We are seeking a Content & Sport Partnerships Executive for a 12-month contract.
In this role, you will be a key day-to-day point of contact for our sports code partners, channel partners, and international broadcasters. You will oversee operational content delivery across Fox Sports, Kayo, Binge, WatchAFL, and WatchNRL, while helping identify and optimize new content opportunities across linear, digital, and direct-to-consumer platforms.
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Maintain knowledge of all new and current acquisitions.
- Identify and leverage Fox Sports content that can be utilised on Kayo in different ways to Fox Sports linear.
- Research and identify new content opportunities for DAZN Australia including live, delayed and evergreen.
- Manage internal and external stakeholders relating to content and operational matters for Sport channel partners and sports codes.
- Support Head of Sport & Content Partnerships on DAZN Australia’s third-party app and channel strategy as it relates to sport.
- When appropriate, assist the Head of Sport & Content Partnerships and Head of Content Acquisitions in negotiation and acquisition of content. This includes free of charge content for Fox Sports and/or Kayo.
- Liaise with SatOps and other operational departments to facilitate delivery of content for Fox Sports, Kayo, Binge, WatchAFL and WatchNRL. This includes coordinating fixtures with relevant code partners and our operational teams.
- Develop and maintain end-to-end workflows to deliver SRT and other digital content delivery onto Kayo, Binge, WatchAFL and WatchNRL. This includes coordinating with content providers, production partners and relevant internal departments.
- Be the main point of contact for our international broadcast partners and agents we liaise with for international broadcast distribution of AFL and NRL. This involves managing the day-to-day relationships with AFL and NRL, monthly and year-end reporting on revenue and subscriber targets, supporting the Programming Executive – Content Acquisitions to ensure rundowns and wagering information is provided to international broadcasters on a weekly basis and generally overseeing that all contractual requirements are being delivered by Foxtel, AFL and NRL as it relates to international rights.
- Assist with audience reporting requirements to key code partners including fielding queries around data, insights and migration to Kantar audience data for our partners.
- Representing Acquisitions & Sport Partnership department and participate in relevant working groups & projects across the business to support content deals and channel partnerships.
- Brief Foxtel and Kayo Customer Care teams on updates relating to sport.
- Provide monthly captioning reports to sport channel partners in line with DAZN Australia’s regulatory obligations.
- Organise and lead monthly meetings with external sport channel partners, focusing on content, operational projects and key business updates for these partners.
- Support key departments on business objectives relating to sport.
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Minimum 5 years of experience in sport, media, content partnerships or a related industry.
- Demonstrated experience managing relationships with rights holders, channel partners, agencies along with key internal stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of the Australian and international sports rights landscape, including linear, digital and direct-to-consumer distribution models.
- Experience coordinating complex operational workflows across multiple teams while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
- Highly developed communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong relationships.
- Strong analytical capability, including experience interpreting audience and identifying opportunities to drive business outcomes.
- A proactive, adaptable and solutions-focused approach, combined with a passion for sport and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences.
A career with us means working across one or more of our brands including Foxtel, Kayo Sports, BINGE, Fox Sports and Foxtel Media. When you join, the Perks at Work are taken care of:
- You’re part of Fox Flex, our hybrid way of working with time spent at home and on campus
- Free & discounted products including Foxtel, Foxtel Broadband, Kayo Sports and BINGE
- Special days away from work for Birthday, Cultural & Volunteer Leave
- VIP Experiences: Free tickets to sporting events, red carpet premieres, advance screenings, and behind-the-scenes tours.
- Access to our holistic Fox Fit wellbeing program
- Company-wide meeting-free lunch hours and Friday afternoons
A note to recruitment agencies - we have this role covered. There is no need to get in touch, we do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Foxtel Group, a DAZN company, is Australia's home of sport and entertainment.
From our beginnings in 1995 as Australia’s original subscription television broadcaster, we’ve always had innovation in our DNA. Today, we’re Australia’s leading streaming and subscription television company.
Our portfolio includes Kayo Sports, a dedicated sports streaming service; BINGE, an entertainment streaming platform; Foxtel, the country’s largest pay-TV provider; Fox Sports Australia, the country’s leading sports production company; Foxtel Media, our innovative advertising sales business, and BALBOA, our powerhouse creative agency.
In 2025, we became part of the DAZN family, which allows us to benefit from DAZN’s global scale, innovation and technology.
As a team, we invest in our people and we’re committed to a culture of collaboration, performance, and recognition, guided by our company values of Customer First, Own It, Authentic, Change the Game, and Win Together.
We’re a homegrown Australian company with our headquarters at Broadcast Way Studios on Sydney’s Lower North Shore, and campuses on the Gold Coast and in Melbourne.
When you join our winning team, you can expect to be supported by your leader, encouraged by your teammates, and presented with countless opportunities to do great work that gets recognised and rewarded.
Join our team today and discover your role of a lifetime for our audience of millions.
