Social Media Producer, NBL (Kayo Sports) | Melbourne | Casual

Application Deadline: 1 October 2026

Department: Foxtel BU

Employment Type: Contract / Temp

Location: Australia - Docklands

Description

The NBL has never been bigger, and we want someone who can make its social feel that way.

Kayo Sports is looking for a Melbourne-based Social Media Producer to own the feed across the NBL 2026/27 season. You'll be cutting the storylines everyone's talking about, finding the moments between the moments, and turning game nights into content people actually stop scrolling for.

You know the difference between a good play and a clip that'll travel. You know the players, you know the storylines, and you know which moments fans will be talking about tomorrow.

This is a casual role based in Melbourne, paid at an hourly rate and running across the NBL 2026/27 regular season and finals. Shifts will most likely be:

- Wednesday, 3pm to 11pm
- Friday, 3pm to 11pm
- Saturday, 3pm to 11pm

Some flexibility will be needed around the fixture, finals, and big news moments.

Key Responsibilities

- Filming content with players at games and training, and knowing how to get the best out of them on camera
- Building editorial-led content around the players, rivalries, imports, and storylines driving the league




- Coming up with concepts fast and turning them into polished edits even faster
- Creating repeatable formats and series that fans come back for week after week
- Cutting the biggest and best moments
- Jumping on breaking news and moving quickly when the league makes headlines
- Working with the NBL, clubs, journalists, producers, and talent to create content no one else can get

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

- Genuine NBL knowledge. You follow the league closely, not just the highlights (essential)
- Strong relationships across the NBL, clubs, players, and media, or the ability to build them quickly
- Experience producing and filming content with athletes, on-ground and on the fly
- Fast, sharp video editing and design skills in Adobe Suite
- A knack for ideas, from one-off reactive content to formats with legs
- An instinct for pacing, hooks, and keeping people watching
- Strong editorial judgement and a transparent sense of when to be first and when to be right
- A solid grasp of TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube and what works on each
- Comfort reading performance data and using it to get better
- Clean, confident writingA cool head on a big night and the drive to back yourself

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📌 Social Media Producer, NBL (Kayo Sports) | Melbourne | Casual
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