Head of Planning - 12 month Maternity Leave Contract Foxtel Management Pty Limited•Sydney, NSW, AU

Job Description

Head of Planning - 12 month Maternity Leave Contract

As Head of Planning (12 month fixed term contract), you will lead the development of strategic, customer-led media plans that build our brands and deliver measurable business results. Working closely with Marketing, Digital, agency partners and cross-functional teams, you'll bring a channel-agnostic perspective to planning, investment and performance optimisation.

You will also be the custodian of the annual media budget, ensuring investment is accurately managed, forecast and reported while identifying opportunities to maximise commercial impact.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the development of integrated media and go-to-market strategies aligned to brand objectives and business KPIs.
- Partner with Marketing, Digital, agency partners and internal stakeholders to deliver effective, insight-led media plans.
- Allocate investment across brand and demand channels in partnership with the Head of Digital, optimising performance against business targets.
- Act as a strategic thought partner, bringing a channel-agnostic media perspective to marketing and business planning discussions.
- Lead audience research, data analysis and media opportunity identification to inform planning decisions.
- Oversee media planning and implementation processes, ensuring high-quality delivery across strategy, activation and campaign reporting.
- Own and manage annual media budgets, including weekly spend tracking, forecasting and reforecasting.
- Provide clear, accurate media spend reporting and recommendations to senior stakeholders, working closely with the Media Reconciler.
- Manage the media agency relationship, including contracts, KPI performance, trading positions and agency governance.
- Lead Media Mix Modelling activity, including data provision, interpretation of findings and socialisation of insights across the business.
- Contribute to internal and external quarterly business reviews.
- Identify longer-term strategic opportunities and build stakeholder alignment around them.
- Lead, coach and develop junior members of the media planning team.
- Stay across emerging media trends, consumer behaviours and planning best practice.

About your experience

- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications or a related discipline.
- 12–15 years' experience in media planning, ideally within a large, fast-paced consumer, entertainment or subscription business.
- Deep knowledge of media planning principles, channels, measurement and optimisation practices.
- Strong commercial acumen and an understanding of how media investment influences broader business outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience managing significant media budgets, forecasting and financial reporting.
- Experience leading and getting value from media agency partnerships.
- Strong analytical and numerical capability, with the ability to turn complex data into clear recommendations.
- Experience with Media Mix Modelling and using insights to improve investment decisions.
- A strategic mindset, with the confidence to challenge thinking and influence senior stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building and people leadership skills.
- High attention to detail and proficiency in media planning tools and software.

Life at Foxtel Group

- 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

Broadcast Media, Entertainment and Publishing 1,001-5,000 employees





Foxtel is Australia's home to award winning local drama plus the widest choice in live sport, hit international TV and movies and a host of complete TV seasons to stream On Demand.

We're driven by unique, creative and talented people, working together to bring home Australia's most valued entertainment experience.

We offer a better entertainment experience every day to each one of our 2.8 million subscribing homes through delivery of exclusive and inspiring programming across all genres, the world's most popular channel brands, and investment in high quality local content.

Foxtel believes in the importance of telling Australian stories, and its ongoing commitment to creating the best in Australian programming has garnered numerous industry awards for its Foxtel Original productions.

We have also pioneered advancements in entertainment technology with Australia's first live 4K channel; the iQ4 set top box; the Foxtel GO app for mobile devices; streaming service, Foxtel Now and Foxtel broadband, home phone and entertainment bundles.

Foxtel has campuses at North Ryde, Artarmon and Pyrmont in Sydney, Robina and Brisbane in Queensland and Moonee Ponds, Southbank and Docklands in Melbourne.

Working at Foxtel

Working at Foxtel means being part of something different, better, special. Our purpose is to bring home Australia's most valued entertainment experience.

To help us achieve this, we have a set of values to guide how we behave and operate as a business, as a team, and as individuals:

Customer First: We put our customer relationships first. We think customer in every decision.

Own It: We take on the responsibility to bring home the best value.

Authentic: We give people a fair go and talk straight.

Change the Game: We make Foxtel different, better and special.

Win Together: We love being the underdog that wins. Together we are an unstoppable team.

Sound like your sort of place? We certainly hope so! All in all it's pretty cool here at Foxtel. On some days you will even rub shoulders with the stars!

Foxtel is Australia's home to award winning local drama plus the widest choice in live sport, hit international TV and movies and a host of complete TV seasons to stream On Demand.

We're driven by unique, creative and talented people, working together to bring home Australia's most valued entertainment experience.

We offer a better entertainment experience every day to each one of our 2.8 million subscribing homes through delivery of exclusive and inspiring programming across all genres, the world's most popular channel brands, and investment in high quality local content.

Foxtel believes in the importance of telling Australian stories, and its ongoing commitment to creating the best in Australian programming has garnered numerous industry awards for its Foxtel Original productions.

We have also pioneered advancements in entertainment technology with Australia's first live 4K channel; the iQ4 set top box; the Foxtel GO app for mobile devices; streaming service, Foxtel Now and Foxtel broadband, home phone and entertainment bundles.

Foxtel has campuses at North Ryde, Artarmon and Pyrmont in Sydney, Robina and Brisbane in Queensland and Moonee Ponds, Southbank and Docklands in Melbourne.

Working at Foxtel

Working at Foxtel means being part of something different, better, special. Our purpose is to bring home Australia's most valued entertainment experience.

To help us achieve this, we have a set of values to guide how we behave and operate as a business, as a team, and as individuals:

Customer First: We put our customer relationships first. We think customer in every decision.

Own It:



We take on the responsibility to bring home the best value.

Authentic: We give people a fair go and talk straight.

Change the Game: We make Foxtel different, better and special.

Win Together: We love being the underdog that wins. Together we are an unstoppable team.

Sound like your sort of place? We certainly hope so! All in all it's pretty cool here at Foxtel. On some days you will even rub shoulders with the stars!

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📌 Head Of Planning - 12 Month Maternity Leave Contract (New South Wales)
🏢 Foxtel Management Pty
📍 New South Wales