At Tennis Australia, we're creating a more playful world through tennis – for everyone.
From grassroots to Grand Slams, tennis brings people together, inspires communities, and builds champions on and off the court.
We're a team of imaginative and passionate people who believe in the power of sport to make a difference.
If you're ready to help us serve up real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
We're committed to reflecting the communities we work and play in.
We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQI+ individuals, people with disability, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
About the role
The Marketing Partnerships Lead will manage a portfolio of high-value partners and help drive sustainable revenue growth across the business.
In this role, you will develop strong, strategic partnerships that deliver value for both Tennis Australia and our partners, ensuring best-in-class activation and exceptional stakeholder experiences.
Working collaboratively across the organisation, you will identify opportunities to connect partners with Tennis Australia's broader strategic objectives, creating integrated partnerships that support the growth of the sport while delivering measurable commercial outcomes.
In this role you will:
Manage a portfolio of strategic partners, ensuring the seamless delivery of contracted benefits across Tennis Australia events, including signage, hospitality, ticketing, marketing assets and promotional activations.
Lead partnership activations from planning through execution, collaborating with internal teams, partners and agencies to deliver high-quality experiences that align with commercial objectives and operational requirements.
Identify and implement value-add opportunities that enhance partner engagement, strengthen relationships,



support partner retention, and contribute to revenue growth across the TA partnership portfolio.
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders through proactive communication, strategic partnership planning, and a best-practice approach to account management and partner servicing.
Track and report on partnership performance, including budget management, post-event reporting, renewal planning and upsell opportunities, ensuring the ongoing success and growth of key partnerships.
About you
Tertiary qualifications in Commerce, Business, Marketing, or Sports Management
Proven experience in the development and adherence to a budget (revenue and surplus) & delivery of targets
A strong working knowledge of Australian and International partnership at all levels
An understanding of emerging brand and marketing trends, and concepts, including developments in digital, media and social platforms
Hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check
Flexible regarding working hours and arrangements relating to work associated with Tennis Australia
What's to love?
Career development with a range of formal education and on the job training opportunities
Tickets to the Australian Open plus Superbox tickets to events at Rod Laver & John Cain Arena
Health & wellbeing benefits, including access to CorePlus Pilates and other wellbeing initiatives
Onsite gym,



tennis facilities & free onsite car parking
Salary packaging & a range of discounts from our sponsorship partners
Attractive leave benefits - with up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave for all primary caregivers and Sorry Business and Ceremonial Leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees
We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180
Tennis Australia is committed to providing a safe workplace for all tennis participants, including children and young people.
It is essential everyone involved with delivering tennis in Australia understands their responsibility in relation to child-safety.
We believe playing makes life better and we are always on the lookout to talented people to join our team and help us create a playful world through tennis.
Even if we are not currently advertising the position that you are looking for today, we may be tomorrow.
There are a number of ways that you can keep up-to-date with new opportunities as they happen.
We encourage you to create a profile and register for our job alerts, as well as follow Tennis Australia on LinkedIn to stay up to date on the latest news and opportunities.
As one of the biggest sporting organisations in Australia, it takes more than just tennis experts to keep things running at Tennis Australia, our state-based Member Associations and all our tennis events.
We employ passionate people from various fields including: sports administration, coaching, media, legal, finance, information technology, marketing, sponsorship, people and culture, broadcast, events and ticketing.
If you are looking to take the next step in your career and want to put your skills on display in the best game, why not show us what you're made of?
The ball is in your court!
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📌 Marketing Partnerships Lead (Melbourne)
🏢 TENNIS AUSTRALIA
📍 Melbourne