WANTED: a daring Event Coordinator that is ripe with clever and creative ideas for bringing Think Inc.’s brand of public intellectual thought events to Australian and NZ audiences.

Think Inc. is Australia’s leading intellectual touring company, out for the boldest answers to the riskiest questions of the 21st century and beyond. Uncompromising in our quest for clear, critical, courageous guests, we take audiences deep down the rabbit holes of science, technology, philosophy, politics, and more. With this goal, we want candidates who do not shy away from confronting conversations and dare to play their part in bringing open-minded inquiry to the masses.

The Event Coordinator is expected to have familiarity and compatibility with popular culture and be fluent in intellectual thought and ideas. Our target audience is a youthful demographic that is both socially aware and motivated to have open and honest discussions about social issues.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To work across Think Inc.’s current portfolio and new Think Inc. projects. The role involves strong communication and project management skills to help create brand awareness and support ticket sales to events.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Manage venue relationships
• Lead all tour and event logistics
• Manage all event ticketing and set up
• Manage all event merchandise pre-event and on event days
• Manage all volunteers pre-event and on event days
• Social Media Management, across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
• Copywriting for all events
• Media relations management
• Manage grassroots marketing outreach and research organisations that would be good collaborators for Think Inc.
• Manage leads and liaise with organisations to offer collaboration opportunities in order to promote awareness of the tours
• Support growth in ticket sales and brand awareness
• Support the company Director in ad-hoc duties

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:
• A passion for intellectual thought and discussion
• A passion for popular culture and street culture
• Strong communication skills
• Great copywriting skills
• Creativity
• Serious attention to detail
• Excellent use of initiative
• Highly reliable
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects
• Ability to work alone and in a team

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a desire to see reason, rationality, and intellectual rigour resonate strongly in the Australian public.

The candidate must be based in Sydney.

To apply, please send a cover letter outlining how your experience and interests are relevant to this position, along with your CV. Email suzi@thinkinc.org.au

WANTED: a daring Content Creator with graphic design and video creation skills that is ripe with clever and creative ideas for bringing Think Inc.’s brand of public intellectual thought events to Australian and NZ audiences. 

Think Inc. is Australia's leading intellectual touring company, out for the boldest answers to the riskiest questions of the 21st century and beyond. Uncompromising in our quest for clear, critical, courageous guests, we cut through things and take audiences deep down the rabbit holes of science, technology, philosophy, politics, and more. With this goal, we want candidates who do not shy away from confronting conversations and dare to play their part in bringing open-minded inquiry to the masses. 

It is expected that the Content Creator will have familiarity and compatibility with popular culture in order to produce artwork tailored to a primarily young adult audience. Our target audience is a youthful demographic that is both socially aware and motivated to have open and honest discussions about social issues.  

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To work across the Think Inc.’s portfolio and produce artwork, videos and content that both educates and entertains our audiences, with our unique brand of humour.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensuring consistent representation of the Think Inc. brand across all artwork 
• Creative development for digital and print mediums, including website, banners, eDMs, posters, flyers and merchandise
• Conceptualising, designing and delivering creative advertising campaigns 
• Resizing and replicating artwork for various sizes and mediums
• Liaising with external stakeholders, sponsors, printers and event venues
• Designing for social media channels 
• Taking creative direction and working to briefs and specifications
• Setting up press-ready artwork  

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:

• Native English speaker
• Excellent skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• Skills in Adobe After-effects and Premier
• Excellent attention to detail
• Comfortable working with Google Drive and Google Docs
• Experience or willingness to learn task management using Asana
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to follow directions and use initiative 
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects
• Ability to work under pressure 
• Ability to work alone and in a team

PREFERRED, BUT NON-ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Knowledge in Klayvio, HTML5 and Shopify
• Illustration and animation skills
• 1-3 years industry experience

This is an excellent opportunity for a Content Creator with a desire to see reason, rationality, and intellectual rigour resonate strongly in the Australian public. This is a part-time role with the occasional extra if need be. To apply, please send a cover letter outlining how your experience and interests are relevant to this position, along with your CV and portfolio.

Email applications to Suzi Jamil at suzi@thinkinc.org.au