About Invest Gold Coast

Invest Gold Coast is an investment and economic development organisation, newly established by the City of Gold Coast to facilitate growth and increase investment into the Gold Coast, Australia’s fastest growing city.

With a highly experienced Board and specialised team, Invest Gold Coast is responsible for promoting our city to Australian and overseas investors, facilitating major new investment and attracting new businesses, providing independent, commercial advice to Council on investment opportunities, and continuing to support and strengthen our local business community including through growing exporting.

The team works across our high growth industry sectors to continue to support and grow our economic base – Health & Wellbeing; Building Future Industries; Education & Future Skills; Tourism, Sports & Major Events; Screen & Game Production; and the Knowledge Economy.

About the role

We are growing the team and looking for a Screen Industry Officer to work alongside the Screen Industry Advisor. You will be responsible for providing administrative support to ensure Invest Gold Coast assists in attracting production to the Gold Coast, developing the local Gold Coast industry and building capacity of the City’s screen sector. You will also assist in sourcing, establishing and maintaining relationships with relevant film industry contacts, location managers and scouts to promote Gold Coast as Australia's best filming location.

Key responsibilities:

Prepare location script breakdowns and presentations for production companies to assist in attracting productions to the City.

Assist with production deliverable documents and digital assets.

Maintain and update the Gold Coast Film Commission website, which includes managing production and location content, and creating and updating production case studies for our website.

Manage administrative access and control of our Reel Scout membership and maintain the database.

Photograph and source images to build and maintain our locations gallery, update and maintain our location book and showreels.

Establish solid working relationships with Gold Coast based location managers and scouts, and organise logistics for location scouts and events. Organise regular scouts to key locations and research new areas.

Liaise with property owners, local businesses and other government authorities to determine interest level in permitting access for filming. Update standard policies for filming on the Gold Coast to ensure currency.

Establish and maintain communication with Division Council Office contacts.

Ensure that the SmartyGrants Application database is maintained, updated, and improved.

Process and prepare Locations Assistance applications.

Assist with the pipeline documents for weekly reporting with the Screen Industry Advisor, and prepare and deliver post event reports.

About you

You are a passionate and driven individual with a course or degree in Screen, Film, or Media Production and/or 3+ years’ screen sector experience. Your creative eye is complemented by hands-on experience in stills photography and editing, and you are enthusiastic about crafting compelling visual presentations that tell a story.

You bring a solid foundation in digital tools, with demonstrated proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and creative software such as Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. Your strong organisational and time management skills enable you to effectively juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines with confidence.

With excellent interpersonal and communication skills, you thrive in collaborative environments and are adept at engaging with team members, local government stakeholders, and screen industry professionals.

How to apply

If you're ready to make a real impact and help shape the future of the Gold Coast screen sector, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining why you would be a good fit for the role directly via SEEK by 4 July 2025.