Partnerships Executive (Media and Marketing)

About the role

The NBL Group, behind Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) and Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), is looking for a Partnerships Executive to make partner campaigns come alive for fans. The role covers the full lifecycle of partnerships, from media planning and content to launch, and sits in an established position within a growing sports and entertainment business.

Key responsibilities

• Create and run partner campaigns with the marketing team, from start to finish
• Build media plans that place partners in front of the right fans
• Shape branded content, integrations and competitions with NBL Media
• Coordinate partner activations and player appearances at live events
• Set marketing and media KPIs with each partner and their account manager
• Track campaign results and report clear value back to partners
• Keep marketing, media, events and agencies working together on deliverables

Required profile

• Experience in partnerships, sponsorship, marketing or media
• Hands-on work with digital content, from brief to published
• Strong relationships with partners, agencies and colleagues
• Ownership of results, reliability and attention to detail
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity, champion change and work well under pressure

Required skills

• Media planning across digital, social and broadcast
• Confidence with Microsoft Office, CRM and social analytics
• Agency experience or a love of basketball is a bonus

What we offer

• A role inside one of Australia's fastest-growing sports businesses
• Partner campaigns across the NBL, WNBL and major events
• Skill development across partnerships, media, content and events
• Learning alongside leaders from Nike, the AFL and Tennis Australia

Candidates apply by sending their CV and answering questions in a cover letter about right to work, years of experience, expected base salary, notice period, relocation willingness, availability to work full time from the Cremorne office and use of AI tools.