💛 What went down at the SportsGrad Meetups (view photos)
Plus new membership intake and International Women's Day event!
Hello friends! 👋
Welcome to the SportsGrad Newsletter. Each week we take a deep dive into how people are growing their careers in sport.
Here you’ll find insights, tactics and tools to help you win jobs, get promoted, work around the world, make an impact, and still get paid fairly in sport.
Plus the latest on what’s happening in the SportsGrad Community - a private group of legends lifting each other toward the careers of their dreams.
Become a SportsGrad Member!
Intake window: 9 am Feb 20 - 11:59 pm Feb 21
The SportsGrad Community is opening soon for new ‘Rookie’ Members!
Rookie Members get 4 chances a year to join - that’s it.
Once a quarter we’ll do a 2-day intake of Members.
Here’s how you can join:
Sign up for the Community Waitlist
When doors open, we send you a link to join
Sign up and get instant access to the Community
Be quick, or wait another 3 months to join.
P.s - Join our new member speed networking night at 7:30 pm on Feb 20.
Come celebrate International Women's Day with the Melbourne sports industry 🥂
Play like a Girl Australia & SportsGrad are coming together to create a fun opportunity to celebrate IWD and connect with people in the sports industry.
Your ticket includes food & drinks, guest speakers and a private space to meet people in the sports industry!
Who should come along?
Anyone working or playing sport
Anyone with an interest in working in sport
Professional Athletes
Anyone wanting to celebrate IWD!
Have a look at the event page for more details, or click the button below.
Check out what happened at the SportsGrad Meetups 🍻
Click on your city to view photos!
Melbourne  📸 Get pics here 📸 | Adelaide  📸 Get pics here 📸 |
Perth  📸 Get pics here 📸 | Sydney  📸 Get pics here 📸 |
See what people have been saying on LinkedIn…
Thank you so much to everyone who came along!
We hope you had as much fun as we did.
Brissy, we’ll be seeing you on the 7th of March!
More details on upcoming online events below 👇
What’s happening in the Community?
Community Wins ⭐️
Here’s what SportsGrad Members got up to last week...
Dylan Noronha accepted a role with OMD Australia as a Director of Sport Partnerships
Sophie Sfikas is joining InPlay Digital as a freelance graphic designer
Junye Zhang signed a contract with Rugby Victoria to work as Rugby Development Officer
Chanel Vettori received an offer to work with the Melbourne Rebels as a video analyst intern
SportsGrad Members have landed over 570+ jobs in sport.
If you've had a win, share it with us in the #wins channel on Discord!
Upcoming Member Events 💛
Members, to join an event, RSVP via Discord.
Pro Member Events:
🤝 Pro Speed Networking - February 22nd 7pm AEDT
💪 Leadership Masterclass with Gav Mahony - Feb 28th 12pm AEDT
⚖️ Sports Law Masterclass with Michael Bricknell - March 28th 12pm AEDT
Do you work in sport? Apply to become a SportsGrad Pro Member
Rookie Member Events:
🤝 Rookie Speed Networking (+ New Member welcome!) - February 20th 7:30pm AEDT
🤝 Rookie Speed Networking - March 11th 7pm AEDT
Do you want to work in sport? Join the list to become a SportsGrad Rookie Member
Job Opportunities 💼
Looking for a new gig? Here’s a few positions who organisations want to hire SportsGrad Members for:
📸 Content and Socials Executive - Full-time | Gold Coast
🏐 Engagement and Communications Coordinator - Full-Time | Melbourne
🏉 Footy Records Team Member - Casual | VIC, NSW, QLD, SA and WA
⛵️ Hospitality Ambassadors - Casual | Sydney
More details on Discord - look for the 🔥FEATURED JOB🔥 tagged posts, and tell them SportsGrad sent you!
Need help hiring sports industry talent? Get in touch with Ryan.
Thanks for reading!
Have a great weekend everyone 🕺
Catch you soon,
Acacia 💛
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💬 Talk to Recruiters: Chat directly to the sports recruiting, get your name out there, and become memorable with companies hiring via Virtual Job Fairs
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