickly understand complex issues
- Experience working in fast-paced or high-pressure environments
Sound like a match? Apply today
If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your skills and experience as well as your ability to meet the requirements of the role.
As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check.
Applications close on 27 July 2026
We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date.
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace:
Water Corporation is committed to creating a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community. How we will achieve this is outlined in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and People and Safety Strategy.
We acknowledge the different skills, experiences and perspectives that people from diverse backgrounds including, race, ethnicity, disability, age, gender identity and sexual orientation bring to the workplace, will only strengthen our workforce.
We are committed to ensuring that our workplace is inclusive, where all our people feel that they belong, are valued, respected and have equal access to opportunities and resources.
We encourage applications from our key priority communities – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment wherever possible by offering reasonable adjustments including adjustments in our recruitment, selection and appointment processes.”
Applicants with disability who require adjustments in the recruitment process, or alternative methods of communication, can contact a Recruitment Officer at [email protected]
To learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion please visit our website.
