- Shape and protect Rio Tinto’s external reputation by turning emerging intelligence into practical communications action.
- Build experience at the intersection of strategic communications, reputation intelligence, social listening and AI-enabled horizon scanning.
- Role based in either London, Perth or Brisbane
We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.
About the role
We’re looking for an experienced and highly capable communications professional to join our Strategic Communications team.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Strategic Communications, you will monitor and analyse the external environment, identify emerging reputation risks and opportunities and help translate insights into proactive communications strategies, narratives and issues responses.
This is a hands-on role for someone who combines strong judgement and analytical thinking with excellent communications skills.
You will play an important role in Rio Tinto’s evolving reputation intelligence capability, using research, media and social intelligence, AI-enabled horizon scanning and emerging tools to understand shifts in stakeholder perceptions and the information environment.
Working closely with the broader communications team, you will help connect intelligence with action – supporting integrated communications around enterprise priorities, proactive reputation opportunities and emerging issues.
What you’ll be doing
- Using AI-enabled horizon scanning and intelligence tools to identify and analyse emerging societal, geopolitical, regulatory, industry and stakeholder signals that could create reputation risks or opportunities for Rio Tinto.
- Monitoring Rio Tinto’s reputation across traditional and emerging information environments, bringing together reputation research, media intelligence, social listening and other sources to identify meaningful changes in how the company is understood and perceived.
- Supporting analysis of Rio Tinto’s visibility and representation within LLMs, identifying recurring themes, information gaps or inaccuracies and helping translate findings into recommendations for communications and content.
- Producing concise reputation intelligence and foresight reporting, distinguishing meaningful signals from noise and translating complex external developments into clear implications and recommended actions for communications leaders.
- Supporting the Principal Advisors and senior communications leaders on significant reputation matters, contributing analysis, scenarios, stakeholder perspectives, key positions and communications recommendations.
- Working with Media Relations, Content and Social Media to turn reputation insights into action, including proactive stories, narratives, executive communications, content opportunities and issues responses.
- Supporting integrated strategic communications programs around significant enterprise priorities, taking ownership of defined workstreams from research and planning through to execution and measurement.
- Building strong relationships across Rio Tinto’s global communications network, working collaboratively with Media Relations, Content and Social Media, product group and functional communications teams and other stakeholders.
About you
- Degree in communications or a related field.
- Relevant experience (ideally 7+ years) across corporate communications, corporate affairs, reputation, issues management or media relations.
- Experience independently delivering communications strategies or intelligence workstreams in a complex organisation, with minimal guidance.
- Strong analytical curiosity and professional judgement; ability to solve complex problems and recommend practical solutions.
- Experience with media monitoring, social listening, research and preferably AI-enabled intelligence or LLM analysis.
- Excellent writing and editing skills, including concise reporting, narratives, briefings and recommendations.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, collaboration and prioritisation skills. You’re someone who is proactive, adaptable and comfortable moving between analysis and delivery.
What we offer
Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
- Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
- Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan
- Wellbeing benefits
- Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.
Respect and Inclusion
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.
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Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminum, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs—striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities, and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us who we are.
Start your application
Take your leadership career to the next level.
Where can Rio Tinto take you?
You’re passionate and ambitious with tremendous career aspirations. The breadth and growth of our organisation empowers you to define your ideal career path.
Take a look at Katie’s career journey
- 2022 - PresentManager Projects - Energy DevelopmentBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2021Superintendent Operations CentreBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2020Development / Drill and Blast SuperintendentPilbara, Western Australia
- 2019Deputy Quarry ManagerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2018Development SupervisorPilbara, Western Australia
- 2017Senior Engineer of Drill, Blast and SurveyPilbara, Western Australia
- 2016Production EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2015Mine scheduler - 2 week plannerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2014Drill and Blast EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2012Graduate Mining EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
Working at Rio Tinto
Help us deliver the materials that make human progress possible.
The plane you’re flying in just landed. You fire up your phone and get your laptop out of the overhead bin. Immediately, you’re in work mode – thousands of miles from your office. Do you ever stop to think about all the materials that make life in the 21st century possible? At Rio Tinto, we discover, develop and deliver the materials that drive human progress. When you work with us, you’ll experience advantages you won’t find anywhere else.
Our application process
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Apply
The first thing you’ll need to do is apply to the role. You can do this with your LinkedIn profile or you can upload your resume. We’ll also ask you to complete a few questions before you submit your application.
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Undergo assessments
Our assessments are designed to help us work out whether you are suitable for the role. We will let you know which ones you’ll need to complete.
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Interview(s)
Our interviews could be in person or online. It’s a great opportunity for us to get to know you a bit better, answer any of your questions and talk about the exciting career opportunity you have applied for.
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Offers and checks
At this stage, we will let you know if you have been successful. If you have been, we’ll need to conduct a couple of checks, such as a background or security check. You may also need to do a medical assessment depending on the role you have applied for.
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Join the Rio Tinto team
Once the checks have been completed, we’ll be in touch to talk with you about your start date and answer any questions you may have before you start with us.