Production Manager

About the Collingwood Football Club

Collingwood Football Club (CFC) was founded in 1892.

Local residents, community and business leaders and politicians all hoped that having their own football club could help bring a measure of pride to a downtrodden suburb.

In 2025, CFC is one of the great icons of Australian sport. Our history spans 130 years, 16 premierships and more finals appearances than any other club. Most importantly, Collingwood has grown from being a football club to a sports club with a commitment to our community.

Collingwood is not made by a President, a Captain, a Coach or a CEO. It's not just any one player, employee, supporter or fan, Collingwood is made by many.

The opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Digital and Content, the
Production Manager
will provide strategic leadership, guiding the development and execution of Collingwood's video production and graphic design schedule.

The ideal candidate for this role will be a collaborative leader who can unite stakeholders across the organisation to deliver on commercial and marketing goals while leading a high performing team.

Key responsibilities include:

Strategic Vision & Leadership

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary production team of video producers, editors, and graphic designers.
• Implement creative workflows, systems, production schedules, and resource allocation to ensure timely delivery of projects.
• Set and drive clear team goals while fostering an environment that values creativity, collaboration, efficiency, and professional growth.
• Manage relationships with external stakeholders, including freelance producers.

Production and Content

• Drive end-to-end production of content for social media, digital platforms, broadcast, in-stadium, and commercial partner platforms.
• Ensure creative output aligns with brand guidelines, campaign objectives, and the Club's tone of voice.
• Identify opportunities to innovate and share the stories of the Club through emerging formats, tools, and technologies.
• Manage production budget, schedule, and logistics.
• Implement and maintain efficient post-production workflows and asset management systems.
• Uphold best-practice standards in accessibility and content compliance.
• Manage Club studio bookings and equipment inventory.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Collaborate with departments across the Club to integrate and maximise digital and content strategies, aligning them with broader commercial and marketing initiatives.
• Ensure that content supports the overall marketing and product strategy, enhancing fan engagement and commercial revenue opportunities.

Commercial & Partnership integration

• Collaborate with Social Media and Commercial Partnerships teams to deliver annual branded content schedule and partner integrations.
• Embed commercial ideation into creative planning and production, ensuring content aligns with sponsor deliverables and revenue-driving campaigns.

About you

To be successful as the Production Manager
, you will have:

• Minimum 5 years' experience in creative production, preferability within sport, media, entertainment, or agency environments.
• High-level project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Experience with Adobe Suite, including Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Media Encoder desired.
• Proven ability to manage video production workflows, including pre-production, production, and post-production.
• Strong ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Exceptional writing, proofreading, communication, and organisational skills with superior attention to detail.
• A growth mindset with the ability to meet deadlines and adapt in a fast-paced environment, while ensuring high-quality output.
• Expertise in the latest digital trends and digital platform optimisation.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including weekends, and uphold professional conduct, ethics and confidentiality.

Football Club's are fast-paced environments but you will engrain yourself into the Collingwood culture, remain agile, adaptable, and consistently champion our Company values of 
DO BETTER, SIDE BY SIDE, A NEST FOR ALL and FLY HIGHER.

What we offer

As a valued staff member of our Sporting Club you will be a part of a fun, inclusive and flexible work environment:

• Access to state of art High Performance Gym Facility
• Access to Professional Development and Learning Development Courses
• Access to tickets to all AFL and AFLW matches
• Access to exclusive partner offers, the likes of Nike, Emirates, AIA Vitality, La Trobe, CUB Economy, Business Class with Emirates, Sonos and TaylorMade
• Opportunities to support with Collingwood community outreach and volunteer programs (Magpie Nest Cafe)
• Behind the scenes access to Match-Day, including the ability to support in on-ground activations

To Apply

If you are interested in this position, please send through your CV and cover letter that addresses why you are interested in working with the Collingwood Football Club, how your skills/experience would qualify for the position, and how you would contribute to the culture of the organisation.

Please send this application to  
Applications close COB Friday 28 November 2025
 (however, we may close this earlier if we receive a large volume of applications).

Please keep reading…

Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized folks tend to only apply when they check every box.

So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point above, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.

We believe in being a Nest For All – we champion respect, diversity and inclusion to make our Club a safe and welcoming place for all. The Collingwood Football Club is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and diverse candidates. We provide a welcoming, safe and flexible approach to work and provide an environment that benefits from and enables the best from everyone.

As an organization we are committed to protecting children and young people from harm. It is essential that anyone involved with the Collingwood Football Club understands their responsibility in relation to child safety. Our organization requires all applicants to obtain a 'Working with Children Check' prior to appointment.

To learn more about working at Collingwood Football Club and our values, please visit