Marketing Coordinator - Wellington
Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Location: Wellington
Business Group: Archives & National Library
Branch: Partnerships & Commissions
Salary: $61,072 - $76,000
Who we are
As part of the Department of Internal Affairs, you’ll join a team helping to shape how Aotearoa accesses, remembers, celebrates and shares its stories. At Archives New Zealand and the National Library, our Community Engagement and Learning team is all about creating experiences that connect people to the heritage, knowledge and creativity of Aotearoa. Working at the Department of Internal Affairs, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of New Zealanders.
Bring stories to life. connect people and taonga.
This is an opportunity for a Marketing Coordinator to help promote our stories, spaces and taonga. From exhibitions and events to retail and commercial operations, your work will help us connect with existing audiences and engage new ones.
In this role, you’ll help coordinate, create and deliver marketing material across our community engagement activity and commercial operations—developing plans, creating content, coordinating social media posts, and collaborating with teams across the organisation. As Marketing Coordinator you'll work closely with the Community Engagement and Learning leadership team and Specialist Advisors to develop promotional plans and content that supports programmes, events and services.
What we’re looking for
We're after someone with a solid foundation in marketing, communication and design, who is creative, organised, and happy juggling multiple projects at once.
You’ll need:
Proven experience delivering marketing and social media content and plans
A good understanding of marketing principles and audience engagement
Confidence with digital content tools and channels with Adobe skills and design capability preferred
Experience building relationships with stakeholders, partners and colleagues
Strong writing skills and attention to detail
A nose for data—comfortable interpreting insights and analytics to assess success and improve outcomes
Strong project management skills and an ability to deliver on time
An awareness of the impact of Te Tiriti o Waitangi on marketing practice and a commitment to supporting mātauranga Māori
A interest in visual storytelling, branding and community connection
About Us
Working at the Department of Internal Affairs, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of New Zealanders.
The Partnerships and Commissions branch of DIA is responsible for a diverse portfolio of national institutions, commissions, Executive and community-based services. The branch oversees and supports the National Library and Archives New Zealand, Hāpai Hapori – Community Operations, and Ministerial Services who provide a range of services to the Prime Minister and the Executive. The branch oversees various commissions including royal commissions, ministerial inquiries and those established through legislation (Local Government Commission, Gambling Commission).
Applications close: 5pm, 22 September 2025
For more information please contact: shane.gosnell@dia.govt.nz
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About Us
At the Department of Internal Affairs, the work we do makes New Zealand a better place for those born here, and those new New Zealanders who have chosen to call this country home.
About the Team
The Partnerships and Commissions branch of DIA is responsible for a diverse portfolio of national institutions, commissions, Executive and community-based services. The branch oversees and supports the National Library and Archives New Zealand, Hāpai Hapori – Community Operations, and Ministerial Services who provide a range of services to the Prime Minister and the Executive. The branch oversees various commissions including royal commissions, ministerial inquiries and those established through legislation (Local Government Commission, Gambling Commission).
