Food & Drink Programming Lead

• Play a key role in defining & launching the AO Premium Experiences and Precinct Food & Beverage products
• Join a passionate team and become part of a fun and inclusive culture
• Flexible work practices, ensuring a positive work-life balance

Tennis Australia (TA) is one of the largest rights-holder, sports governing body and media production houses in Asia-Pacific and each year we deliver Australia’s premier sports and entertainment event, the Australian Open (AO).  Employing passionate innovators from around the world and with the value of imagination underpinning everything we do, we strive to create world-leading, iconic experiences for our fans, patrons, and players. 

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Food and Drink Programming Lead to join our Product Team on a contract through to February 2025.

About the role

Reporting to the Food & Drink Programming Manager, in this role you will assist in defining and designing a variety of new AO25 Premium Experience (PX) and Precinct Food and Beverage products tailored to the AO customer segments and aligned to Tennis Australia’s Fit for Growth Strategy.

In this role you will:

• Support product development including defining, designing and go-to market launch of the new Premium Experience product suite for AO25.
• In partnership with new catering partners develop programming for multiple new talent and restaurant brands to fit within the new Premium Experience product formats and experiences.
• Contribute to content strategy, creation and management across the new Premium Experience product suite and Precinct Food and Beverage program (copywriting, photography, videography, presentations).
• Strengthen internal and external stakeholder relationship management, focussing on critical communications involved in rollout of new PX product suite to brief and educate.
• Provide team administration support as required.

About you

With a background in both hospitality or major events and marketing/communications, the ideal candidate will bring:

• An eye for great brands and talent with their finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the Australian food scene.
• Strong copywriting, copy editing and creative presentation skills.
• A high attention to detail and strong organisation skills
• Great communication skills both verbal and written, with a natural ability to form positive relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a group to achieve a common goal.
• You must hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check.

What’s to love

• Career development with a range of formal education and on the job training opportunities
• Monthly health & wellbeing activities through our Thrive program
• Flexible working practices & free car parking when onsite
• Onsite gym & tennis facilities
• Salary packaging
• A range of discounts from our sponsorship partners

To Apply

If you think you’re up to the challenge, we’d love to hear from you! A copy of the position description can be found

Please submit your resume and an accompanying cover letter via our online application system, applications must include both documents to be considered.

Note: We will be reviewing applications as they are recieved and once we find a preferred candidate applications will close.

At Tennis, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientation. Tennis encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.
 Tennis Australia is committed to providing a safe environment for all tennis participants, including children and young people. It is essential everyone involved with delivering tennis in Australia understands their responsibility in relation to child-safety.

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