PR Account Director at Havas

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Apr, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Public Relations, Account Management, Strategic Planning, Client Relations, Media Relations, Crisis Management, Team Leadership, Business Development, Communication Strategy, Stakeholder Management

Industry

Advertising Services

Description

Agency : One Green Bean Job Description : Calling all PR Account Directors! Are you creative, curious, and tapped into culture? Do you want to work on some of the world and Australia’s most iconic brands? Then come and join the Beans! One Green Bean is looking for a talented PR Account Director to join our team. You'll have the exciting opportunity to work on a range of amazing consumer accounts, from iconic global brands to dynamic Aussie start-ups. With your background in a PR or integrated agency, you'll bring valuable big-brand experience to the table. At one green bean, we create fame driving ideas that earn attention by leveraging the power of people and their passions. You’ll also get the chance to work across the Havas Village - powered by a Deliberately Different philosophy, a way of working that brings together strategy, creativity, media, and content. For you, that means you’ll join the OGB team with its own distinct culture and expertise, while being part of a broader Village where you can collaborate with talented teams in creative and production to bring bigger, smarter ideas to life. The ideal candidate will be eager to learn and thrive in a fast-paced environment. About the role Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: Lead the development of earned-first strategies grounded in cultural insight and audience understanding. Develop distinctive and strong ideas that scale across channels with creative integrity Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing PR-focused team. Partner with specialist teams to maintain consistency and integrity of the core idea. Act as the senior client lead, building trusted, long-term partnerships. Provide clear, confident counsel across brand, reputation and communications strategy. Challenge briefs constructively, bringing fresh thinking and cultural relevance to the work. Lead senior client communication, campaign reviews and forward planning. Oversee media strategy and engagement to deliver impactful earned outcomes. Build and lead strategic partnerships with media, platforms, creators and cultural stakeholders. Maintain strong relationships with media and key cultural voices. Drive storytelling that is timely, relevant and positioned to travel. Lead influencer and creator activity through an earned lens, ensuring credibility and alignment to the idea. Manage account financials including scopes, budgets and forecasting. Ensure work is delivered efficiently and aligns with agreed budgets. Identify opportunities for organic growth across accounts. You will have opportunities to contribute to new business and support the development of case studies, awards and agency profile. About you Proven PR experience gained from working either agency side or in-house. You live and breathe media relations, love the buzz of pitching to journalists and enjoy the rush of seeing your coverage come to life. You take a modern approach to media relations, that reflects the current landscape and consumer behaviours. You are interested in consumers, culture, and bringing to life ideas that generate conversation and coverage. Account Directors are one of the most important roles at ogb. You know how to lead and mentor a team, prepare media strategies, brief clients and Talent, and juggle deadlines. The important stuff – the benefits of working with us: Flexible Working: Work from the office 3 days a week, with Mondays and Fridays at home. Quarterly Parties: Fun, pun-filled parties like HallowBean and Beanmas in July. Yearly Creative Retreat: A chance to disconnect, think, and bond outside the office. Summer Fridays: Finish at 3pm on Fridays to enjoy the sun. Dog Days: Bring your pup in once a month for playtime. Bean Scholarships: Fund courses like SEO or photography to help you grow. Progressive Leave Policies: Birthday, wedding, volunteering leave, and policies for IVF, miscarriage, adoption, and gender reaffirmation. Work with us The pride we have in our work goes hand in hand with a culture that’s passionate, vibrant and bloody good fun. At One Green Bean, one of our core beliefs is to Never Be Normal. We believe that people are our most vital asset because they are different. Different to one another and different to the norm. Diverse perspectives fuel our curiosity and fresh thinking. Open communication encourages contribution without hierarchy. Ongoing education for all creates growth at every level. We create an environment where all our people belong, and can thrive, adapt, learn and grow because we are in the business of making a meaningful difference to people; and that’s good business. About Havas The Havas Village is a unique model — creative, digital, content, PR, media and partnerships, all under one roof. We build teams around our clients’ needs, not our own structures, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Our mission? To make a meaningful difference to the brands, businesses and lives of the people we work with. We’re proud to be a Great Place to Work Certified company. At HAVAS, we are committed to building a future that is inclusive to all, where you can bring your whole self to work and feel valued, respected, and supported to succeed. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, identities, beliefs, age, and abilities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, to apply for this or any role with us. We look forward to meeting you! #LI-MP1 Contract Type : Permanent Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job. If you don't find a suitable opening on our Career Site, don't worry! You can still send your resume to us. Please go to Consider me for Future Openings. About Us Founded in 1835 by Charles-Louis Havas, Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications groups, with more than 23,000 people in over 100 countries sharing one single mission: to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people. Havas has developed a fully integrated model covering all communications activities. The teams of the three business units, Creative, Media and Health & You, work together with agility and in perfect synergy to offer clients tailor-made, meaningful, innovative and entertainment-oriented solutions that support them in their positive transformation. Life at Havas We take great pride in our Havas family. They bring many unique personalities, perspectives and passions to their work. Collaboration is at the core of how we operate, and Havas Villages are the homes we work in. We encourage our people to take advantage of our many opportunities to learn and grow. Through local agency training sessions, our unique global and development programs, we offer our people endless opportunities to explore. Havas Creative Network At Havas, we believe creativity isn’t just a description of our business, it is part of our agencies’ DNA. We bring together some of the industry’s most creative and accomplished agencies. By combining creative expertise with the strategic and innovative power of our Villages, we can build seamless teams around the individual needs of each of our clients. Havas Media Network We create the best media experience, capitalizing on the most meaningful media to build more meaningful brands. We know how to connect a client with their target audience – in the context of where they are, through the content they pay attention to. We deliver this expertise through the Mx System, our global operating methodology and strategic planning process, that creates value for our clients by turning consumer intelligence into clear growth targets, aligning stakeholders and KPIs, and measuring the impact of media experiences. Havas Health Driven by human purpose and focused on the betterment of humanity through health, Havas Health & You leverages a global collection of experts and individuals to help people everywhere live healthier lives. With a spirit rooted in innovation, creativity, and education, we are dedicated to delivering consistent excellence and groundbreaking work.

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Responsibilities

The Account Director is responsible for leading client accounts and developing strategic public relations campaigns. They will manage team performance and ensure high-quality delivery of services to meet client objectives.