- Pay
- A$42–54k
- Where
- Canberra, England, GB · GB
- Level
- Mid
Join a sme PR & Communications company as a Public Relations Account Manager in Canberra.
Government relations and public sector communications work runs on trust, and in Canberra that trust gets built or lost fast.
This established PR & Communications firm has grown steadily by getting the detail right for clients who can't afford a misstep.
They're now looking for a Public Relations Account Manager to take ownership of a client portfolio and keep that reputation intact.
Here's what you'll be doing: Managing day-to-day client relationships across a mixed portfolio, acting as the main point of contact and keeping campaigns on track Writing and editing press releases, briefing documents, and media pitches that actually get read Building and maintaining relationships with journalists, producers, and industry contacts across Canberra and nationally Planning and executing PR campaigns from concept through to results reporting Monitoring media coverage and preparing client reports that show real impact, not just clippings Coaching junior team members on client handling and media relations basics Here are the skills you'll need: Solid experience in a PR or communications agency, or an in-house comms team, ideally with public sector or corporate clients Strong writing skills.
You should be able to turn a dry brief into something a journalist wants to run Confidence managing multiple clients and deadlines without dropping the ball on any of them A working media network, or the ability to build one quickly Calm under pressure.
Client crises don't wait for convenient timing Comfort with reporting tools and basic data, since clients want to see what's working Key perks and benefits: Salary of A$41,500 to A$53,500, plus bonus schemes Hybrid working, so you're not tied to a desk in Canberra five days a week Private medical insurance and pension contribution Annual leave with genuinely flexible working, not just the words on a policy Structured professional development, with room to grow into more senior account roles Why pursue a career in PR & Communications?
PR & Communications keeps expanding as organisations realise a good reputation has to be actively managed, not assumed.
Canberra is a particularly interesting base for this, given the concentration of government departments, agencies, and policy-focused clients on your doorstep.
Do good work here as a Public Relations Account Manager and the next step, usually a senior or director-level role, tends to come quickly.
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