Public Relations Account Manager

Join an agency awarded for its culture and work with innovative brands shaping the future!Sling & Stone is the Public Relations agency built for entrepreneurs, challengers and disruptors. We unearth, craft and share the stories of the most ambitious brands shaping the world - from Hinge to Levi's, Darrell Lea to Krispy Kreme and many others.Globally, we're a team of 80+ Slingers across Australia, United States, Singapore and New Zealand.We're now searching for an Account Manager who has experience working with consumer tech and/or consumer lifestyle brands and who wants to be involved in purpose-driven work.The role you'll playAs an Account Manager you will have the opportunity to partner directly with founders and CEOs to drive integrated communications campaigns, craft stories for wide-reaching channels and mentor junior team members. You are a natural leader and hub of knowledge when it comes to the media, leveraging your contacts to secure opportunities and sharing your expertise with clients and teams.Beyond the client work, you will have access to strong mentorship, learning and development opportunities, as well as a great team culture. As we like to say: we take our work seriously but not ourselves!To be successful in securing this role, you will need to:- Have 4+ years experience in PR & communications, preferably at a PR agency
- Be excited by innovative consumer brands doing things differently
- Have a mix of skills; be it media relations, social media, influencer programs, content, events, activations, corporate communications, crisis management or stakeholder engagement
- Be an awesome campaign manager, with an ability to juggle multiple tasks and priorities and keep everything moving in the right direction
- Have high EQ. We're a team-first companyWant to know more?Here's a taste of Sling & Stone:- We're a global team of 80 spanning Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United States delivering truly global campaigns
- We've won multiple best place to work awards, including the 2023 PRWeek Best Place to Work APAC and the 2022 PRWeek Best Culture of the Year APAC, as well as #2 in the 2023 PRovoke Best Agencies To Work For APAC.
- We're deliberate about which brands we work with, and say no to those who don't fit our focus on clients shaping the future
- While we don't take ourselves too seriously, we do take our work very seriously. We're proud of what we do. Our team is filled with smart, skilled communicators who share and live these core values: Gumption, Build, Play, Tune in
- We give all Slingers the opportunity to do the most impactful work of their careers here, giving them the training, skills and support to develop new passions, services and client portfolios, with the support of a dedicated manager
- We offer 20 days annual leave per year, 10 days wellness leave per year, which can be taken for physical or mental wellbeing, as well as Christmas to New Year's Day off in addition to your leave allowance
- Every Slinger also has access to an additional 2 floating days per year which can be used to observe dates and causes that are significant but not necessarily recognised by standard public holidays
- We're supportive of parents and believe in inclusivity regardless of whether you're considered the primary and secondary carer: we offer up to 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave for anyone, and in the unfortunate circumstance of baby loss, up to 8 weeks Paid Compassionate Pregnancy Loss Leave
- We enjoy Meeting Free Mondays so everyone gets a full day of uninterrupted focus time.
- With offices in Auckland, Sydney, Singapore, Los Angeles and New York as well as many sister agencies across the Outelap global collective, there are opportunities to extend your holiday or stay in a location and work from another Sling & Stone or Outleap office with prior sign-off.
- Read what our CEO said about how we choose the clients we partner with (and in turn, the brands you get to represent): bit.ly/2au8sEy
- Check out our Sydney headquarters (where you'll be based) and a bit of a day in the life of our agency: bit.ly/2scw4ExReady to apply?Send us your resume and tell us why you're right for this role! We look forward to hearing from you.Equal Opportunity Employer StatementSling & 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 in our roles, if you think this is the job for you, please go ahead and apply. Studies have shown that certain minority groups will only apply if they meet every specification on a job advert and we want to change this. We do not discriminate against any employee or candidate because of age, gender, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion or disability or any other basis. Our people are chosen on merit, professional qualities and alignment with our values. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.