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Marketing Lead: CRM and Automation

University of South Australia
Adelaide, SA
A$100,080 p/a (plus 17% super)
Marketing & Communications → Direct Marketing & CRM
Full-time
On-site

Posted 4 days ago


  • Based in Communications & Marketing at the City West campus
  • Full-time, 12-month fixed term contract
  • Starting Salary: $100,080 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About you

You are a strategic and solutions-driven marketing professional with extensive experience managing CRM systems and large-scale automation campaigns across datasets numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Skilled in coordinating integrated marketing projects and crafting digital communications including eDMs, HTML content, and nurture activities, you lead teams with clarity and confidence, providing training and guidance that drives collaboration and results. With strong analytical and interpersonal skills, you deliver high-level insights, manage supplier relationships, and consult effectively with stakeholders to shape impactful, data-informed student recruitment strategies.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Manager: Digital Marketing, you will lead the innovation and enhancement of the University’s future student CRM and marketing automation campaigns. Acting as a specialist advisor, you’ll drive the development of strategic nurture activities, optimise campaign content, and ensure high-quality data management across vast contact datasets. You’ll oversee system performance, integration, and reporting practices, providing expert guidance to internal teams and external partners. With a focus on continuous improvement and audience engagement, this role plays a critical part in shaping how prospective students connect with the University, delivering smarter, data-informed marketing that drives recruitment outcomes.

Please note: the official title of this role is Marketing Coordinator: CRM and Marketing Automation.

The path to Adelaide University

We are on an exciting path to Adelaide University as we prepare to open our doors in January 2026. Adelaide University will combine the strengths of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia, and we are dedicated to creating an accessible and future-focused educational powerhouse that fosters economic and social wellbeing through ground-breaking research and innovative teaching. You can learn more about Adelaide University HERE and more information will be provided throughout the recruitment process.

To be successful you will need

  • Tertiary qualifications, or equivalent experience, in marketing, communications, digital, or disciplines relevant to the position
  • Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering large scale-marketing automation campaigns, managing large contact datasets coordinating relational customer relationship management systems (CRM)
  • Demonstrated experience in the development and management of integrated marketing projects that cross individual work areas
  • Demonstrated experience implementing marketing communications, nurture activities and digital content with particular reference to the preparation of direct, digital, eDM and online materials, including some experience working with HTML for eDM
  • Demonstrated ability to supervise staff, provide training, and lead project teams

Why join us?

We value workplace diversity and are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and respectful work environment for all people. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, people of culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability.

Working at the University will provide you with a wide range of benefits.

These include:

  • Access to great personal development opportunities
  • Generous superannuation contributions of 17%
  • Employee assistance and development programs
  • A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car
  • A variety of leave arrangements

Be part of a University for the future!

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA.

The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address. Please address your cover letter to Kendelle Newby, Consultant: Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at [email protected] using job reference number 7315.

Please note applications will not be accepted via email and must be uploaded via the Working at UniSA Portal.

Applications close: 11.30pm Monday 25 August 2025

We are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment process and encourage you to share any support, adjustments and/or access requirements you have by contacting our Recruitment Central team. Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

Pursuant to the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (the Act) and the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations), this position has been deemed prescribed. This role will require the successful candidate to hold a current Working with Children Check.

Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment.


About University of South Australia

Adelaide, SA, Australia
Education & Training

As Australia's leading university for interdisciplinary research*, the University of South Australia is inspired by these challenges and committed to developing forward thinking, user-led solutions that have real impacts. The researchers are globally connected and engaged, working closely with Governments, industries and communities to deliver responsive, clever and enterprising outcomes. With the high quality research, the ground breaking contributions are transforming lives every day. The university's flagship institutes are delivering fundamental advances in knowledge to address the needs of our changing world.

Source: this is an extract from the company's own website

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