#339: How to get cut through and land your first job in sport with Josh Marton, GM of Public Affairs and Marketing in Golf
Sun Dec 14 2025
Meet Josh Marton, the General Manager of Public Affairs at the PGA of Australia and Golf Australia.
In this episode, we follow Josh’s journey from starting in journalism, to becoming a Marketing and Communications Account Executive at TGI Sport, to working at the Australian Open Golf tournament where he was part of the leadership team that brought Rory McIlroy to Royal Melbourne.
We also take a deep dive into Josh’s time at Cricket Australia where he was the Head of Communications working across the Ashes and the Cricket World Cup and also at Fox Sports where he was the Partnerships Executive.
If you’re looking for a job at Golf Australia, Josh provides what we looks for in applicants and what you can do to help to help break into the sports industry.
We cover:
(03:57) - Interview Begins
(06:37)- Quickfire Questions
(08:15) - Interview question Josh would ask at Golf Australia
(17:17) - Josh’s pinch me moment during the Australian Open
(20:46) - Josh’s experience in the build up to the Australian Open
(24:28) - How Rory McIlroy made his way Down Under for the Australian Open
(28:08) - What did Josh do early days?
(35:03) - Josh’s experience working at TGI Sports
(44:08) - Josh’s work at Cricket Australia during a T20 World Cup Campaign
(50:03) - Career advice from Josh about breaking into the sports industry
(01:00:14) - Josh and Reuben workshopping LinkedIn post about the Australian Open
(01:05:06) - How Josh developed his marketing skillset that help propel him to become a General Manager
If you like this ep, give these a go next:
#231: Journey to Commercial Partnerships Coordinator at Golf Australia with Clayton Henderson
#338: From the AFL, to Cricket NT CEO at 29, to Executive GM at Cricket Australia with Joel Morrison
#333: Managing Partnerships for the Nike Melbourne Marathon at IMG with Clayton Henderson
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Big thanks to Deakin University for making this episode possible. Check out their Master of Sport Management, ranked #1 in Australia.
Thanks for listening, much love!
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Meet Josh Marton, the General Manager of Public Affairs at the PGA of Australia and Golf Australia. In this episode, we follow Josh’s journey from starting in journalism, to becoming a Marketing and Communications Account Executive at TGI Sport, to working at the Australian Open Golf tournament where he was part of the leadership team that brought Rory McIlroy to Royal Melbourne. We also take a deep dive into Josh’s time at Cricket Australia where he was the Head of Communications working across the Ashes and the Cricket World Cup and also at Fox Sports where he was the Partnerships Executive. If you’re looking for a job at Golf Australia, Josh provides what we looks for in applicants and what you can do to help to help break into the sports industry. We cover: (03:57) - Interview Begins (06:37)- Quickfire Questions (08:15) - Interview question Josh would ask at Golf Australia (17:17) - Josh’s pinch me moment during the Australian Open (20:46) - Josh’s experience in the build up to the Australian Open (24:28) - How Rory McIlroy made his way Down Under for the Australian Open (28:08) - What did Josh do early days? (35:03) - Josh’s experience working at TGI Sports (44:08) - Josh’s work at Cricket Australia during a T20 World Cup Campaign (50:03) - Career advice from Josh about breaking into the sports industry (01:00:14) - Josh and Reuben workshopping LinkedIn post about the Australian Open (01:05:06) - How Josh developed his marketing skillset that help propel him to become a General Manager If you like this ep, give these a go next: #231: Journey to Commercial Partnerships Coordinator at Golf Australia with Clayton Henderson #338: From the AFL, to Cricket NT CEO at 29, to Executive GM at Cricket Australia with Joel Morrison #333: Managing Partnerships for the Nike Melbourne Marathon at IMG with Clayton Henderson Want a job in sport? Click here. Follow SportsGrad on socials: LinkedIn | Instagram | TikTok Follow Reuben on socials: LinkedIn | Instagram | TikTok Big thanks to Deakin University for making this episode possible. Check out their Master of Sport Management, ranked #1 in Australia. Thanks for listening, much love! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.