Account Director
We're an award‐winning communications and marketing agency dedicated to helping brands change how people live, work or play around the world.
About Sling & Stone
We're a public relations agency built for entrepreneurs, challengers and disruptors, delivering stories for ambitious brands such as Krispy Kreme, Stripe, Yoto, Google Cloud, Too Good To Go, Zyft and more. We have 80+ Slingers across Australia, the United States, Singapore and New Zealand.
The role you'll play
As an Account Director you'll provide high quality strategic communications counsel, develop audience‐first strategies and lead teams of go‐getters to execute integrated campaigns and secure results. You'll also get involved with agency projects, help grow the business and expand our services, all while acting as an agency ambassador.
To be successful in securing this role, you will need to
* 7+ years of public relations experience across business and consumer brands; integrated work with PR, influencer/creator, social, content or more is a plus.
* Experience leading and overseeing integrated public relations account teams, setting strategies, managing budgets, providing strategic counsel to clients, and assessing outcomes.
* Proven team leadership, people management and mentoring skills.
* Experience in managing accounts and client needs on a day‐to‐day basis.
* Strong strategic thinking, creativity and ability to deliver public relations campaigns that satisfy client portfolios.
* Capability to develop scopes of work and budgets, manage service levels, meet deliverables while keeping teams engaged and motivated.
Here's a Taste Of Sling & Stone
* Team of 60+ across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, delivering truly integrated campaigns.
* Won Provoke Best Agency of the Year in APAC + top 10 globally last year.
* Deliberate about which brands we work with, saying no to those that don't fit our focus on future‐shaping clients.
* Core values: Gumption, Build, Play, Tune in.
* Opportunity to do impactful work, develop new passions, services and client portfolios with a dedicated manager.
Benefits
* Annual leave: 20 days annually (rolls over year‐on‐year).
* Wellness leave: 10 days annually that rolls over, for mental and physical health.
* Additional gifted leave days: Agency closure 23 Dec‐2 Jan paid, plus 2 "Days that Matter" each year.
* Give Back days: 2 days per calendar year for volunteering.
* Paid parental leave: up to 12 weeks for primary and secondary carers; up to 8 weeks for compassionate bereavement.
* Employee Assistance Platform: access to Uprise, including three confidential therapy sessions a year.
* 2 days in the office: flexibility with two all‐hands days, plus meeting‐free Mondays.
* Learning & development: ongoing training via internal and external trainers, Learning Management System, LinkedIn Learning, Gemini AI prompts.
* Growth Fund: $200 annual training allowance.
* Technology & mobile allowance: MacBook laptops, 27‐inch screens, AI tools, cloud tech stack, BYOD mobile policy, monthly allowance.
* Mid‐year agency Slingathon: half‐year gathering to grow skills and connections.
* Culture & connection: monthly socials, holiday parties, and constant play.
* Week‐before‐payday lunch: catered lunches on last Tuesday before payday each month.
* Out & About: opportunities to work from other S&S or VCCP group agency offices across the world.
* Work from anywhere: up to 6 weeks per year of remote work.
* Global transfers: facilitated international transfers within VCCP Group.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Sling & Stone is built on the talent we hire. We're only as good as our people, and the best teams are built with people from a variety of backgrounds, offering a variety of perspectives. Even if you don't meet all of the requirements for our roles, if you think this is the job for you, we encourage you to apply. We do not discriminate against any employee or candidate because of age, gender, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion or disability. Our people are chosen on merit, professional qualities and alignment with our values. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
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