Role Overview

The company is seeking a highly organized and proactive  Operations & Project Coordinator – Marketing Support  to support day-to-day client delivery and internal workflows during an eight-week maternity leave cover.

The role coordinates between Paul, clients, designers, and subcontractors, ensuring projects stay organized, deadlines are met, and work continues moving forward with minimal supervision. The role is primarily focused on operations, project coordination, and delivery, with additional marketing support. It is not a strategic advisory or specialist SEO position.

Schedule

• Approximately 4-hours per day, Monday-Friday, withing client's business hours, with additional hours available when workload requires. AEST

Key Responsibilities

Project & Workflow Coordination

• Manage task lists, project timelines, priorities, and deadlines across multiple client projects.
• Track ownership, next steps, and outstanding work using Jira and other project-management systems.
• Follow up with team members, designers, and subcontractors and flag delays or issues early.
• Help Paul prioritize weekly workflows and keep projects moving independently.

Document & Template Preparation

• Prepare strong first drafts of client documents using the companies templates and instructions.
• Format proposals, briefing notes, strategies, workshop materials, presentations, and other client documents.
• Update templates, proofread materials, and ensure documents are organised and ready for final review.
• Turn instructions or information into clear, structured deliverables rather than simply passing tasks on.

Designer & Subcontractor Coordination

• Translate client or Paul’s instructions into clear briefs and tasks for designers.
• Provide screenshots, documents, or short explanatory videos where helpful.
• Conduct regular workflow check-ins, track progress, and follow up on deadlines.
• Consolidate feedback, coordinate revisions, and ensure final files are properly received and organized.
• Escalate delivery or performance issues when necessary.

Basic Design & Digital Support

• Create or adapt simple graphics and marketing materials using Canva.
• Navigate and comment in Figma.
• Update the companies templates and create straightforward LinkedIn graphics.
• Make minor WordPress/Elementor website updates.
• Coordinate complex design work with the specialist design team.

Marketing Support

• Manage the companies LinkedIn content schedule and prepare draft captions and graphics.
• Review LinkedIn, Google Analytics, and website performance to identify content trends and opportunities.
• Support the development of marketing content, collateral, and digital presence.
• Review existing marketing activities and provide practical recommendations.
• Build a small pipeline of reusable content and collateral for continued use after the engagement.
• SEO knowledge is useful, but technical SEO expertise is not required.

Systems & Administration

• Maintain organized client folders, project files, templates, and brand assets.
• Keep project-management systems and internal records updated.
• Support scheduling and coordination as needed.
• Learn and use the companies Backbone/AI operating system if operational at commencement.
• Ensure information and assets are easy for the team to locate.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is:

• Highly organized, proactive, independent, and reliable.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities with limited supervision.
• A strong problem solver with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident communicating with clients, team members, designers, and subcontractors.
• Comfortable following up on deadlines and holding suppliers accountable.
• Strong in written and spoken English.
• Able to turn instructions into useful first drafts and actionable tasks.
• Interested in marketing, communications, and building business visibility.

Preferred Experience

Experience in marketing, communications, operations, or project coordination is preferred, along with exposure to:

• Canva and Figma
• Jira or similar project-management tools
• Microsoft 365
• LinkedIn company pages and analytics
• Google Analytics
• WordPress and Elementor
• AI tools and AI-assisted document preparation

Success in the Role

Success means client work continues smoothly during the maternity leave period, Paul spends less time on administration and coordination, designers receive clear briefs and follow-ups, documents reach final review as strong first drafts, systems remain organized, issues are identified early, and the companies marketing continues without interruption.

Independent Contractor Perks

• Permanent Work from Home
• Immediate Hiring

Note

Please click the "Apply" button to complete your application, including the assessment questions, technical check, and voice recording. Your hourly pay rate will be established based on your performance in the application process; submissions with all requirements fulfilled will receive priority review.

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