Social and Digital Content Lead – NBA

The NBA is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. To safeguard our employees and their families, our visitors, and the broader community from COVID-19, and in consideration of recommendations from health authorities and the NBA’s own advisors, any individual working onsite in our New York and New Jersey offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The NBA will discuss accommodations for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.

At the NBA, we’re passionate about growing and celebrating the game of basketball. Through the intensity of the game and the amazing athletic skill of our players, we deliver excitement to hundreds of millions of fans worldwide.

As a global sports and media business, the NBA is so much more. While Basketball Operations runs the league’s on-court activities, other departments manage relationships with television and digital media partners, develop marketing partnerships with some of the world’s most recognizable companies, oversee the licensing of NBA merchandise, and handle a wide range of responsibilities that drive the NBA’s success.

Hybrid at the NBA is defined as a role that is expected to be on-site Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Position Summary:

At the NBA, we’re passionate about growing and celebrating the game of basketball. Through the intensity of the game and the amazing athletic skill of our players, we deliver excitement to hundreds of millions of fans around the world.As a global sports and media business, the NBA is so much more. While Basketball Operations runs the league’s on-court activities, other departments manage relationships with television and digital media partners, develop marketing partnerships with some of the world’s most recognizable companies, oversee the licensing of NBA merchandise, and handle a wide range of responsibilities that drive the NBA’s success.Off the court, we’re also deeply committed to social responsibility. NBA Cares leads the league’s involvement in addressing important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.This position is part of the Social, Digital, and Original Content group which focuses on identifying, crafting, distributing, and publishing content for the NBA’s social and digital platforms and its many domestic and international partners throughout the world. This position supports the NBA, WNBA, G League, and the NBA 2K League. As the demand for content on each league’s social and digital platforms continues to grow, this is your opportunity to grow with us in a fast paced, creative, and collaborative environment. This is a full-time position based out of the Secaucus, New Jersey office.

Major Responsibility:

  • Oversee the nightly content creation process, output & distribution across NBA, WNBA, G League, NBA 2K League and Jr NBA Championships
  • Support the development of owned-and-operated and direct-to-consumer content strategy
  • Work with the Digital and Social Content team to develop a content plan for priority tentpole events throughout the NBA season
  • Communicate content trends and industry shifts, including implications and recommendations, to internal and external partners
  • Oversee a team of content creators and editors
  • Point person for the Content Creation team when handling Partnership requests during the NBA season and ideating on new franchises to help bring in additional revenue.
  • Point person for issue-spotting & trouble-shooting video content
  • Coordinate content coverage for live events with league platform owners
  • Actively participate in individual league & department meetings to better understand how content can best support multiple business objectives

Required Skills/Knowledge:

  • Deeply knowledgeable and passionate about the NBA, WNBA, G League, NBA 2K League & Jr NBA Championships and the players, coaches, and teams 7+ years of experience developing and creating content for a major brand
  • Experience managing a large team of creators
  • Have knowledge of basketball analytics and the rules of the game
  • Background in digital, social, photos and graphics production/editing or video content production
  • Strong writing and communication skills, as well as ability to execute editorial judgment
  • Ability and willingness to work on deadline and handle multiple tasks at once with a precise and detail-oriented approach
  • Ability and willingness to work both independently, and as part of a team
  • Created and managed social accounts or social activations on behalf of a major brand
  • Understand social analytics & trends to know the best types of content to use on respective platforms

Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications or related field preferred

The NBA does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other third parties. Any unsolicited resume sent to the NBA will be considered NBA property, and the NBA will not pay a fee should it hire the subject of any unsolicited resume.

The NBA considers applicants for all positions on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

About The NBA

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball.  Built around five professional sports leagues:  the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 215 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents.  NBA rosters at the start of the 2021-22 season featured a record 121 international players from 40 countries.  NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass.  The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 2.1 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms.  Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.

Manager, Communications – NFL

This position will work with the Director, Communications to develop and implement communications strategies to increase the visibility around all aspects of the NFL’s corporate social responsibility and community relations efforts. This includes but is not limited to community relations initiatives such as Crucial Catch, Salute to Service, NFL Green; social responsibility efforts such as domestic violence and sexual assault; promotion of the NFL Foundation’s programs, Player Care Foundation, etc.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a contact with media to help drive placements in high-profile and local outlets.
  • This position will also work across all social responsibility and community relations departmental verticals to help promote business, community endeavors and organizational engagement.
  • Work with partners, affiliates, vendors, NFL clubs, League executives, and other external outlets as needed.
  • Help plan and execute press conferences, media availability, releases and story placement at community events and activations throughout the year and at our major tentpole events (Super Bowl, Draft, Kickoff and Pro Bowl, etc.).

Required Qualifications And Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field
  • Minimum 5 years of communications experience, with relevant experience working within the advocacy, community relations, government or nonprofit sectors.
  • Excellent knowledge of the PR field including media relations, executive/talent preparation, media training, storytelling and story placement, and event coordination.
  • Must possess strong written and verbal communications skills and excellent work ethic.
  • Strong relationships with key national and local media.
  • Ability to participate in and support cross-departmental activities in public relations and community relations.
  • Excellent organizational skills and strong multi-tasking skills.
  • Ability to proactively identify and promote programs, employing cutting edge communications tools and strategies.

Other Key Attributes / Characteristics

  • Knowledge and experience with corporate social responsibility work.
  • Anticipates next steps and sets high standards in all they do.
  • A creative, imaginative individual who thinks outside the box.
  • Intellectual curiosity and a proven track record delivering high-quality work.
  • A person with the highest moral and ethical standards, someone who can be relied upon to always act in the best long-term interests of the League.
  • This individual will be creative and proactive, with the capacity to be a hands-on, sleeves-up team player.
  • An individual enthusiastic about working in a diverse environment.

Travel

  • This position requires travel during season/pre-season, including on weekends

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.

Terms /Expected Hours Of Work

  • NFL employees are required to work 40 hours per week
  • This role will require frequent work on nights, weekends, and holidays
  • FLSA exempt
  • The NFL maintains a Flexible Workplace Policy that provides members of our workforce with opportunities to periodically work from a location of their choice, while maintaining a priority on in-person work at an NFL office, which enables us to more effectively collaborate, connect and build a workplace culture that will drive our continued success.
  • The NFL is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment that reflects our incredibly diverse fan base. We provide an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants without regard to status as protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Head of Ticketing – ECB

We have a hugely exciting opportunity for the right person to join The Hundred as a Head of Ticketing. The purpose of this role is to lead the development and delivery of The Hundred’s ticketing plan to deliver an outstanding cricket competition.

The Hundred is a world class cricket tournament for both the men’s and women’s game designed to broaden the appeal of the sport.

This is the highest profile new sports event to launch in the UK for many years and receives extensive media coverage, with all games live on Sky and BBC.

WHO WE ARE

The England and Wales Cricket Board is the national governing body for all cricket in England and Wales, supporting the game at every level – from recreational to professional.

We believe cricket is a force for good that can have an enduring impact on everyone’s lives and we have an ambitious strategy to inspire a generation to say ‘cricket is a game for me’. It provides great entertainment. It teaches important skills, both physical and social. It can help inclusion and social cohesion, bringing communities together.

The ECB welcomes applications from all backgrounds to ensure we deliver our Inspiring Generations strategy and fulfil our purpose to connect communities and improve lives through cricket

OUR VALUES

  • Stronger As One Team – We are stronger together. We allow for individual strengths and beliefs but head in the same direction. We respect, support and really listen to each other along the way.
  • Push New Boundaries – We are bold, brave and curious. We challenge and don’t settle. We forge the future whilst remembering our roots.
  • Be The Best In The Game – On & Off The Pitch – We train hard. We strive to be our best to help the team be the best. We celebrate our victories and learn from our let downs.
  • Passion For Play – We are here to inspire & be inspired. We are serious about what we do, but don’t take ourselves seriously. We enjoy the journey and have fun.

YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF

  • You are an organised, self-starter with a passion for delivering quality outcomes.
  • You communicate confidently and effectively with stakeholders across all levels of business.
  • You thrive under busy, variable and exciting environments where no two days are alike, coupled by an unshakable can-do attitude.

YOU’LL BE DOING

  • Creating and delivering a highly effective ticketing strategy that enables a seamless, end to end consumer experience.
  • Working in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to achieve ambitions across audience engagement, revenue targets and digital development.
  • Driving effective communication across the network (ie; host venues and ECB) that ensures full understanding and adoption of the ticketing plan with target milestones, events and sales windows.
  • Daily management and accountability of multiple supplier and partner relationships such as the appointed ticketing provider, customer service support and access control.
  • Underpinning the delivery of the ticketing plan with strong documentation e.g. T&C’s, privacy policy, FAQ’s alongside internal stakeholders such as the ECB legal team.
  • Leading a first class match day delivery model that works effectively with ECB events and operational teams, key venue personnel and the external partner and supplier network.
  • Ensuring the ticketing plan is fully integrated within the digital, marketing and communications teams, with all activities based on insight, targeted at key fan groups, grounded in data and tracked with clear KPIs. This includes day to day liaison with the data insight partner.
  • Leading the development and day to day management of the Ticketing team, with agreed objectives set for the team to support the delivery of the overall ticketing strategy.
  • Demonstrating strong commercial acumen to collaborate with commercial and marketing teams when creating a tiered pricing and categorisation matrix that achieves commercial targets, drives loyalty and broadens the appeal to target audiences.
  • Exploring best practice and future trends to identify potential improvements in the buying and fulfilment journey in line with customer expectations and accessibility.
  • Liaising with the Financial team to ensure precise financial reconciliation of all ticket sales and hospitality in a timely manner.
  • Ensuring a thorough management of all ticketing and hospitality inventory across the competition.
  • Demonstrating a ‘can do’ attitude to overcome challenges and support the requirements of the organisation in a collaborative and positive manner

YOU’LL HAVE

  • A substantial and proven track record in previous ticketing roles with relevant technical skills and strong commercial acumen.
  • An ability to efficiently manage a complex and fast paced, multi-venue competition.
  • Strong leadership skills and be able to direct and manage a team in a busy working environment.
  • Experience of owning and managing ticketing, customer service and access control partner relationships.
  • Excellent relationship skills to maximise effective working with host venues and wider internal departments.
  • The knowledge to create a high quality digital ticketing experience.
  • Ability to devise new ways of communicating with a diverse local and global audience.
  • Excellent communication at all levels.
  • Demonstrable organisational skills.
  • Clear and effective decision making.
  • Ability to work within high pressure situations.

YOU’LL RECEIVE

  • Competitive salary
  • Holiday – 25 days a year
  • Pension – Non-contributory 8% pension
  • Private medical insurance
  • Employee health cash-back plan
  • Long-term sickness insurance
  • Life assurance – four times your annual basic salary
  • Enhanced maternity
  • Unmind – free and confidential access to a wellbeing app to help you manage your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
  • OpenBlend – an innovative coaching and performance management tool
  • People Academy – a range of programmes and initiatives to help you develop and reach your potential
  • Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential access to expert services including counselling, wellbeing, and independent legal and financial advice
  • Free online fitness classes
  • 30% Castore discount
  • Cycle 2 Work Scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Preferential access to tickets to England and The Hundred games
  • Opportunities to be a part of and be involved in our Employee Resource groups: Women in Cricket Employee Network, Race in Cricket Employee Network, Disability Employee Network and LGBTQ+ Community in Cricket Employee Network.

Head of Partnerships & Hospitality – Millwall

The role includes, but is not limited to:

  • Developing and implementing the commercial and hospitality strategy for the business.
  • Responsible for the account management, rights planning and delivery for key partners.
  • Building a strong sales pipeline via category research and both network and cold outreach, in-line with commercial strategy, alongside Partnerships and Hospitality Managers
  • Understanding the value drivers of the business and identifying profitable commercialopportunities to grow revenue.
  • Reviewing and benchmarking existing products and services, proactively identifying futureopportunities for both commercial and service improvements.
  • Ensuring that regular reviews are carried out with partners, to ensure that their partnershipobjectives are being met and that best-in-class service is achieved; while developing futureimprovements.
  • Ensuring that all commercial activities meet or improve on budget, cost, volume and efficiencytargets (Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)) in line with business objectives.
  • Budget responsibility for advertising and sales as well as hospitality, ensuring strong commitment for value for money and departmental profitability.
  • Ensuring good relations and communications with all members of the team and responding politely and in a timely fashion to internal and external customers
  • Lead and develop Partnership Manager and Hospitality Manager as part of line management responsibility, through objective-based performance management.
  • Line management of sales administrator ensuring accurate and timely reporting and record keeping to support effective prioritisation and resource planning
  • Responsible for the planning, organisation and delivery of a variety of partner related events and activity.
  • Support the Partnerships Manager across all Partners when required.
  • Support the Partnerships Manager in any deal renewal planning / negotiation.
  • Develop bespoke proposals and presentations for partners with support from the CommercialDirector.
  • Manage reporting and performance tracking across partnerships and hospitality accounts.
  • Oversee brand management and IP protection.
  • Coordinate and lead project status meetings where required.
  • Lead the on-boarding of new clients across all partnerships
  • Work closely with other departments to find and deliver added value for partners and hospitalityguests.Essential / Desired Requirements:
  • A minimum of four years’ experience in a sales or account management environment ideally in the venue sales or hospitality industry
  • Proven experience of meeting and exceeding targets and KPIs
  • Resilient mindset
  • Ability to build strong and long-lasting relationships
  • Effective communication skills both written and oral
  • A self-motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to work flexibly with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Outgoing personality. Personal Skills:
  • Trustworthy, conscientious, and reliable
  • Ability to work under own initiative as a self-starter
  • Ability to work calmly under pressure.
  • A clear, polite, and professional manner
  • Representing the Club in a professional manner. This is a high-profile role; therefore, you must always present with a clean and smart appearance while demonstrating the clubs values.
  • Upholding and promoting the Club’s policies and procedures, including Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities policies and procedures.Hours of work:You will be required to work between 9.00am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday, and you will be expected to work as reasonably required to fulfil the needs of the business. The post holder will be required to work on home match days, both evenings and weekends.

Hospitality Sales Manager – Millwall

Millwall Football Club are looking to recruit a highly organised and effective sales executive to drive the matchday and seasonal hospitality sales business at this London sporting event venue.As this is an established venue you will also be responsible for managing the existing client relationships, maintaining strong relations, ensuring regular contact and in turn driving repeat business.In addition, we are looking for someone to take the matchday hospitality offering forward, creating new relationships, generating enquiries and building up a local network of new corporate clients. We require an individual with a good understanding of the industry and proven track record of driving profitability in a target driven environment.The role would involve working with internal and external clients, taking initial phone and email enquiries, through to event completion, including coordination with clients and liaison with operational staff.

Key Responsibilities

The role includes, but is not limited to:

  • To proactively source new business and manage current clients within our matchday hospitality areas and executive box sales
  • Build and develop strong relationships with both existing, and new, matchday and seasonal hospitality clients and executive members
  • Focus on sourcing new business and creating own appointments and lead generation
  • Work with both Corporate clients and Agencies to deliver new business target
  • Attend both onsite and offsite meetings
  • Produce and deliver high value proposals ; presenting to potential senior level clients
  • Produce weekly, monthly and quarterly sales activity reports
  • Research and attend business exhibitions locally and nationally
  • Continually review and benchmark product offering, systems and processes: identifying improvements and providing solutions to the senior leadership team
  • Manage operational relationships with suppliers, and other club departments, to ensure

seamless and successful delivery of best-in-class matchday hospitality experiences

  • Achieve KPI’s as set and agreed with Head of Partnerships and Hospitality Sales.
  • Ensure all leads and activities are thoroughly followed up to maximise revenue generation
  • To demonstrate the ability to negotiate rates and secure business, by understanding the needs of the customer and deliver them in a commercial and practical manner
  • The role will include matchday working, which will be agreed in advance.
  • The role will be predominantly office based, however some travel and remote working will be necessary

Essential / Desired Requirements

  • A minimum of two years’ experience in a sales or account management environment ideally in the venue sales or hospitality industry
  • Proven experience of meeting and exceeding targets and KPIs
  • Resilient mindset
  • Ability to build strong and long-lasting relationships
  • Effective communication skills both written and oral
  • A self-motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to work flexibly with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Outgoing personality, with an interest in hospitality

Personal Skills

  • Trustworthy, conscientious, and reliable
  • Ability to work under own initiative as a self-starter
  • Ability to work calmly under pressure.
  • A clear, polite, and professional manner
  • Representing the Club in a professional manner. This is a high-profile role; therefore, you must always present with a clean and smart appearance.
  • Upholding and promoting the Club’s policies and procedures, including Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities policies and procedures.

Tender for medical insurance scheme for UK Sport

UK Sport’s Athlete Medical Scheme (AMS) is a medical insurance scheme which covers the costs of healthcare of funded athletes who are members of Olympic and Paralympic sports World Class Programmes. National Governing Bodies, funded or unfunded, may also purchase places on AMS at an agreed cost by UK Sport, to provide medical cover to athletes not on a World Class Programme.

This Invitation To Tender is for the contract to act as intermediary broker on behalf of UK Sport with its insurance provider of the AMS, for the term 1 October 2023 – 30 September 2026 (three-year contract with an option to extend by one further year). The key role of the insurance broker is to hold on behalf of UK Sport the AMS insurance provider to account on service levels to members of the scheme, support UK Sport’s contractual and premium negotiation with the incumbent insurance provider and explore the private medical insurance market to ensure UK Sport is able to obtain the best scheme for the treatment of circa 1300 athletes at the best possible value available.

Suppliers wishing to express interest in this tender opportunity should e-mail procurement@uksport.gov.uk to that effect. The deadline for tender proposals is Friday 28th July (12.00pm).

Tender for 2024-27 UEFA Club Competitions Global Sponsorship Packages

UEFA would like to invite interested parties in all product categories to express their interest in the remaining UEFA Club Competitions sponsorship packages available for the 2024-27 commercial cycle.

The sales process for the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League sponsorship rights packages for the 2024-27 commercial cycle was launched in May 2022. As part of the continued sales process, UEFA has now received one additional offer.

UEFA would therefore like to specifically invite interested parties in the logistics category to submit formal offers for a global rights package in relation to the UEFA Champions League and/or the UEFA Europa League / UEFA Conference League by 12:00 CET on Monday 31st July 2023 via email to uccpartners@team.ch.

Should any interested party require further information in respect of any available packages (including the inventory available and product categories still open), they are kindly asked to contact TEAM Marketing as soon as possible, via the e-mail address referred to above.

UEFA has appointed TEAM Marketing as its global sales agency to market the commercial rights for its men’s club competitions. TEAM Marketing provides sales support in the global marketing and sale of media, sponsorship and licensing rights for the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Youth League for the 2024-27 cycle.

Partnerships Coordinator – Formula E

In its first eight seasons, Formula E has crowned seven different champions and celebrated 23 winners in 100 races. With more automotive manufacturers on the grid than any other motorsport, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is one of the world’s most compelling racing series and enters its ninth season as the fastest growing sport on the planet.

But we’re more than a race; Formula E was founded to counteract climate change by accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles and as an unparalleled proving ground for race-to-road electric vehicle technologies. In Season 9, our ambition has grown as has our vision to accelerate sustainable human progress through an all out race for better futures. The only sport certified net zero carbon since inception, Formula E is a beacon for fans who want to enjoy edge-of-seat racing today at the same time as having a positive effect on the world tomorrow.

Formula E is a unique fusion of world class sport, sustainability, and cutting edge technology on a global stage. Season 9 signals the start of the Gen3 era in the sport with the debut of the third generation race car – the fastest, lightest, most powerful and efficient electric race car ever built. Formula E will also go further than ever before in Season 9 with 17 races in 10 iconic world cities.

Working with us

At Formula E, we have created an environment that supports our colleagues to perform at their best. We are innovative, curious and we love the world we live in which is why we value sustainability. We believe that work should be fun and, whilst we are passionate about delivery, we are one team and supporting each other is key to our success.

Your role

Working in the Commercial team, the Partnership Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the delivery of commercial and marketing initiatives designed to deliver measurable success for our Teams & Manufacturers.

Key deliverables:

This role is responsible for providing high level client support to our Teams and Manufacturers across campaign activations, hospitality/ticketing programmes, and branding.

You will provide an exceptional level of service and clear communication to support our Teams’ and Manufacturers’ promotion of their association of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

What you will be doing:

  • Develop and cultivate authentic, close working relationships with selected Teams by understanding their objectives and anticipating their needs
  • Support the day-to-day delivery of requirements for selected teams and manufacturers to ensure successful amplification of Championship initiatives
  • Work closely with other departments (i.e. Event Experience, Hospitality, Digital, Communications, Merchandising, Insights, Marketing/Brand, Sustainability, Finance) to deliver best in class service to our teams and manufacturers
  • Contribute to the development of forward-thinking, innovative marketing solutions that will improve the activation of teams’ association with the Championship
  • Collaborate with teams on the development and timely approval of all team marketing assets to ensure collateral is consistent with Formula E’s brand guidelines
  • Ensure all guests (customer, employee, VIP and media) have an unforgettable hospitality experience, providing full support pre, during and post-race
  • Support across appropriate internal and external reporting
  • Manage the compilation and dissemination of relevant communications materials to ensure internal and external stakeholders are kept abreast of team initiatives and updates.

What we are looking for

Experience required:

  • Previous experience working in a sponsorship/partnership role, preferably in a sports environment

Skills and aptitudes required:

  • Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to coordinate multiple initiatives simultaneously
  • An adaptable, collaborative and solutions-focused mindset
  • Strong attention to detail with excellent written and verbal
  • communications skills
  • A desire to learn and develop with the team
  • Additional languages a bonus

Personal qualities required:

  • Ability to work under minimum supervision with a “can do” attitude
  • An adaptable, collaborative and solutions-focused mindset

Circumstances:

  • Ability to travel to international race locations as and when required.

The small print…

Before applying, please make sure you read the Formula E Privacy Notice available on our website: https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/jobs

We receive a high number of applications per role and therefore ONLY successful applicants will be contacted.

PLEASE NOTE: It is unlawful to employ a person in a UK-based job who does not have permission to live and work in the UK. You should make yourself aware of how immigration laws apply to your situation before applying for any jobs. Formula E is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer a unique opportunity, a competitive salary and an environment that inspires innovation and supports professionals to perform at their best in their chosen fields.

Communications and Engagement Manager – AFL

The AFL is Australia’s premier sporting organisation supporting two constantly evolving national competitions, AFL and AFLW. Our purpose is to progress the game, so everyone can share in its heritage and possibilities.We have a strong workforce presence in most States and Territories of Australia including Northern Territory, QLD, NSW / ACT, Victoria and Tasmania.As the AFL/ AFLW competitions continue to grow and evolve at both the elite and community levels, we are focused on ensuring we attract and retain great people in both permanent and casual roles at all levels and within all areas of our industry.Importantly, we aim to reflect the communities where our game is played by recruiting locally where possible to strengthen our connection to the ‘grassroots’ of our game. We are also fortunate to have hundreds of passionate volunteers within our industry, offering their time and expertise to help grow our game.The AFL’s purchase of Marvel Stadium in Docklands, Melbourne, further diversifies our workforce with more than 1000 casual employees to make every moment matter for our fans and customers. 

ABOUT US

As an organisation, the AFL works tirelessly in all states and at all levels to enhance and grow the game – from grassroots to elite. Together, we put on the game, deliver important events, communicate with our fans, run community programs, develop coaches and umpires, collaborate with partners, delight members, support clubs and so much more. While our roles may vary, we are all united by a common goal, to progress the game so that everyone can share in its heritage and possibilities.

About The Role

Reporting directly into the Executive General Manager, People this national role is responsible for planning, creating, and delivering high quality internal communications and engagement initiatives across the AFL. The position oversees the Office Experience Manager as their direct report, to support a holistic understanding of our audiences and environments and help deliver a range of communications and experiences that hit the mark.Pivotal in shaping and driving our internal communication and engagement strategy, this role is integral in ensuring our people are informed, inspired, and engaged in line with our organisation’s purpose, vision and values.This is a rare vacancy in our People team and one we’re excited to be taking to market. It requires a broad set of communication, relationship, and leadership skills to make this a truly great experience for our organisation as we intentionally build a culture of belonging where our people thrive and love working at the AFL.Based at AFL House in Melbourne, this permanent position liaises daily with a large group of stakeholders internally and externally. You’ll connect and collaborate with our Corporate Affairs teams, our functional Leaders and your Melbourne and National People team members to ensure we remain aligned to our broader strategy and consistent with our key messaging.‘Team connect days’ in Melbourne support hybrid and flexible working and are Monday – Wednesday – Thursday to foster fun and get things done!

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF

As you’d expect, the Communications and Engagement Manager is front and centre for all comms and messaging on a national basis. Below is a snapshot of the core activities across three main areas of the position. Whilst you may not do all these things daily, you’ll be pivoting between them regularly; we consider them a realistic summary of what this person will take ownership of to help us progress the game.

Key Accountabilities

Internal Communications

  • You’ll develop and implement a comprehensive internal communication strategy that informs, inspires, and engages team members
  • You’ll provide communications planning, support and implementation on all key issues impacting the AFL team
  • We’ll need you to ensure updates from the AFL Commission and Executive are communicated in an appropriate and timely manner to the AFL workforce
  • Overseeing the AFL’s intranets (Tommy and Daisy) and social network (Workplace by Meta) will be important and ensuring both platforms are regularly updated with relevant and engaging content, resources, and announcements will be this person’s remit
  • Daily collabs with various departments and leaders will be essential to align internal communication efforts with organisational priorities and initiatives; this is a biggie and will hinge on the successful candidate’s ability to build rapport and trust quickly to help deliver to deadlines
  • You’ll assist Senior Leaders with the development and delivery of on tone internal communication messages, presentations, and announcements that align to strategy
  • You’ll work collaboratively with the Corporate Affairs Team to ensure relevant external communications are shared in an appropriate and timely manner internally; your own communication style and organisational skills will come into play here

Engagement

  • You’ll be developing and implementing initiatives, programs, and events to enhance team member engagement
  • You’ll lead the AFL’s Reward & Recognition program including Speccy Awards, Marque Moments, and Shout-Outs
  • And you’ll lead employee engagement surveys including design, participation and playback of results with a lens on opportunities for improvement and further engagement of the AFL workforce

Office Experience

  • You’ll be consistently providing leadership and support to the Office Experience Manager to ensure daily operations at AFL House support team member wellbeing, personal productivity, and organisational effectiveness

Other Responsibilities

  • Proactively support the development and delivery of our PlayWell Strategic initiatives as part of our health and wellbeing agenda
  • Regularly support the delivery of our National Induction Sessions

OUR IDEAL TEAM MEMBER

The person who lands this role will be someone who has exceptional skills in relationship building from the ground up, is an expert communicator across multiple mediums and a wanted team player who can pivot between strategic thinking, managing others and contributing to project initiatives to deliver on-point messaging. From fun and engaging team events to all staff strategic engagement activities there’s nothing dull here!Familiarity with managing through change will go a long way with this one; we’re looking ahead to some new and positive changes so the ability to embrace those and craft messaging for, and in support of, our leaders and workforce will be valuable.So, if you’re reading the following and it sounds like we’re describing YOU then we recommend you get in touch asap. We’re progressing people as we find them, so don’t wait. And if it’s not for you right now that’s ok too.

Core Competencies

  • It goes without saying that you’re a naturally great communicator and love crafting creative, engaging, and informative messages for diverse audiences. This is the crux of the gig and to be honest it’s likely a big part of who you are and why you’re here reading this!
  • You’ve had solid experience working across a range of industries but you’re ready for something unique to take your career to the next level, not more of the same
  • Aside from your impressive written and verbal communication skills, you’re known for your creative and innovative thinking skills; you can cite multiple examples where you’ve injected it to drive engagement in the right direction
  • Through previous roles, while experiencing shifting priorities and organisational changes, you’ve embraced and managed existing and new internal communications channels. You’re across the latest and most effective platforms with this and enjoy evolving the tools you and your team can leverage to get the best results
  • You’re comfortable using a range of software platforms and technologies to get the job done and are familiar with (preferably) using and administering Workplace by Meta and Microsoft Office tools including Sharepoint
  • Part of what you enjoy and value about a role like this is measuring, analysing, and evaluating relevant communications data. You understand that informing your decisions from data and results on the regular is good practice (and necessary!) to create meaningful messaging that lands with your audiences
  • One of your superpowers is your ability to balance multiple competing priorities and projects, you’re comfortable with ambiguity and can pivot between tasks quickly, leading and supporting others through the change in direction
  • You can successfully connect and understand a truly diverse range of stakeholders, whether they’re based remotely, locally or they’re executives or volunteers. You have a style that puts people at ease and allows them to trust you to get their key messages and stories heard
  • Reputation matters to you, and you instinctively understand that the person in this role will always represent and advocate for the AFL brand and values, in and out of work environments
  • You’re familiar with handling confidential and sensitive information for individuals, employees, the organisation, and external stakeholders. Put it this way, if we asked someone who knows you, they’d say that Integrity was one of your top character traits! Part of this is keeping a lens on reputational risk for the organisation you represent, and this comes naturally to you.
  • You’ve led a team or individuals previously and would love the opportunity again. You’re the type of people leader who’s collaborative and respectful and can provide direction and sound advice but you understand that taking on work yourself, autonomously, is still necessary, and you still enjoy being hands on
  • You’re ready and motivated for your next career step and all-in when you find the right thing. People would use these words describing you if we asked them; Great Communicator (of course!), Honest, Engaging, Positive, Creative, Professional, Authentic, Storyteller, Team Player, Natural Leader
  • You’re not looking for more of the same (sure there’s other ‘corporate comms’ roles out there) and you’d like to showcase more of your authentic self and style at work somewhere new; you’re still the consummate professional but keen to keep it real

Experience And Qualifications

  • Communications and/or Engagement Manager experience – we’re looking for some solid years here (5+) preferably across a range of industries in medium to large organisations. We’re wanting someone who’s previously led or owned delivery of key messaging against strategy and managed other team members. Bonus points if you’ve dealt with Senior Leaders, remote and regional stakeholders!
  • Tertiary qualifications in Communications, Public Relations, or a similar field with experience that’s a match

OUR CULTURE

Please visit www.afl.com.au/careers/our-organisationWe are proudly a WORK180 endorsed employer for women, to see the great benefits that the AFL offers, please visit https://work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/afl

THE PERKS

  • Play The Day Your Way – a flexible approach to your working life
  • My Development – lean into the AFL’s My Development program consisting of on-the-job training, coaching, and mentoring, and formal learning
  • Play Well – access to our extensive Health and Wellbeing program centered around our belief in a healthy body, healthy mind, and healthy workplace
  • My Benefits – with thanks to our AFL Corporate Partners, access great benefits and discounts
  • AFL Silver Memberships – permanent team members can access AFL matches at Marvel Stadium and the MCG, enjoy, and share the experience of our game with your family and friends!

The AFL is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in our care. Please note, we undertake several screening processes to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate to this position holds a valid employee Working with Children/ Vulnerable People check and a satisfactory criminal history record check.We are an Equal Opportunity employer and firmly believe that diversity and inclusion is an important part of both the AFL and the communities in which we operate. Our game is for everyone, and we strive to be a workplace for everyone.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

  • Play The Day Your Way – a flexible approach to your working life
  • My Development – lean into the AFL’s My Development program consisting of on-the-job training, coaching, and mentoring, and formal learning
  • Play Well – access to our extensive Health and Wellbeing program centered around our belief in a healthy body, healthy mind, and healthy workplace
  • My Benefits – with thanks to our AFL Corporate Partners, access great benefits and discounts
  • AFL Silver Memberships – permanent team members can access AFL matches at Marvel Stadium and the MCG, enjoy, and share the experience of our game with your family and friends!

Digital Content Strategy & Analytics Lead – NBA

The NBA is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. To safeguard our employees and their families, our visitors, and the broader community from COVID-19, and in consideration of recommendations from health authorities and the NBA’s own advisors, any individual working onsite in our New York and New Jersey offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The NBA will discuss accommodations for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.

Position Summary: This position is part of a growing Digital Content Strategy & Business Intelligence team whose mission is to provide data-backed direction on how the NBA can best exploit content in pursuit of its business goals. In this specific role, your responsibility will be to lead content reporting and optimization across social and digital platforms. Your focus will be on enabling better data-driven decision-making through analytics for the Content, Product and Strategy teams focused on increasing engagement, retention, and revenue across our digital properties. Success in the role requires a keen ability to connect dots, tell stories through data and close the gap between research and actionable insights.

Major Responsibility:

  • Oversee and manage weekly, monthly and ad hoc reporting of content performance across the social and digital assets of the NBA, WNBA, NBA 2K League and NBA G League
  • Contribute data-driven strategies to drive the growth of NBA fans and subscribers through innovative product features, content initiatives, and marketing/communication efforts
  • Research and analyze performance by content type, platform, demographics, etc. that drive critical decision-making
  • Collaborate with data strategy team to build and maintain visual dashboards that track key initiatives, enable self-service data discovery and help communicate findings across the company
  • Provide strategic recommendations to Content publishers, Product managers, business strategy and marketing leads based on content analysis
  • Research platform trends (i.e. new social platform features), competitive performance across brands and user behavior (i.e. change in consumption patterns over time across certain demographics) to inform NBA’s holistic content strategy approach
  • Communicate insights and recommendations to leadership in a clear and concise manner

Required Skills/Knowledge:

  • 4+ years working in an analytical, research or content marketing role
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct data analysis, deliver actionable insights, and work directly with stakeholders to implement and measure recommended actions
  • Knowledge of and experience with social media and digital analytics, listening and measurement tools (i.e. – Adobe, CrowdTangle, Facebook Insights, YouTube Analytics, etc.)
  • Experience with data visualization platforms such as Tableau and Power BI is preferred Working knowledge of SQL, Python or R is a plus Technology-savvy with an understanding of evolving media and content landscape and trends
  • Oversee and manage weekly, monthly and ad hoc reporting of content performance across the social and digital assets of the NBA, WNBA, NBA 2K League and NBA G League
  • Contribute data-driven strategies to drive the growth of NBA fans and subscribers through innovative product features, content initiatives, and marketing/communication efforts
  • Research and analyze performance by content type, platform, demographics, etc. that drive critical decision-making
  • Collaborate with data strategy team to build and maintain visual dashboards that track key initiatives, enable self-service data discovery and help communicate findings across the company
  • Provide strategic recommendations to Content publishers, Product managers, business strategy and marketing leads based on content analysis
  • Research platform trends (i.e. new social platform features), competitive performance across brands and user behavior (i.e. change in consumption patterns over time across certain demographics) to inform NBA’s holistic content strategy approach
  • Communicate insights and recommendations to leadership in a clear and concise manner
  • Knowledge of basketball and a passion for the NBA and sports is helpful and welcome

Education:Bachelor’s DegreeSalary Range: [[$160,000.00 – $180,000.00]]We Consider Applicants For All Positions On The Basis Of Merit, Qualifications And Business Needs, And Without Regard To Race, Color, National Origin, Religion, Sex, Gender Identity, Age, Disability, Alienage Or Citizenship Status, Ancestry, Marital Status, Creed, Genetic Predisposition Or Carrier Status, Sexual Orientation, Veteran Status, Familial Status, Status As A Victim Of Domestic Violence Or Any Other Status Or Characteristic Protected By Applicable Federal, State, Or Local Law.