Why Join the Netball Crew?

Did you know, eight out of ten Australian families have had some involvement with Netball? Either through playing, volunteering, coaching, assisting with admin or being one of our dedicated fans!

The Diamonds have won 11 out of 14 World Cups (including the inaugural World Championships in 1963). Since netball became a Commonwealth Games sport in 1998, Australia has won five gold medals and are the current number one team in the INF World Rankings.

You will be joining a team of passionate individuals who take pride in their skills, love what they do and thoroughly enjoy being part of making Netball one of the most loved sports in Australia.

 Job Description

Our Match Coverage team is the vital link between what happens on the court and our legions of fans who we educate and inform across our digital channels.

Netball Australia are seeking aspiring journalists, writers, broadcasters or content creators studying in the media, communications and journalism space to work with us during the Suncorp Super Netball League (SSN) season in 2025. We have multiple exciting opportunities for paid, casual positions across our upcoming 2025 SSN season, which will allow you to work from anywhere in Australia, whether that be at home, or in stadium on match day!

Responsibilities include:

• Writing match reports for netball.com.au
• Updating the following Netball Australia SSN digital channels:
  • Facebook
  • X
  • TikTok
  • Instagram

Desired Skills and Experience

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, we are seeking the following:

• Strong alignment to our DNA - Belong, Be Bold, Be Your Best is essential. 
• Passion for media and content, and a keen interest in sport (particularly netball, of course!)
• Ability to work autonomously and have confidence in your decision making and writing skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, with great communication
• Excellent writing skills
• Good understanding of social media
• Creative flare and ability to produce your own content ideas
• Ability to manage multiple requirements and priorities at once
• Attention to detail and ability to follow a plan
• Prior voluntary, work experience or similar within the sports industry would be highly regarded
• This is weekend work, and full availability to cover the SSN matches across Saturdays and Sundays during the home and away season in 2025 is essential. 
• Current journalism or media & communications studies would be highly desirable, but not essential - if you’ve got some creative flare and are good with your words, we'd love to hear from you! 

If this sounds like you, and we hope it does – please submit your CV and Cover Letter, ensuring it articulates your ability to meet the criteria above, and what you could bring to the role that would make you stand out as the preferred candidate. 

We shortlist and interview great candidates as soon as they are identified so, please do not delay your application should you wish to be considered. We do not take for granted the high volume of excellent applications we receive, but please be aware this means we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates.

Netball Australia takes our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we provide an environment that is safe for our child and adult beneficiaries. All successful candidates will undergo a criminal record and Working with Children check prior to employment and must be able to hold valid checks at all times throughout their employment. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support and training in their work with child and adult beneficiaries. We have a collaborative, supportive and diverse culture and promote the continued development of our team members! We believe your religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification or culture do not define you nor impact your application or employment with Netball Australia. We are a sport for all people across the community and take pride in providing a diverse, inclusive and safe environment for all.