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About the Role
We are seeking 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 organizational 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.
- Essential availability across the weekend of 19–20 December.
- Availability to support any media or client requirements after the office closes for the Christmas break, through to Boxing Day (26 December).
Skills
- Media relations
- Campaign execution
- Account management
- Media outreach
- Writing
- Pitching
- Communication
- Organizational skills
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Freelance
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Account Executive
- Senior Account Executive
About the Company
- Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas for over 75 years. It fosters Borderless Creativity, innovating at the intersection of intelligence, imagination, and influence with experts across advertising, sports & entertainment, PR & social, consulting, and health. Ogilvy operates in over 120 offices across 90 countries and was named Network of the Year at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. It 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, utilizing its agentic marketing platform WPP Open.
- WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands, uniting media intelligence, data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions, and strategic counsel. Powered by exceptional talent and the WPP Open platform, WPP helps clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.
Equal Opportunity
- 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 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 believe everyone thrives when they can be themselves. 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.