Media and Communications Manager Jackjumpers

Enjoy lots of laughs, rewards and a great lifestyle at JackJumpers HQ - Flexible working hours and game day attendance required - 1 Year contract - Parental leave cover **About the Company**: *** The Tasmania JackJumpers are one-of-ten basketball clubs that form the National Basketball League (NBL) competition. With an incredible first two seasons and community impact they have established within Tasmania - the JackJumpers the forefront of conversation for basketball around the country and globally. In everything the JackJumpers do, they represent the state of Tasmania with pride. On the court, in the stands and the community. **About the Opportunity**: *** As part of a one-year contract for parental cover, the Media and Communications Manager will spearhead all JackJumpers communications and public relations efforts. You'll play a pivotal role in strategy development, driving forward the growth and enhancement of the JackJumpers brand. **Key Responsibilities**: *** Media and Communications - Develop, implement, and deliver annual communications plans to elevate JackJumpers' profile and storytelling - Establish and nurture collaborative partnerships with key media, agencies, and press influencers - Prepare and distribute media releases, articles, and content to secure positive media coverage - Foster close ties between the JackJumpers, NBL, and the wider basketball community for cohesive messaging - Drive year-round media attention, promoting club activities, memberships, and partnerships - Create engaging owned media content aligned with the JackJumpers brand, collaborating with Brand, Design, and Content leads - Coordinate media conferences, training visits, post-game requirements, and game night social media activities - Manage media appearances for staff, players, and coaches, ensuring preparedness and positive representation - Oversee all media and communication content across training, games, partner, and community events, supporting brand integrity and partner relationships Planning and Reporting - Implement measurement systems to evaluate the effectiveness of media and communications strategies - Ensure quality control of all released information to maintain the JackJumpers' reputation - Provide regular reports to the Head of Design, Brand & Content, executive team, and Board - Possess excellent written, oral, and presentation skills, along with computer design proficiency - Demonstrate hands-on experience in developing and executing communication plans and campaigns - Exercise sound judgment, initiative, adaptability, and resilience in communications activities - Maintain a proactive and adaptable "can-do" attitude within a team environment - Work autonomously and collaboratively to deliver a premium brand experience - Exhibit familiarity with the sporting entertainment industry, particularly in basketball - A degree in professional communications, media, journalism or public relations is desirable but not essential - Ideally you will have worked as a public relations or communications specialist or have experience working as a government, political or media adviser, or in a public relations’ consultancy or communications specialist within a business, company or organisation, public or private - Excellent written oral and presentation skills as well as computer design skills for presentations - Hands-on experience of writing and implementing communication plans and campaigns, including briefs, media releases, opinion pieces, advice and more - Excellent judgement, initiative, adaptability and resilience enabling personal performance and productivity levels to be maintained in challenging situations - Be adaptable, with a “can do” attitude and the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team to ensure a premium brand experience - Familiarity of working within sporting entertainment (desirable). - Interest in basketball and understanding of terminology (highly desirable) - Has a current driver’s license - Ability to obtain and maintain a Tasmanian working with vulnerable people check