Public Relations Account Executive

Keep Left is looking for a hungry PR Account Executive to join our Sydney team. This is the ideal role for an ambitious communicator with 12–18 months' experience in an Australian agency who's ready to take their media relations skills to the next level. You'll work across high-profile clients, pitch stories that cut through, and help deliver campaigns that make an impact. Keep Left recently joined forces with Hardie Grant Media, one of Australia's leading independent marketing networks. If you're hungry to grow, passionate about media relations, and want to learn from some of the best in the business, this is the role for you.

As an Account Executive, you'll be a vital part of our PR team—building media lists, crafting compelling pitches, and supporting the smooth delivery of campaigns. You'll have the chance to take ownership of day-to-day media outreach while learning directly from senior leaders and account managers.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain media lists and stay across the media landscape.
• Develop strong journalist and influencer relationships, pitching with confidence.
• Write media releases, pitch notes, case studies and client updates to a high standard.
• Monitor coverage, manage reporting, and help evaluate campaign results.
• Contribute ideas in brainstorms and help identify opportunities for clients.
• Stay on top of current affairs and proactively spot story angles.
• Support your team on client servicing, including WIPs, contact reports, and admin.

You're proactive, detail-oriented, and passionate about PR. You understand the Australian media market with particular deep expertise in Sydney media, and you're excited to get results for your clients.

• 2 years' agency experience in a similar, high-calibre agency environment.
• 12–18 months' PR agency experience in Australia (essential).
• Strong knowledge of the local media landscape and what makes news.
• Demonstrated success pitching stories and building journalist relationships.
• Excellent writing skills across media releases, pitch notes and client comms.
• Strong organisational skills – you juggle tasks and deadlines with ease.
• Confidence in front of clients, with the ability to hold yourself well.
• A collaborative, can-do attitude and a genuine passion for storytelling.

Keep Left is an award-winning creative communications agency. Now, as part of the Hardie Grant Media network, you'll enjoy:

• The creativity and autonomy of an indie agency.
• The scale, reach, and expertise of a national network.
• Strong collaboration with digital, content, media, influencer, and production teams.
• Non-linear career pathways across the Hardie Grant Media network.
• A hybrid, flexible approach to working and extensive employee perks.

• Flexible work options – hybrid working and flexible hours.
• Bonus leave days to recharge.
• Active RAP, ESG, and D&I working groups.
• Summer Hours program – enjoy shorter workdays in summer
• Purchased leave program available to all staff.
• Additional menstrual & menopausal leave to support wellbeing.
• Extensive Learning & Development programs to support career growth.
• Free counselling services for both professional and personal matters.
• 3 months of paid parental leave (on top of statutory leave) for primary and secondary carers.
• Fertility treatment and gender transition leave, if required.
• Discounts on books from our publishing arm.

Hardie Grant Media is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace, and we celebrate different approaches, points of view and backgrounds. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply, including people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.

At any point in the application process, please feel safe to let us know of any accommodations that will make the process more accessible for you. We encourage you to share your pronouns and anything else you would like us to know that will make this an enjoyable experience.

If you're ready to grow your PR career, strengthen your media credentials, and make an impact with Keep Left and Hardie Grant Media, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now with your CV and cover letter telling us why you're the right fit for this role.

Applications for this role will be open until mid-end September, with all candidates notified if they are progressing to the next stage of the interview process.

Note: This posting is for a full-time role in Sydney, NSW, Australia.