Public Relations Account Manager

If you love communications, working in a fast-paced, immersive, flexible and pioneering team and love to disrupt, rather than be dull, this could be for you.

Modern Currency is looking to welcome a new dedicated Public Relations & Event Manager. This could suit someone stepping up from several years in account managing clients but ready to make the next step into a more senior role, or someone wishing to diversify their role into a mix of PR and events, influencer marketing and project management.

WE: love to come up with ideas - we have a passion for a blue-sky approach to communications, we map out how this can amplify and progress a brand's success, then choose the appropriate communications channels to do this.

YOU: love all this too - you love PR, can write quick witted, newsworthy pitches at the drop of a hat, embrace with influentials, content creators and how to work with social media, thrive on smart story-telling and can project manage with the best of them.

Does this sound like you? Well then, keep reading…

With clients ranging from luxury travel & tourism, food & wine, wellness & beauty to technology and business, we are passionate about the ability to work across multiple industries. We thrive on ensuring the best team for the right clients, and to never say never. There is rarely a dull day and we love the thrill of the chase.

A friendly, warm and encouraging environment, our culture is one of inclusiveness, kindness, creativity and focus. Every team member is encouraged to play to his or her own strengths, and you'll be given the autonomy to foster direct client relationships, dive into various tasks and be a true team player. 

What skills & attributes should you have and what does success look like?

• A bachelor's degree in communications or similar such as journalism or marketing, or media communications
• You love to communicate, lead, find solutions and you are responsive at every turn
• You can maintain a sense of calm in high pressure situations, provide assurance to the teams you lead or work within, and to your clients, and instil confidence
• Strong experience with client relations and be an energetic worker, and a team player
• Hold experience in communications channels including media & public relations, influencer relations, internal communications, events/activations, content creation and more across a wide range of industries
• Experience in developing communication and marketing strategies, and overseeing the execution of these for clients/brands
• Writing is something you love - you can draft high quality communications materials, be able to adapt to various topics and tones including press materials, releases, fact sheets, tailored pitch notes, briefing documents and create strong headlines
• Attention to detail; writing, planning, strategising – you are always thinking ahead and always notice the missing apostrophes
• You hold a talent for creative thinking, and you love to share ideas with your team and clients
• You have experience in events - either creating from scratch or jumping in to support your colleagues, you know how to create a run sheet, think about possible hurdles, source suppliers and be a dynamic thinker when it matters
• Pride in your work is paramount; you hold yourself accountable to producing high quality work to deadlines
• You get a buzz out of seeking out and building new business opportunities, successfully networking with potential clients, and seeing new opportunities for an existing client portfolio
• You love to build relationships, developing rapport, and creating and gaining trust with those you work with
• You are progressive: a natural future leader, and can manage times of change or unrest well, and provide insight and positivity where it is needed
• Someone who thinks and acts in a goal orientated manner
• Successfully able to manage junior team members, offering team members positive feedback and coaching on PR, communications, content and brand strategy skills.

To be successful, you should ideally have:

• A minimum of 3-4+ years of experience within Public Relations, Events, Marketing and/or Communications related role, preferably some experience within an agency environment.
• Excellent writing and grammar; do not apply if you don't know the difference between their, there and they're.
• Robust strategic thinking, communications skills, and a desire to incorporate emerging communications tactics with traditional ones.
• Motivation to get on the phone and talk to people: journalists, influencers and other key stakeholders to gain client success.
• Project management skills that will rapidly permit you to slot into our team
• A desire for success and motivation to flourish which will in turn help you grow both your client list and team further
• Aspiration to be a part of a close-knit team that enjoys a lot of fun, flexibility and rewards and also be prepared to work hard but reap the benefits.

Ethos and Environment

If you don't have great people, you can't have a great business. Modern Currency's ethos is about inclusiveness, support, kindness, flexibility and if you've seen our Instagram – a lot of fun, food, cheese, wine, coffee… all well balanced with great health and balance.

Our people are the backbone of our business, so we're looking for the right person to join our team and help expand on the amazing culture we have.

A business KPI is the ongoing success of our entire team and making sure they're happy and well.

• You belong here if you believe work is about solid work but with plenty of balance, happiness and flexibility, fun and innovation - we are looking for someone that wants to engage and love us and our business as much as we will love and engage with you.
• We are focused on progression – a real career path, with growth opportunities and we reward our team that grabs all this and makes it happen.
• We provide paid education training courses, networking opportunities and industry experts to share insights and knowledge.
• Wellness is paramount – you'll enjoy the day off on your birthday, additional annual leave days "MC Me Days" and regular social functions, working hours & location flexibility and plenty more goodness.
• Modern Currency has a new business bonus programme and also provides bonus structures for outstanding work

In this role you will have a level of autonomy and trust, managing client partnerships, and company internal teams to ensure work is undertaken to the highest standard and to support Modern Currency's general managers and directors. You will oversee workflow, policies and processes and contribute to the team and company's growth plans.

Apply to and please include a cover letter in your application as to why you'll make a great team member

*You must be an Australian Citizen and hold a valid drivers license to apply.