Marketing and Communications Manager

Marketing and Communications Manager 

• Part time (three days per week to start) 
• One-year contract with intent to extend 
• Location flexible | Virtual role with national travel 
• Report to: Chief Executive Officer 

About you 

You’re a strategic marketer and storyteller who knows how to shape clear messages, build brand momentum, and create campaigns and event activations that normalise climate and energy solutions. You’re confident working across marketing, content, media, partnerships and events, and enjoy bringing creativity, structure, energy and clarity to a growing organisation. 

You write well, think clearly and are comfortable turning ideas into relatable narratives and engaging impact. You enjoy working with different people, from agency partners to executives, government, sporting bodies, not for profits and community members, and you adjust your style with ease. You care about community, climate and energy solutions, and purpose-driven work. You believe sport can inspire positive change. If you like or have experience in cricket, that’s a bonus but it’s not a requirement. What matters is your ability to connect with people, tap into the emotional connection of cricket, strengthen a growing brand and tell stories that connect. 

With 8–10 years’ experience in marketing, events, communications, and brand, you’re ready for a role where you can shape strategy and get hands-on with delivery. 

About us 

Cricket for Climate is a not-for-profit founded by Australian Test Captain and all-round good guy Pat Cummins. We’re focused on the sustainability of cricket by supporting clubs to adopt climate and energy solutions and inspiring fans to take climate action in their everyday lives. We partner with businesses, government, community, cricket and sporting bodies, not for profits, philanthropy, councils and community to deliver climate and energy programs alongside national engagement campaigns and events. Cricket has 8 million fans in Australia and 2.5 billion globally, giving us a unique opportunity to make climate and energy solutions accessible and widely understood. 

We’re a small, growing, ambitious team working quickly and purposefully. This role is central to growing our brand, commerciality and impact, helping our message reach more people and our movement to grow. 

About the role 

This role leads Cricket for Climate’s marketing, brand and communications. You’ll shape how we show up publicly, guide our agencies, build campaigns, create content pathways, get involved in strategic projects and events, and support key partnerships. You’ll work closely with the CEO to elevate our brand, strengthen our impact, and grow our national and global presence. 

It’s a mix of strategy, hands-on delivery, and collaboration with a wide range of partners. Every day looks a little different. All of it contributes to building a strong, trusted and inspiring organisation. For you, it’s a rare opportunity for the most purposeful, diverse, and fulfilling work creating impact in Australia and globally. 

Key responsibilities 

Lead Marketing, Brand and Communications Strategy 

• Develop and deliver overarching marketing and communications strategy. 
• Build quarterly and annual marketing plans, including campaigns, brand initiatives, and partnership storytelling. 
• Own brand voice, messaging frameworks, positioning, and visual identity consistency. 
• Collaborate with creative agencies and partners to concept, execute and refine major campaigns. 
• Package our offerings, programs and impact for partners, supporters and media. 

Oversee Content, Storytelling and Social 

• Shape narratives for campaigns, strategic projects, and organisational priorities. 
• Guide social and creative agencies and content partners. 
• Build relationships with cricket influencers, players and storytellers. 
• Plan and oversee content across key channels (website, social, EDM, media etc.) 
• Turn climate messages and community stories into simple, engaging content 
• Implement newsletters and community updates 

Manage Communications, Media and Public Presence 

• Write media releases, statements, speeches and organisational updates 
• Identify opportunities for impactful media, events and public engagement 
• Build relationships across sport, climate, media and community 
• Support consistent internal and external communications 

Support Partnerships and Organisational Growth 

• Produce content, packs and materials for partners and funders 
• Develop case studies that highlight impact 
• Identify awards, events and platforms that elevate visibility 
• Support the CEO with positioning across the broader cricket ecosystem 

What you bring: Experience, strengths, character 

• 8–10 years in strategic marketing, communications and brand. 
• Proven creative, commercial and growth mindset. 
• Experience leading campaigns and working with agencies. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Clear, confident storyteller. 
• Exceptional stakeholder management and ability to work with diverse audiences – meeting them where they are – including executives, community, government, agency, media, volunteers. 
• Ability to translate complex ideas into simple, positive messages that inspire change. 
• Thrive with autonomy and drive brand, messaging and marketing strategy in a way that reaches fans positively and authentically. 
• Self-motivated, organised and steady under pressure. 
• Collaborative, curious, and practical. 
• Strong project management and organisational skills. 
• Values-driven and able to work both independently and in a small and virtual team. 
• Nice to have: Cricket or sport experience or passion. 
• Nice to have: An understanding or passion for climate and energy transition. 
• Nice to have: marketing and communications agency experience. 

If sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you at hello@cricketforclimate.com. Send us your resume and creative challenge response (see below). Closing date 30 Jan 2026.

Creative challenge 

To help us understand how you think, write, and approach marketing and communications in a purpose-driven organisation, please complete one of the activity options below and include with your resume to hello@cricketforclimate.com by 30 Jan 2026. 

Option 1: Tell the story

Choose one of the following and write a 200–250 word public-facing narrative that explains what it is, why it matters, and why cricket is a powerful platform for climate action: 

• The Solar and Battery in Cricket Clubs program 
• A recent Cricket for Climate partnership or activation 
• Cricket for Climate’s “why” 

You may include links and alternative forms of content if you wish. 

Option 2: Build a Mini Campaign

Imagine we want to run a lightweight national campaign that celebrates cricket clubs taking simple everyday action on climate. In your chosen format, outline: 

• A big idea (1–2 sentences) 
• Target audience 
• Channels 
• Three content ideas 
• One simple measure of success 

Option 3: Your personal impact story 

It’s the beginning of 2027 and Cricket for Climate has had a stellar year reaching cricket fans and audiences and normalising climate and energy solutions through simple, authentic storytelling, marketing and fan activation. We have been recognised for this impact and, as the Senior Communications and Marketing Manager, you have been asked to speak about how you did this. Consider the following questions as you prepare: 

• How did storytelling connect with cricket fans and hard to reach audiences 
• What messages resonated most 
• What did we do alone, what storytellers and influencers did we work with 
• What campaigns did we run to reach grass roots communities and get everyone on board with the practical steps they can take on climate and energy solutions 
• What products did we package up 
• What were the standout moments?