PR Account Director - Open to Sydney or Melbourne locations
PR Account Director - Open to Sydney or Melbourne locations
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* Family-friendly with flexible work arrangements
* Be part of a national team
* Role can be located in Sydney or Melbourne
Today’s PR leaders are more than great communicators. They combine strategy with creativity, they lead and nurture teams, and they plan PR activations and direct media relations.
Welcome to the world of ICON. Here, our PR team is part of something bigger: a fully integrated creative communications and digital agency defining a new industry approach.
Due to growth we are now looking for an experienced PR Account Director to join the team.
Reporting into the communications leadership team, you can manage a campaign from start to finish, collaborate across teams to build a strategy, ideate PR programs, and supervise the rollout of PR programs, content, and activations.
Your background is primarily in corporate, B2B and/or consumer PR, but your skills are easily transferable to government, technology and brand clients, where your extensive media knowledge and multi-channel insights will shine. Experience working with international and global brands is highly desirable.
About you
* Curious, persistent and focused
* A team player who likes to have fun
* A knowledgeable and trusted leader
* Commercially savvy
* Ultimate client champion, passionate about creating exemplary work and delivering flawlessly.
Must-haves
* Minimum of 6-8 years of experience in a public relations consultancy or an in-house environment
* Experience in communications strategy and client/budget management
* Excellent written and presentation skills
* Relevant tertiary degree.
About the role
* Manage and oversee a small team
* Oversee, grow and QA key client accounts
* Lead strategic media and client advisory
* PR ideation, activations and strategy development
* Proposals, tenders and new business pitches
* Monthly reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
The day to day
* Exciting, fast-paced, integrated agency
* Highly collaborative and supportive environment
* Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements
About ICON
Whether it’s ideas that change behaviour or technology that creates new ones, to make what matters is the simple ambition that gets us up each day.
Make it better. Make it human. Make it original. Make it now. Make it like our mothers would be proud.
We are a full-service, award-winning communications agency inspired by delivering impactful campaigns through earned-first creativity. Independently owned and founder-led, we have offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
We use creativity to connect strategy, communications and digital, offering best-in-class experts in PR, reputation, experience design and development, behaviour change and production, with integrated expertise across both PR and social media.
What we offer
* Hybrid home and office working
* A suite of life-work balance initiatives including wellbeing leave (our You Do You) day
* Flexi work for overseas breaks
* Paid parental leave
* A proudly inclusive and progressive culture
* Training in next-generation skills and AI
ICON is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. We believe that diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives drives innovation and strengthens our ability to deliver exceptional results for our clients.
We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, and cultural background. Our hiring decisions are based on merit, potential, and alignment with ICON's values.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
* Industries
Advertising Services, Public Relations and Communications Services, and Marketing Services
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