Job Summary
- $100,000 - $110,000 per annum
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 14th Jul 2024
Do you love sports? Are you concerned about the worsening impacts of climate change? Have you got a bunch of media, PR or communications experience? Well, we’ve got the job for you.
FrontRunners is looking for a Media and Communications Director to join our team on a two-year contract.
Your job would primarily be to work with athletes, sports organisations, clubs and key journalists to generate meaningful earned media outcomes - i.e. editorial coverage with announcements and interviews - that explain the impact of climate change on sport in Australia and around the world. Secondary expectations would include ensuring the organisation upholds a clear, confident and consistent voice across all communication channels, including social media, and working with sports codes and organisations to maximise their communications around sustainability initiatives.
FrontRunners is a movement led by athletes for all Australians. We're calling for serious climate action now to protect the future for us all. Founded in the wake of the Black Summer bushfires of 2019/20, we know climate change is already impacting sport: from extreme heat to bushfire smoke, drought and flooding, it's striking at the heart of games we love. But with millions of passionate fans and followers, athletes, clubs, leagues and tournaments have the power to change the game. FrontRunners helps sport go from sideline to centre court on climate action.
As Media and Communications Director you will:
Keep up the drumbeat on sport and climate news - the match that’s cancelled due to heat? The little athletics season that gets washed out? The club that can no longer afford its insurance premium? These are the types of yarns we love to see covered in the news and online.
Support the work of athletes and sporting organisations tackling climate - ensuring no good news goes uncovered and every spokesperson is prepped and ready to deliver targeted messages to the public. Ensuring that anytime a match is affected by heat, rain, or bushfire smoke fuelled by climate change, we have spokespeople ready and able to comment, and organisations are comfortable with the storyline, which can then be amplified across social media.
Build a network of sports journalists and commentators hot on climate - working with partners and across the media landscape, you’ll help identify early adopters and build out the right mix of relationships, workshops and experiences.
Media strategy and internal focus
External support
If you think this sounds like you, please click 'Apply Now' and submit your application via the form.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Media and Communications Director - Sydney / Melbourne enquiry via EthicalJobs.