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Interested in Joining Our Team at Midsumma Festival?

With a small core team working year-round from the Midsumma Office in Melbourne’s CBD, we grow into a vibrant seasonal workforce each festival season, bringing together passionate creatives, producers, administrators, community leaders, and LGBTQIA+ and disability community advocates to help deliver one of Australia’s largest queer arts and cultural festivals.

Working at Midsumma is fast-paced, collaborative, purpose-driven, and deeply connected to community. Whether you’re supporting artists, coordinating volunteers, producing events, or helping audiences experience the festival, every role contributes to creating spaces where LGBTQIA+ communities can celebrate visibility, creativity, and connection.

Alongside our year-round team, we recruit seasonal staff, summer work placements, and volunteers from September to February each year in the lead-up to festival delivery. Head to About Midsumma to learn more about Midsumma Festival, our values, and the work we do.

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Digital Communications Coordinator

Open - Applications close 22 Oct. Interviews will be held 28 Oct. Role can commence from 3 Nov 2026.
$70,000 per annum (pro rata), plus superannuation. Fixed-term contract to February 2027. Full-time or part-time negotiable.
Download the full position description.

The Digital Communications Coordinator plays a key role in delivering Midsumma's day-to-day communications activity for the 2027 Festival. Working closely with the Head of Marketing, Communications and Partnerships, the role coordinates eNewsletters and digital communications, web updates, manages online community enquiries and produces engaging, accurate content across Midsumma's channels.

This is a hands-on role focused on keeping communications timely, consistent and engaging for audiences, artists, producers, volunteers, traders and partners. The successful candidate will bring strong writing and editing skills, excellent attention to detail, sound organisational abilities and a collaborative approach, alongside a genuine understanding of and enthusiasm for LGBTQIA+ arts and culture.

Please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience, addressing the position's key criteria, and why you're excited about this role to: [email protected]

Applications close 22 Oct. Interviews will be held 28 Oct. Role can commence from 3 Nov 2026.
Download the full position description.

✴️ BONUS POINTS: Application Task

As part of your application for the Digital Communications Coordinator position, we'd love you to complete a short writing exercise to help us understand your writing style, attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.

The brief
Midsumma is promoting a fictional event as part of the 2027 Festival:

Queer Joy Club

• Date: Saturday 23 January 2027
• Time: 2pm to 5pm
• Location: Pride Community Hall, Fitzroy
• Cost: Free
• Description: An afternoon of queer creativity, music, craft activities and community connection. Open to LGBTQIA+ people, friends and allies of all ages.

Your tasks
Using only the information provided above, please prepare:

1. A social media caption of no more than 80 words to promote the event.
2. A short eNews listing of 40 to 60 words, including a heading.
3. A brief response to a community enquiry from someone commenting: “Can I bring my 10-year-old, and do I need to book?”

Applications close 22 Oct. Interviews will be held 28 Oct. Role can commence from 3 Nov 2026.
Download the full position description.

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Midsumma is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity in the workplace. We encourage and support applications from people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, identities, and abilities.

If you are interested in talking to us about employment opportunities, please send a CV and cover letter outlining your interest to [email protected]

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