MEDIA

GROWTH | ENGAGEMENT | COMMUNITY-BUILDING | BRAND CULTURE | CREATIVE CAMPAIGNS | PROMOTIONS | MEDIA




CHARLIE COULTER MANIFESTO


INDEX




WHO AM I?

  • 20+1 YEAR OLD HISTORY STUDENT
  • COMMITTED MEMBER (FREESTYLE, RACE, BUDS, AJAM, KINGS, BJAM...)
  • PASSIONATE ABOUT THE CLUB AND GETTING PEOPLE INVOLVED FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS
  • KEEN TO HELP BROADEN THE WAYS PEOPLE CAN GET INVOLVED IN SSX BEYOND RACE/ FREESTYLE/ BIG SOCIALS
  • WANT TO MAKE SSX AS INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FRESHERS WE GET INVOLVED EACH YEAR

WHY ME?
  • BEEN ON 8 UNI TRIPS (3 SSX + 3 AS A REP + 2 AS COMMITTEE)
  • PROVEN IMPACT AS MEDIA SEC, PLAYING A CENTRAL ROLE IN SSX BRAND IDENTITY, COMMS STRATEGY AND OVERALL CLUB CULTURE/ PERCEPTION
  • EXPERIENCE WORKING FOR STUDENT SNOWSPORTS BRANDS SUCH AS JIBWORX IN RESORT, AS AN AJAM TEAM MEMBER, AND AS A WLT MEDIA REP 
  • STRONG EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIJACKED, TIMEPIECE AND OTHER KEY PARTNERS - HAVE ADVISED AARON AND DAVE ON CONTENT STRATEGY/ COLLABORATIONS WITH SSX
  • EXPERIENCE AS MEDIA SEC HAS MEANT  I’VE SHAPED SSX BRAND, COMMS & CULTURE
  • UNDERSTANDING OF MEDIA AS A KEY DRIVER OF GROWTH: MEDIA ISN’T JUST CONTENT BUT A FACILITATOR OF PARTNERSHIPS, DRIVER OF ENGAGEMENT, AND A CORE PART OF SSX CULTURE THAT OPERATES WITHIN ALL ASPECETS OF THE CLUB
  • WIDE-RANGING EXPERIENCE OF THE CLUB: WAS A LESS INVOLVED MEMBER IN 1ST YEAR (WENT ON SKI TRIP ETC.) SO UNDERSTAND THE MINDSET OF THE MAJORITY OF OUR MEMBERS AND HOW WE CAN BETTER INTEGRATE THEM INTO THE CLUB

KEY SSX ACHIEVEMENTS

  • TRIPLED SOCIAL MEDIA REACH: EXPANDED THE CLUB’S DIGITAL PRESENCE AND ENGAGEMENT ACROSS ALL DIGITAL CHANNELS, HELPING TO GROW VISIBILITY, INCREASE TURNOUT AND OVERALL INTEREST IN SSX
  • LED CHILL HILL PROMOTION: DIRECTED AND EXECUTED THE PROMO FOR CHILL HILL, BUILDING HYPE AND DRIVING STRONG ATTENDANCE.  ORGANISED MEDIA AND BRAND PRESENCE ON THE GROUND
  • STENGTHENED OUR EXTERNAL MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS AND BRAND POSITIONING THOUGH MORE COLLABORATIVE CONTENT WITH HIJACKED AND TIMPIECE
  • IMPROVED INTEGRATION OF AU BRANDING WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE TEAM SSX ACCOUNT AND A PROPOSAL PRESENTED TO THE AU COMMS TEAM
  • SSX WON AU CLUB PUBLICITY AWARD




WHAT HAS SSX MEDIA HELP ACHIEVE THIS YEAR?


KEY STATS SUMMERY

  • 168.2K INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS REACHED ON INSTAGRAM (163% INCREASE FROM 2024/25)
  • 34 REELS (240% INCREASE)
  • 1,577 WHATSAPP GROUP MEMBERS (150% INCREASE)
  • 153 POSTS (83% INCREASE)
  • 1,319 MEMBERSHIPS  (20% INCREASE)
  • 5.6 MILLION VIEWS SINCE SEPTEMBER
  • 3,100 NEW FOLLOWERS SINCE SEPTEMBERS
  • AVERAGE LIKES PER POST: 249
  • LARGEST EVER Y1 STASH DROP: 214 ORDERS
  • 13 DIFFERENT STASH DESIGNS
  • 3,000+ ITEMS OF STASH PRODUCED THIS YEAR
  • INDEPENDENT TRIP MEDIA CONTRACTING
  • AU CLUB PUBLICITY AWARD

FULL 2025/26 MEDIA OVERVIEW DOC










MEDIA AS A TOOL FOR COMMUNITY-BUILDING & GROWTH

SHOWING HOW EASY IT IS TO GET INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO OFFER




GETTING NON-SKIERS & BEGINNERS INVOVLED
  • IN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF THE YEAR, PROMOTE DROP IN BEGINNER SESSIONS ON CAMPUS TO EXPLAIN HOW THE SOCIETY WORKS AND TRIP
  • ACTIVELY PROMOTE THAT OVER 1/3 OF STUDENTS ON UNIVERSITY SKI TRIPS HAVE NEVER SKIED BEFORE
  • WORK WITH VP WELFARE & OPPORTUNITIES AND RACE CAPTAIN TO PROMOTE MULTIPLE ACCESSIBLE LOW-PRESSURE TRIAL SESSIONS AT CLIFTON HILL

SHOWCASING THE BREADTH OF OUR COMMUNITY
  • SHOWCASE INDIVIDUAL MEMBER JOURNEYS (DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET INVOVLED IN SSX: SOCIALS, RACING, FREESTYLE, TRIPS ETC.) WITH STATIC POSTS, VOX VOPS ETC.
  • INTRODUCE FREESTYLE & RACE TEAM PROFILES TO BUILD IDENTITY AND RECOGNITION
  • SHIFT CONTENT FROM JUST COVERAGE TO STORYTELLING AND BELONGING. THINK MORE VLOGGING, BTS VIDEOS SHOWCASING OUR PEOPLE, COMMUNITY AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO OFFER
  • WORK WITH PUBLICITY TO PRODUCE A VOX POP/ VLOG SERIES THAT IS FOCUSED ON OUR COMMUNITY AND EVERYTHING THE CLUB OFFERS

PROMOTING SSX FAMILIES
  • WORK WITH THE SOCIAL SECS TO HELP STRENGHEN THE SSX FAMILY SYSTEM AS A CORE PILLAR OF THE CLUB AND START FAMILIES EVEN EARLIER
  • USE IT TO INTEGRATE NEW MEMBERS EARLIER ON AND QUICKLY
  • BUILD MULTIPLE, SMALLER TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITIES WITHIN SSX
  • SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OF FAMILY EVENTS
  • TRY AND KEEP FAMILIY SOCIALS AS CONSISTENT AS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE YEAR SO THEY REMAIN AN EASY ROUTE TO GET INVOVLED IN SSX, AND FUNDAMENTALLY TO GET THOSE ON THE FRINGES OF THE CLUB FULLY EMBED INTO EVERYTHING WE DO
  • THROUGH MEDIA, AIM TO HELP REDUCE THE “INITIAL BARRIER” TO INTEGRATION BY MAKING NEW MEMBERS FEEL RECOGNISED AND PART OF THE CLUB EARLY ON

BOOSTING RACE & FREESTYLE ATTENDANCE
  • WORK TO STRENGHTEN RACE & FREESTYLE ATTENDANCE ACROSS THE YEAR THROUGH CONSISTENT PROMOTION 
  • COLLABORATE WITH INITIATIVES SUCH AS JIBWORX GIRLS ARCHIVE TO ENCOURAGE GREATER FEMALE PARTICIPATION



MEDIA AS A CUSTODIAN OF OUR BRAND


PROTECTING OUR COMMERCIAL EDGE AND UNIQUE MEDIA PLATFORM WHILST SATISFYING AU REQUIREMENTS

  • CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THE “TEAM SSX” SUB-BRAND BY APPLYING AU REQUIREMENTS ON UNIVERSITY BRANDING TO THE PART OF SSX THAT IS MOST RELEVANT TO THE UNIVERSITY FROM A COMMS PERSPECTIVE
  • WORK WITH THE RACE AND FREESTYLE CAPTAINS TO BETTER SHOWCASE OUR TRAININGS, COMPETITIONS AND FUNDAMENTALLY HOW ANYONE CAN GET INVOLVED







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SOLUTION = “TEAM SSX”

SSX MEDIA ACCOUNTS EXPLANATION DOC






MEDIA & BRAND PARTNERSHIPS 


STRENGHENING OUR OUTREACH THROUGH KEY PARTNERS


  • BUILD AND MAINTAIN OUR STRONG MEDIA RELATIONSHIPS WITH BRANDS SUCH AS HIJACKED AND TIMEPIECE
  • USE PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE EVENTS, PROVIDE VALUE TO OUR MEMBERS AND INCREASE SSX’S REACH AND BRAND REPUTATION
  • CREATE A MEDIA/BRAND BOOK FOR PARTNERS TO HIGHLIGHT SSX’S COMMERCIAL VALUE AND MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS OUR DIGITAL, IN-PERSON CHANNELS AND PLATFORMS



STASH


BALANCING STASH IDEAS, REQUESTS AND ORDERING WITH LOGISTICAL REALITIES


  • CONTINUE TO VIEW STASH AS AN EXTENSION OF OUR CAMPUS BRAND OUTREACH BY PRIORITISING LARGE DROPS
  • SINCE Y1 STASH WAS EXTREMELY POPULAR THIS YEAR WHEN ANNOUNCED EARLY, LOOK TO DO A LARGER Y1 DROP IN SEPTEMBER
  • CONTINUE TO EXPLOIT AU LOOPHOLES TO AVOID USING AU-MANDATED SUPPLIERS (Y1/KUKRI)
  • DEVELOP A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY TO MANAGE OFF THE BOOKS STASH AND FINANCES WITH THE PRESIDENT/TREASURER
  • LOOK TO INTRODUCE RACE/FREESTYLE TEAM STASH IN A WAY THAT IS VIABLE IN THE LONG-TERM BY WORKING WITH THE AU AND SUPPLIERS SUCH AS KUKRI. THIS WOULD COINCIDE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ‘TEAM SSX” SUB-BRAND TOO
  • WITH THE ABSENCE OF CHILL HILL IN JANUARY, FOCUS ON MORE OFF THE BOOKS TRIP STASH OPTIONS SUCH AS BEANIES, BELTS, GLOVES IN TIME FOR EAST TRIP
  • LOOK TO PARTNER WITH BRANDS SUCH AS TOM TRUNKS FOR SUMMER STASH



RECORDING EVEN OUR SILLIEST MOMENTS...


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TRIP, SOCIALS, COMPETITION & RACE/FREESTYLE

CREATIVE DIRECTON, PROMOTION STRATEGY, IDEAS AND EXECUTION



SOCIALS
  • SET UP EASY WAYS FOR THE SOCIAL SECS TO COMMUNICATE EVENT PLANNING INFO FOR MEDIA & PUBLCIITY TO RELAY VIA PROMO CHANNELS
  • HELP WITH BRAND PRESENCE AT KEY EVENTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE FIRST TERM, AS WELL AS EVENT PRODUCTION TO LEAVE A LASTING IMPRESSION ON ATTENDEES
  • ASSIST WITH TICKET DROP TIMINGS AND COINCIDING STORIES/WHATSAPP COMMS ETC.

RACE/FREESTYLE
  • AS MENTIONED, HELP DEVELOP THE “TEAM SSX” ACCOUNT
  • SUPPORT MORE FREQUENT POSTING OF TRAININGS, COMPETITION UPDATES, TEAM SHEETS POSTS AND COMPETITION RESULTS
  • MORE EFFECTIVELY UTILISE VOX POPS AND REELS TO SHOWCASE OUR RACE & FREESTYLE TEAMS

TRIP
  • WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PRESIDENT AND VPS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT ACROSS THE YEAR WITH PLANNING, PROMOTION AND EXECUTION OF TRIP
  • PRIORITISE SSX-LED TRIP AGREEMENTS WITH BRANDS, MEDIA AND EVENT PARTNERS SUCH AS HIJACKED
  • ENSURE WE MAINTAIN FULL CONTROL OVER BRANDING, OUTPUT AND ALL PARTNERSHIPS
  • BOOK AND MANAGE MEDIA ENTIRELY INDEPENDENTLY OF NUCO TO ENSURE QUALITY CONTENT, OWNERSHIP OF FOOTAGE AND LONG-TERM VALUE FOR SSX