Guest Post: A rare political digital role in New Zealand

A guest post by The Campaign Company:

There are plenty of digital marketing jobs in New Zealand. There are plenty of political jobs. There are a few public affairs and advocacy jobs.

But there are very few roles that sit properly at the intersection of all three.

The Campaign Company is hiring a Head of Political Digital Strategy— a specialist role for someone who understands politics, advocacy, public persuasion, and the practical realities of running serious digital campaigns.

This is not a generic marketing job where you are selling shoes, SaaS subscriptions, or smoothies. The successful candidate will be working with political, advocacy, public-facing and commercial clients in New Zealand, Australia and further afield, helping them sharpen their message, reach the right audiences, and run campaigns that can actually shift opinion, mobilise supporters, and influence decision-makers.

The role is part strategist, part campaign manager, part digital marketer, part political communications operator. One week might involve helping a candidate refine their online message. Another might involve coordinating creative, managing paid advertising, reviewing campaign analytics, building landing pages, or advising a client on how to respond to a fast-moving political issue.

In New Zealand, that combination is close to one of a kind.

The Campaign Company already has an established and interesting client base, and the role has significant room to grow. For the right person, this is an opportunity to help professionalise political and advocacy campaigning in New Zealand and Australia — and to lead work that sits much closer to public debate than ordinary agency work.

They are looking for someone with strong communication skills, good political judgement, project management ability, experience with digital campaigns, and comfort dealing directly with clients and stakeholders.

This would suit someone who is politically minded, digitally sharp, calm under pressure, and interested in doing work that actually matters.

And unlike most political jobs, it’s based in the City of Sails!

The job ad is here:
https://nz.seek.com/job/92878963