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About the Role
We are looking for a proactive, organized, and highly capable PR professional to join our Consumer team at Ogilvy PR during the Christmas period. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on getting things done, possesses strong media relations skills, and can confidently manage the day-to-day needs of client accounts, providing support across media outreach, campaign execution, and account management.
Responsibilities
- Driving proactive media relations, including developing media lists, pitching stories, following up with journalists and securing coverage.
- Supporting the execution of consumer PR campaigns, activations, and announcements.
- Managing day-to-day account activity, including timelines, status reports, coverage reports, and client communications.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with journalists, editors, influencers, and other relevant media contacts.
- Identifying timely news hooks and opportunities to generate coverage for clients.
- Providing hands-on support to the wider team and confidently managing competing deadlines.
- Supporting out-of-hours media requests and PR activity across the Christmas period.
Requirements
- Experience in a PR agency environment, with a strong grounding in consumer media relations.
- Excellent writing, pitching, and communication skills.
- Strong account management and organisational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple clients and deadlines.
- A proactive, can-do attitude and the confidence to work autonomously.
- The ability to hit the ground running and make an immediate impact.
- Full-time availability from November 2026 through to 26 December 2026.
- Availability to support media and client needs outside standard office hours.
- Weekend work will be required on a roster basis.
- Availability across the weekend of 19–20 December is essential.
- Availability to support any media or client requirements after the office closes for the Christmas break, through to Boxing Day (26 December).
- No work is required on Christmas Day.
Skills
- Media relations
- Campaign execution
- Account management
- Media outreach
- Journalist relations
- Pitching stories
- Communication skills
- Organisational skills
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Freelance
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior Account Executive
- Account Manager
About the Company
- Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since its founding over 75 years ago. It fosters Borderless Creativity, innovating at the intersection of intelligence, imagination, and influence with experts across advertising, sports & entertainment, PR & social, consulting, and health collaborating across more than 120 offices in 90 countries. Ogilvy was named Network of the Year at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC for the fourth consecutive year. Ogilvy is part of WPP, a trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands, powered by exceptional talent and the WPP Open marketing platform.
- WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands, uniting cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions, and expert strategic counsel. It helps clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.
- At Ogilvy, inclusivity is essential to our success. We're committed to building a workplace that embraces various perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, knowing that diverse teams drive more impactful work.
- We believe in building powerful teams with purpose and relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness and equity a reality.
- Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.
Equal Opportunity
- We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Māori, people with disabilities, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, all ages, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, nationalities, and family structures.
- We provide equal opportunities and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential.
- Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
- If you require any accessibility adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know: ogv-au-careers@ogilvy.com
- If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.com. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.