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Marketing Coordinator

10/01/2025
03/02/2025
Permanent - Part Time
Broadmeadow
Marketing

The Animal Referral & Emergency Centre (AREC) is seeking a dynamic and creative Marketing Coordinator to join our team and help shape the voice of the Hunter Region's only fully staffed, 24/7 emergency and specialist animal hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate marketing professional to drive impactful campaigns, engage with our community, and enhance our brand presence. If you have a strong background in marketing, a flair for storytelling, and a desire to make a meaningful contribution to animal care, we’d love to hear from you! 

Job Description

About us:  

AREC (Animal Referral and Emergency Centre) was established in 2004 and is a privately owned and operated emergency veterinary hospital led by a singular, highly regarded emergency veterinarian, Dr. David Tabrett, who continues to work within the business. We are a family-oriented, non-corporate, ASAV-accredited “Hospital of Excellence” practice with a collaborative team of more than 110 employees.  

Our team comes from a diverse range of backgrounds and our decisions and behaviour are underpinned by our core values of Respect, Diligence, Professionalism, Excellence, Empathy, and Integrity. With a strong focus on professional development, mental health and work-life balance, our compassionate team and leadership are just a small part of what makes AREC special. 

Our mission is to provide peace of mind for our clients – that is, both pet owners of the Hunter and the local vet clinics to offer relief for after-hours, emergencies, and referral services. 

 

The Role: 

You will help us share stories and information about 24/7 & Specialist veterinary care in our region. With your technical marketing skills, professional and life experience, you will wear multiple hats and be responsible for the ongoing development of the Animal Referral & Emergency Centre (AREC) brand and service reputation.   

 This role will be 20hrs (approx. 3 days) per week, onsite at our 24/7 emergency hospital located in Broadmeadow. Hours are flexible, but working on site is required, & the ability to be flexible with hours – even sometimes outside normal business hours an advantage (because that’s when most of our Emergency Service action happens!)  

Desired Skills and Experience

Your Duties & Responsibilities: 

  • Executing tasks according to a Marketing Plan and budget  

  • Liaise with multiple stakeholders as part of this execution of tasks  

  • Management of the AREC brand, ensure all communications are professional, and aligned to overall business objectives  

  • Coordinate, design, produce and write/edit marketing content for blog posts, newsletters and daily social media posts including Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.  

  • To collect the above content and stories, be confident to liaise with both clinical staff and clients and speak to a variety of audiences  

  • Where necessary, collaborate with external providers such as web developers, graphic designers, media agencies etc   

  • Manage in conjunction with the Executive Assistant professional, and community events  

  • Manage (wordpress) website content  

  • Create & modify promotional material. Includes promotional flyers, brochures and event invitations.  

  • Contribute to a marketing plan and report progress  

  • Responsible for releasing Media Statements as part of the professional and brand strategy. Continuing to establish AREC as a credible professional within the local and national vet industry.  

  • Assist managing Google Business profile & Google Analytics  

  • Track and generate monthly marketing reports to ensure goals are being met  

  • Measure and manage the ‘Client Experience’  

  • Assist HR in the ongoing marketing of recruitment initiatives  

  • Sending marketing emails & communications to B2B and B2C 

 

Your Essential Skills & Experience: 

  • Excellent organisational, time management and planning skills – experience using Marketing tools such as Gantt charts  

  • Exceptional customer service & communication skills - both verbal and written  

  • High attention to detail  

  • Must be able to work independently without supervision  

  • Experience using business social media accounts including Facebook Business Manager, Instagram and LinkedIn  

  • Experience with Google AdWords ideal  

  • Familiarity with creative programs such as InDesign, Canva, PandaDocs & WordPress ideal 

 

Your Preferred Skills & Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, or communications  

  • Past work experience as a marketing coordinator or similar role  

  • Proficiency in full Microsoft Office suite, especially with Excel and PowerPoint 

 

AREC can offer:  

  • Continuing Education Allowance and access to employer-funded benefits including memberships and registrations to professional organisations for eligible employees.  

  • Competitive remuneration  

  • Paid attendance for compulsory staff meetings  

  • An engaged and committed leadership team that encourages growth and recognises positive contributions and feedback from the team  

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness Committee 

 

 
 

Contact:  

Sally Groen – hr@arecvet.com.au 

 

How to Apply: 

If you are keen to be a part of a highly compassionate and hard-working team of healthcare professionals, we would love to hear from you. Please apply by completing the CV Submission form below. 

AREC foster diversity and inclusion within the organization to create an environment where all individuals are valued and included.  

Note: All short-listed applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment check to verify their identity, qualifications and experience in the form of a reference check. 

 

Learn more about us: 

 View our videos and photos via the below links:  

  • Living in Newcastle; Working at AREC - https://youtu.be/XsdS9nr9AW8  

  • Is Lifestyle the Missing Piece of your Career? - https://youtu.be/8741nJwkHts  

  • Animal Referral and Emergency Centre (kookaburravets.com)