Senior Account Manager, Weber Shandwick Australia

Senior Account Manager, Weber Shandwick Australia

Employment: Full-time (hybrid)

Based: Level 7, 822 George Street, Chippendale, NSW 2008

Salary: 85,000 including superannuation

We’re looking for a Senior Account Manager with deep expertise across B2B tech and corporate sectors.

We are looking for someone who is crazy about the latest tech developments, its impact on business transformation and the communities in which they live. And you’ll be passionate about new channels and platforms and the power of influencers to reach new audiences. You’ll be driven to help companies better engage and connect with their people, partners, and the public.

You’ll have the capability to work on some of the world’s leading global brands. You’ll have a solid understanding and demonstrable experience in media relations, content (social, digital, and written); and thought leadership campaigns (beyond research).

You’ll love a fast pace, ambiguity, figuring stuff out and solving problems. You will be restless, curious and tenacious and you’ll contribute to those around you in the pursuit of extraordinary work.

Connected to Weber Shandwick globally, you’ll work on meaty regional and global opportunities but, you’ll also enjoy the freedom and autonomy that comes from working in a small, dynamic, agile team here in Australia. You’ll work beyond the realms of Weber Shandwick, collaborating with the Jack Morton team and other specialists to leverage the expertise and offerings of other disciplines – all with the aim of creating compelling integrated solutions for our clients and doing extraordinary, meaningful, and impactful work.

THE WORK YOU’LL GET TO DO

We’ve got some great technology and corporate clients.

You’ll work in close partnership with clients across the lifestyle, travel, food and digital space to develop and execute integrated creative communications campaigns including earned media, social media and influencer marketing.

You’ll work with some of the most loved global as well as local brands.

You’ll collaborate with the strategy and creative team at Jack Morton on coming up with fresh and innovative ways for our clients to tell their stories.

RESPONSIBILITIES & REQUIREMENTS

You will be responsible for:

• Primary point of contact for account operations and liaising with clients regarding press campaigns, creative projects, and PR solutions
• Making us sticky with our clients so that they trust us, value us and do more with us
• Taking ownership for the fulfilment of the client’s key performance indicators and growing accounts
• Knowing what’s going on in our world and in the world of your clients – you’ll be ahead of them, looking around corners and building that knowledge into strategic and creative plans
• Working with the team to develop innovative, creative PR campaigns aligned with the client business
• Building deep client relationships and maintaining a network of strategic media contacts including journalists and industry spokespeople
• Managing a high level of client interaction that leads to exceptional client experience
• Keeping abreast of current PR trends and tools and bringing this into your counsel and programs
• Leading and understanding the full value of storytelling as you consider news angles, stories, and pitches to further the client’s thought leadership reputation, profile, products, and services.
• Managing and mentoring junior members of staff
• Thinking ahead, being proactive, seeking opportunities to do cool work which drives growth and fame for the agency
• Championing the Weber Shandwick brand

Requirements

• Ideally you will have five-plus years of communications experience
• Experience with consumer brands and international technology brands in B2B and corporate sectors
• Experience in managing multi-market campaigns
• Strong understanding of the Australian media landscape and relationships with key media
• A relevant degree in media or public relations
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, writing and project management skills, a creative flair and an interest in the media
• High levels of communication - both presentation, verbal, and written skills
• Flair for creativity, strategic thinking, and innovation
• Strong copywriting and marketing mastery
• Good industry knowledge and experience in building influential networks
• Outstanding organisation skills with an ability to manage multiple projects and portfolios
• Service focused and sensitive to confidential information

ABOUT US

MEET WEBER SHANDWICK

You might know us as one of the world’s leading communications and marketing services firms.

But, we are so much more than that. Moving beyond public relations, our creators, strategists and technologists craft campaigns that do more than grab attention – they demand interaction, generating long-term value for our clients here in Australia and around the world.

In an age where disruption is the ‘new normal’, Weber Shandwick uses data and insight to develop the most innovative and integrated marketing and communication solutions for our clients.

SO, WHO IS JACK? (YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THE OTHER LOGO!)

Jack is Jack Morton, our sister agency with whom we collaborate every day to create to bring unique and differentiated solutions to our clients.

Our collaboration has become so second-nature and the results so powerful that here in Australia we have become ‘a collective’ offering a blend of PR, experiences and content inspired by Ideas, Intelligence and Connections to design demand for some of the world biggest and bravest brands.

TOGETHER

We are a unique Australian agency collective of proven experts from two global brands.

A rare collaboration between committed lovers of Creative, PR, Experience & Content. A new model for insightful storytelling that builds brands and drives demand.

OUR PEOPLE

We love people who care more than they’re asked.

Who relish trust, fairness, and the opportunity to influence the work and the workplace from the ground up.

Who thrive on the responsibility of freedom over the rigidity of rules for the chance to be extraordinary.

EMPLOYMENT: Full-time (Hybrid)

BASED: Level 7, 822 George Street, Chippendale, Sydney NSW 2008

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Chippendale, NSW 2008: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chippendale, NSW 2008