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Softball Australia is seeking a creative, enthusiastic, and dynamic team member to bring their creative flair in telling Softball Australia’s story all around the country. If you’re a recent graduate ready to kickstart your marketing journey, look no further!
Perfectly suited to a graduate or early career sports marketing specialist, the opportunities for growth within this role are enormous. You’ll be exposed to international teams such as the Australian Women’s ‘Spirit’ and current World-Cup-Winning Australian Men’s ‘Steelers’, as they compete at international tournaments, World Cups, National Championships, and the campaign to Los Angeles 2028 Olympics over the next four years.
The key focus for the position is to create and drive Content and communications with the objective of keeping our grassroots community members, fans, commercial partners, and stakeholders informed, engaged, and excited. The Digital Content and Engagement Officer’s output will be aligned with Softball Australia’s new five-year strategic plan, overarching organisational and departmental strategies, and guided by annual marketing plans, to increase engagement across all Softball Australia digital and social channels, to grow the profile of the sport.
You will be the central point of content development and digital engagement for Softball Australia and Member States/Territories currently in One Softball.
This position reports directly to Softball Australia's Marketing Coordinator and is part of the Office of the Chief Executive Officer.
The full position description and selection criteria is attached.
About Softball Australia
Softball Australia is the National Sporting Organisation for the sport and has eight member States and Territories across the country. There are over 23,000 members and over 100K+ players in Australia ranging from grassroots through to elite talent.
Softball Australia has recently launched its new five-year strategic plan with a vision that softball is for everybody and inspiring heroes on the world stage. Our purpose is to promote and develop a thriving and attractive national sport that builds friendships, community, and elite skills to successfully compete. We do well, we do good, and we have fun!
As part of the new strategy, we have four key priorities of People, Play, Promote and Perform. At Softball Australia, our values include, Unified, Respect, Creative & Brave and Fun.
We exist for our members and govern the sport to ensure safe, inclusive, and respectful environments at all levels.
Softball Australia is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion.
To apply for this position, please submit a resume and a cover letter in PDF format, with examples of - or links to - previous work, addressing the key selection criteria, to:
Ben Newton
Marketing & Commercial Partnerships Manager
Softball Australia
Applications close 11:59pm Friday 15 March
This role will be subject to relevant pre-employment checks.
Please note that candidates who have progressed to interview will be contacted directly.
Given the volume of applications, individual feedback to unsuccessful candidates who do not progress to interview is unable to be provided.
