ABOUT US
We’re hiring
The Final Word wants a full-time producer for Digital Content and Strategy.
We cover cricket around the year and around the world, so we need somebody with the flexibility and enthusiasm to jump on that ride. Shifting demands: some weekends, some nights, some travel, rolling deadlines, though mostly we’ll work to UK business hours. You’ll ideally be based in London, though we’ll consider any candidate who can work with the time zone.
You’ll be in charge of our online presence: long-term planning, day-to-day delivery, and making the content that fuels it, across platforms and media. You’ll be proficient in Adobe Suite or similar across video, audio, and still images, and up to date with major social media platforms and theory. This is a job where you’ll need the confidence to take the lead, not follow ours.
You’ll need to be self-motivated and bring energy to an established team. Other valued skills include website design and management, a sense of humour, and a willingness to help out across the board.
We’re a small operation, so payment level will suit a recent graduate or an up-and-comer in our field, somebody who wants a chance to get started in sports media or digital creation. Details available on application. You’ll be working with a roster of accomplished hosts and guests beyond the core members of the operation.
Ideally, you already love cricket and can understand the mentality of a true badger. We’re open minded if you don’t, but you’ll need to be a quick study. Communicating naturally and authentically about the game will matter.
Along with a CV, please send a cover letter that demonstrates an understanding of the tone of The Final Word, and gives us an outline of your ambitions beyond this job. We’d like a sense of why working with us could be a good fit for you.
Address these to Nick at info@finalwordcricket.com as soon as you can, and we’ll be in touch about next steps.
The Story
The Final Word began when Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins toured England for the Ashes of 2015. After making shows with the ABC and The Guardian we decided to go out on our own.
Over 20 million downloads later, we’ve combined humour with analysis to routinely chart as the No.1 cricket podcast in Australia, the UK and USA. Along with our flagship weekly show, The Final Word produces daily match wraps, our weekend history program Story Time, long-form interviews, and live stage performances.
Conversations
One thing that sets The Final Word apart is the depth of our interviews, helping audiences get to know people rather than names. Our guests include creative minds like Stephen Fry, Paul Kelly, Wil Anderson and Mark Steel, commentators like Harsha Bhogle, Jim Maxwell, Mel Jones, Isa Guha, Alison Mitchell and Gerard Whateley, and players like Pat Cummins, Ellyse Perry, lan Chappell, Michael Atherton, Glenn Maxwell, Nasser Hussain, Katherine Brunt, David Warner, Jos Buttler, Mitchell Johnson, Kate Cross, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Gillespie, Jeremy Coney, Jimmy Neesham, Gary Kirsten, Heather Knight, Graham Gooch and Simon Katich.
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Adam Collins
Adam's spent a decade in Canberra advising politicians, including a Prime Minister. When they were voted out he followed his first love.
His writing appears around the cricket world, and he commentates on television for Sky Sports and radio for SEN. In 2021 Adam was named the Christopher Martin-Jenkins cricket broadcaster of the year. He lives in London with his young family.
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Geoff Lemon
Geoff began writing as a poet, performing nationally and internationally at festivals and on tour with bands.
He edited one of one of Australia's oldest literary journals, Going Down Swinging, and directed the National Young Writers Festival. He wrote on music and politics before covering cricket and founding commentary station White Line Wireless. He has written for most cricket publications, published five books, and commentates on radio for the BBC and ABC.