Welcome to the Hawthorn Football Club Careers page.
Here at the Hawks, our purpose is to inspire the Hawthorn family while in pursuit of premiership success.
Our home
Located at Bunjil Bagora, Waverley Park, Hawthorn’s state-of-the-art facility is not only the home of the club’s elite footballers but also its dedicated and experienced administration staff.
Our driven teams include specialists in finance, membership, commercial operations, digital media and community.
In the coming years, Hawthorn will be based at the transformational Kennedy Community Centre, providing players and staff with one of the leading high-performance sports facilities in the country, whilst including community-accessible spaces.
The Hawks also have an office in Launceston which houses a driven team that runs the operations and corporate sales for the area.
Our values
We live by the values: Love Our Club, Play To Win and One For All.
Love Our Club
- Honour our past, celebrate our present and embrace the future
- Proud, passionate and committed
- Have a club-first mentality
Play To Win
- Relentless in our drive for success
- Demonstrate a commitment to excellence
- Bold, dynamic and innovative in our actions
One For All
- Inclusive and welcoming of all people
- Open, honest and respectful in our approach
- Collaborative with clear communication
Our offer to you
As a Hawthorn Football Club employee, you will work in a supportive, values-driven and harmonious team. Our initiatives that drive wellbeing, connection and performance include:
- Access to gym facilities
- Flexible work arrangements
- Special offers and discounts through our Corporate Partners
- Professional development opportunities – in-house and external
- One Club memberships to enjoy games with your family and friends
Our available positions
If you are interested in joining our family club, current vacancies will be listed below.
Box Hill - Events & Marketing Coordinator
About us
The Box Hill Hawks are seeking to appoint a highly driven, passionate and motivated individual that will be responsible for assisting with the planning, administration and deliver of Club functions and events.
This position presents a unique opportunity to work for a club with a strong track record in the VFL, and that are respected members of both the Victorian and Australian Football Leagues.
Box Hill Hawks are the proud VFL affiliate of the Hawthorn Football Club.
This affiliation is strong and has a clear vision of the future – to create an environment steeped in excellence and opportunities to ensure that the Club that is successful, sustainable, socially inclusive, and equally focused on both men’s and women’s programs.
About the role
Reporting to the Box Hill General Manager, this is a permanent part time (4 days per week) opportunity that will include:
- Contributing to the planning and delivery of a calendar of events in line with Club strategy
- Coordinate effective administration of allocated events including producing documentation, logistics/run schedules concepts and delivering event requirements
- Liaising with internal stakeholders to coordinate collateral / event material
- Coordinate and allocate staff, volunteers, and suppliers to assist with delivering assigned events
- Event reporting – ensuring objectives are met
- Coordination of all guests including managing guest lists, invitations, bookings, ticketing and all event related communications
- Ensure that budget is adhered to and management is kept up to date with overall budget expenditure
- Assist with Salesforce through product creation, bulk uploads, and maintenance
- Assist with the management and regular update of the Box Hill Hawks website
- Coordinate Box Hill Hawks weekly member communications
- Working with digital content and communications intern, develop and deliver the clubs Marketing Strategy
The ideal candidate
You will have demonstrated professional experience backed by a tertiary qualification in events, hospitality or business related.
Experience with a CRM, in particular, Salesforce is highly desirable, however, not essential.
You are an excellent communicator, you can quickly build rapport, engage with diverse groups, and build effective relationships both within the community, and within business.
You will have strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to manage expectations, high level of attention to detail and able to multi-task and deliver to timelines.
Please note that weekend work is required for events during the season.
Our offer to you
As a Box Hill Hawks and Hawthorn Football Club employee, you will have access to…
- People first mentality and vibrant culture
- In house health & wellbeing programs
- In house learning & development programs and opportunities
- Discounts on club merchandise
- Free memberships
This role will be based at Box Hill City Oval. We support flexible working arrangements, whether it be form home, from Waverly Park (HFC HQ), or another suitable environment.
Applications close Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Job link is here - https://www.seek.com.au/job/84654093
Hawthorn College of Sport
Dreaming of a career in the sports industry? Hawthorn Football Club has partnered with leading training provider Box Hill Institute to give you the ultimate head start to your sports career.
Study the dual diploma - Diploma of Sport (SIS50321) and Diploma of Leadership and Management (BSB50420) with Box Hill Institute at Hawthorn College of Sport. Taught by Box Hill Institute’s sport experts, with support from Hawthorn Football Club staff and players, you’ll get the inside scoop on this fast-paced industry and gain a dual qualification to bolster your career prospects over a 12 month program.
Learn from the best, amongst the best, at the heart of the action.
