Summary 

At Ogilvy PR, you will be part of a brilliant company culture focused on team building, personal development, and fun. You will be responsible for the development of high-impact media strategies and lead publicity efforts leveraging your extensive media network to drive results for our clients. 

 

About Us

The Consumer PR and Influence team at Ogilvy Australia is a team of 45+ culturally curious, driven and impact obsessed earned first creatives. We believe that brands are at their best when they find ways to shape, make and break into culture with ideas that influence. We value creativity grounded in insight, big ideas that are game-changing, flawless execution and having fun every day.  

 

About the Role

As a specialist Publicist in our team, you will work with account teams and clients on end-to-end media and storytelling strategies that reach and engage audiences across a range of media channels and clients.  

As a specialist in our team, you’ll play an ongoing role on some of our largest and most important clients, and you’ll be deployed in a consulting capacity to support key campaigns and launches across the agency.  

This is a fantastic role for someone who has committed to a career in publicity and who loves to combine their creative thinking, editorial instinct and media knowledge to achieve high-quality outcomes for their clients in broadcast, lifestyle, tech and news media.  

You’ll play a role in the development of strategy and ideas working with planners, creatives, and social and influencer marketing specialists to develop award-winning and highly effective client and new business proposals. You’ll relish the creative challenge of building story elements for traditional media, and you’ll have your finger on the pulse when it comes to pop culture, celebrity, influencers and trends.  

You’ll help to upskill junior team members within our business and partner with them to drive outcomes including sell-in, launch day, event attendance, shoots and media hosting.  

 

About You

• You have 2-3 years experience in a pure publicity or heavily media relations-focused role  
• You have a strong network of media contacts across a range of titles and outlets   
• You are passionate about the media and what’s current in culture  
• You’re a great collaborator who loves to work with teams to build brilliant ideas 
• You’re persistent and results-oriented and love to strive to deliver great outcomes and reach 
• You are ambitious and driven and love to play a role in a creative company culture 
• You love to share your knowledge and insights with others working towards a shared outcome
• You’re curious about the interplay between earned, social and influencer content 
• You’re a brilliant writer and know how to grab the attention of key media contacts 
• You have strong communication skills - written and verbal
• You are a self-starter who loves to collaborate and can comfortably take the lead when required 

 

About the Offer

• A hybrid working environment to make sure work is working for you.
• A tailored personal development plan to help you identify and achieve your goals, and a dedicated manager to support your career and personal development.
• A monthly allowance for your mobile phone or home internet connection. 
• Additional time off including your birthday, summer Fridays, and loyalty leave. As well as Ogilvy PR Day. Yep, it’s a thing.
• We offer discounted rates with health insurance and fitness providers so that you can feel your best.
• Yoga, meditation, and well-being programs will also help keep your mind in shape.
• And confidential counselling support if your personal or professional life throws you a curveball.
• There are reward programs to acknowledge achievement and loyalty.
• And we’ll give you a bonus for bringing other talented people and brilliant clients into the business.
• Access to discounts and vouchers for big household name brands via our benefits platform, perkSPACE.

 

Please note: All applicants must have valid Australian/New Zealand working rights.

 

Ogilvy PR is an inclusive opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and welcoming workplace. We encourage people of all backgrounds, orientations, identities and more to apply.