Applications for this role are closed.
We also respond to each shortlisted candidate personally and aim to give meaningful feedback that helps them.
Summary:
We were blown away by the response and humbled by the quality of respondents we got through this job ad that was published in LinkedIn đ Thank you everyone who applied and put such thought and care into their application.
Overall, some people were just not quite the right fit for this specific role (some were too junior, too senior / specialised or not the right skill set), but we were impressed by the calibre of many applicants and varied backgrounds and hope there may be an opportunity to work together down the line.
How many people went through each stage:
The applicants that stood out:Â
- Read the Job Description on LinkedIn carefully with a clear instruction to apply through the website (only 30% of people did this.)
- Four applicants personally reached out to our founder Rebecca Smallchua on LinkedIn DMs expressing their interest in the role
- They had strong writing skills / experience - which was a core requirement for the role
- They had additional varied experience / skills on top of writing including multimedia experience (i.e. audio / visual / video) or expressed their keen interest in developing in this areas
- Clearly read the section about âwhat you could be doing this monthâ and expressed their interest in the variety the role offers
- Demonstrated a strong affinity to Harveyâs purpose and called out values aligned brands we work with
- They had an additional personal website / portfolio to share
- Provided very relevant work samples with an explanation that spoke to the skills we listed in the job description
Remuneration
- Content Producer (Mid) - $80 - 95k package
- Content Producer (Senior) - $95 - 110k package
Location
Victoria, co-work at Melbourne CBD
We work remotely and once a week we meet-up at our co-working office Hub Southern Cross  for a bit of human interaction :)
We also support team members who want to work overseas for a couple of weeks or months at time.
Type
Full time
(9 day fortnight*)
*We do the same amount of hours over a fortnight, but take every 2nd Friday off.
About the role
As our Content Producer, youâll create content to be shared on brand channels to drive brand engagement & advocacy. Youâll use your strategic ideas, creative flair and write copy across a number of different formats; emails, blogs, social media, videos, scripts, brand documents, website, case studies. Youâll be working directly with clients to help tell their stories.
While you focus on finding the story, idea and copy that will engage, youâll collaborate with our core team whoâll help manage the client, support on design, video editing and publishing. If youâd like to lean into any of those areas weâd be more than happy to make that work for you.
For this role weâre seeking a Content Producer with 3 or more years experience creating content with a focus on writing.
[APPLICATIONS CLOSING 31 OCT]
If you were here last month you could've been involved in.
- Participated in a client workshop to gather ideas and content themes for the upcoming quarterly content calendar for a client in the sustainable architecture & building industry.Â
- After recording an audio interview with a client about green building practices youâll hear the stories and edit the gold into a long form blog article, 20 social posts captions and a newsletter.Â
- On Tuesdays you co-worked with the team at the Hub Southern Cross. You joined a couple of the team to head to lunch at the local Japanese restaurant to discuss the Ted Lasso S3 finale and which one of the team busked on Bourke Street over the weekend.
- You joined our Monthly Impact Update where you heard about the month that was. The team celebrated each team memberâs âgreatest hitsâ, wins, learnings, and you heard a transparent overview of how weâre tracking financially. We reviewed our strategic goals, projects & reflected on what we should start, stop and continue doing. You heard about details on two pieces of client work the team were particularly proud of.
- You collaborated with Bec in a client brand workshop for an Indigenous Education organisation and then helped define the brand strategy and key messages following the workshop.
- Sarah and you worked together on the copy for a wireframe for a waste innovation company to help launch their new brand and Birchal crowdfunding campaign
- You reviewed the transcript of a 2 hr interview with a client about an upcoming launch to find interesting quotes, stories and create a long form blog post to promote in an upcoming newsletter.
- You helped the team create a few social tiles in Canva using the client's brand templates to support your social posts.
- Â You attended your fortnightly self-development and coaching session with your manager and walked away with clear feedback on areas youâre thriving in, areas for improvement and goals to work on
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Projects you couldâve been involved in
You can...
Be curious and creative
Youâre a proactive self-learner with an understanding of how good content can bring out the best in a brand. You have a hunger for staying across the latest social and cultural news, and can translate your findings into your creative work to deliver on brand goals. Youâre committed to continuous improvement, open to experimenting with new tools and skill building. You know how to ask clientâs the right questions to tell a story and have a special craft in translating to words through copywriting.
Be strategic and act
Youâre an expert in what makes audiences tick and know how to meld industry best practice with the magic of our clientâs brand to create and implement a kick-butt content strategy. You have a strong âtest and learnâ mentality to content creation, and a passion for understanding which content performs and why. You can take learnings from past posts or campaigns and apply them to inform and guide future decisions and strategy.
Play smart and lean
You are organised and detail-oriented, and you are comfortable in an online environment. You manage your time well and can keep multiple plates spinning by prioritising the tasks you have on the go. You know how to use (or open to learning) tools like GDrive, Slack, Chat GPT, Canva, Descript to maximise efficiency, and always stay solution-focused, finding creative - and sometimes scrappy - ways to solve problems.
Use business for good
Youâre passionate about the role business can play to be a force for good and want to be surrounded by people who feel the same and made it their lifeâs work!
The kinds of clients you'd be working with
We exist to unlock the potential of the new economy to leave behind a better world
Learn more about working at Harvey
We report on our impact
We publish our impact report annually, but here are a few highlights.
We like tools that make work better & easier
So we can collaborate internally, with clients and bring in partners - so we can have fewer meetings.
Recent projects the team have delivered
Hereâs some of the work weâve done in the last 6 months that you wouldâve been involved in.
We are B Corp Certified
From the clients we work with to the suppliers we choose, we try to generate as much positive impact as possible.
An open, understanding and empowering culture
We try to strike a balance of structured vs. adaptive culture.
Good humans to work with
Folks with a fire in their belly and their eyes set on creating change for people and the planet
Made it this far?
Research indicates that women, gender-diverse and underrepresented people may have already talked themselves out of applying. Even if you donât tick every box we encourage you to get in touch.
Our team have diverse experiences and perspectives from our varied backgrounds, some growing up outside Australia, some self taught, some tertiary educated - we recognise this as a strength, a super power to solve difficult problems in new, smart and impactful ways.