South Australian Cricket Association
Description
Working for SACA means that you become a part of Australia’s proud history and help us look toward the future. Our players and teams are successful, inspiring and reflect the values and aspirations of the community they represent. As an organisation, we are seeking to drive bold, transformative change in digital experiences, junior participation, culturally diverse inclusion, gender equality and sustainability, whilst also reimagining the W/BBL, building player connection through storytelling and playing our part in developing the game globally.
Our purpose is clear; to unite and inspire everyone to love and play cricket. Cricket is so much more than just a game; it brings people together and binds us all through our shared experiences.
This is your opportunity to join a purpose led organisation that truly makes a difference to Australians.
Location: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide SA
Employment Type: Casual, Part-Time (3 days per week)
Contract Term: October 2026 to January 2027
Are you passionate about sport, digital storytelling, and creating content that connects with fans? We are seeking a Digital Content Specialist to join our team for the exciting upcoming cricket season.
This is a unique opportunity to work across the Adelaide Strikers and South Australian domestic cricket programs, capturing and delivering engaging content that brings our teams, players and competitions to life.
About the Role
The Digital Content Specialist plays a key role in creating and delivering engaging, timely and strategic content across digital platforms to enhance fan engagement and media visibility. Working closely with Marketing, Commercial and High-Performance teams, you'll help drive proactive coverage of the Adelaide Strikers and South Australian domestic teams while building strong relationships with media and broadcast partners.
You will be at the heart of the action, producing match day content, supporting media activities and ensuring the SACA story is shared with fans across multiple channels.
Key Responsibilities
A taste of what you'll be doing...
- Work international, W/BBL, and domestic match days as required
- Delivering real-time match day coverage through photos, video, social media and digital storytelling.
- Writing articles and features that bring players, teams and cricket moments to life.
- Supporting media opportunities, interviews and broadcast activity throughout the season.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will bring...
- Experience in digital content creation, media, communications or journalism, ideally within a sports or entertainment environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create compelling stories tailored to different audiences and platforms.
- Experience using social media platforms, content scheduling tools and video/photo editing applications.
- The ability to thrive in fast-paced, live-event environments while maintaining attention to detail and meeting tight deadlines.
- Confidence working with media and broadcast partners and managing stakeholder relationships professionally.
- A collaborative mindset with flexibility to work evenings, weekends and travel when required.
- A genuine passion for sport, fan engagement and creative storytelling.
About SACA
The SACA is one of the nation’s premier sporting bodies, with a vision for cricket to be Australia’s favorite sport – a sport for all Australian’s. Operating within the sports and entertainment industry, SACA offers an exciting and dynamic working environment, and is responsible for overseeing and developing cricket on a State level.
The SACA is responsible for coordinating international and domestic cricket matches, Premier cricket matches and community carnivals, coaching and development and pathway programs for girls and boys, coaching, umpiring, volunteer development and ground management. It also administers high performance cricket in South Australia, including the SA Men’s and Women’s Teams and Adelaide Strikers women’s and men’s teams.
Want to join our team?
If you are ready to join SACA and do great things together to honour cricket's heritage, drive its future and connect communities, then we want to hear from you!
Applications close - Wednesday 29 July
At SACA we are committed to the ongoing journey of nurturing a diverse and inclusive workforce, and offer equal opportunities to all. We are proud to respect, embrace and celebrate diversity and strongly encourage applications from people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to providing a safe environment for children across Australian Cricket, and we also offer a flexible work environment for employees. We measure ourselves on our behaviours - our people value being kind, being brave and doing great things together!
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!