About the Position

Head of Planning - Parental Leave Contract

We are seeking a Head of Planning for a 12-month fixed term contract to lead strategic media plans at DAZN, Australia. As the Head of Planning, you will be responsible for developing integrated media and go-to-market strategies that align with our brand objectives and business KPIs.

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, optimizing 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 socialization 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 behaviors, and planning best practice.

Requirements

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 optimization 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.

We Offer

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.

About the Company

Foxtel Group, a DAZN company, is Australia's home of sport and entertainment. From our beginnings in 1995 as Australia’s original subscription television broadcaster, we’ve always had innovation in our DNA. Today, we’re Australia’s leading streaming and subscription television company.

Our portfolio includes Kayo Sports, a dedicated sports streaming service; BINGE, an entertainment streaming platform; Foxtel, the country’s largest pay-TV provider; Fox Sports Australia, the country’s leading sports production company; Foxtel Media, our innovative advertising sales business, and BALBOA, our powerhouse creative agency.

In 2025, we became part of the DAZN family, which allows us to benefit from DAZN’s global scale, innovation, and technology.

As a team, we invest in our people and we’re committed to a culture of collaboration, performance, and recognition, guided by our company values of Customer First, Own It, Authentic, Change the Game, and Win Together.

We’re a homegrown Australian company with our headquarters at Broadcast Way Studios on Sydney’s Lower North Shore, and campuses on the Gold Coast and in Melbourne.

When you join our winning team, you can expect to be supported by your leader, encouraged by your teammates, and presented with countless opportunities to do great work that gets recognized and rewarded.

Application Deadline

September 25, 2026

Location

Australia - Artarmon

Employment Type

Fixed Term - Full Time

Workplace Type

Hybrid

Reporting To

Cate Hefele

Head of Planning - Parental Leave Contract

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