PR Senior Account Director (FTC) – Corporate, Investor Relations, Financial Services

About the agency

This award-winning PR agency is renowned for its expertise in technology, consumer, and corporate communications. Founded over 30 years ago, it is one of the largest independent PR agencies in the world. The agency operates across mixed sectors, with primary streams in technology, health, and consumer. With a strong reputation and an impressive client portfolio, the agency delivers high-impact campaigns that shape industry narratives. Their track record includes industry awards and recognition for innovative PR strategies and execution.

Benefits & Culture

The agency fosters a collaborative and inclusive culture where teamwork and personal growth are at the forefront. With a presence in both Sydney and Melbourne, they prioritise a supportive work environment and encourage professional development. Employees benefit from mentoring programs, team-building initiatives, and cross-office collaboration. Some of the benefits you will enjoy include:

• Time in lieu for overtime and major events
• 3pm Friday finishes during summer
• Additional leave benefits, including birthday leave, gifted Christmas leave, and extra annual leave for tenure (up to 5 additional days)
• Community Engagement Days (24 hours per year to support causes that matter to you)
• Paid study leave (up to 2 days per year for professional development)
• Culture Club wellness initiatives and social events
• New business bonus

About the role

This is a high-impact fixed-term contract within a newly structured, high-growth team. As a Senior Account Director, you will provide strategic leadership across a sophisticated portfolio of clients spanning Corporate, Financial Services, Private Equity, Managed Funds and ASX-listed businesses. Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, you’ll act as a trusted advisor to clients while providing commercial oversight, mentoring senior team members and helping drive the continued growth of the practice.

The portfolio has a strong corporate reputation and strategic communications focus, with approximately 30–40% involving Investor Relations and financial communications. While experience in IR is highly regarded, it is not essential. The successful candidate will bring exceptional corporate communications expertise, experience working with listed companies and confidence advising executive stakeholders on complex communications issues.

The initial contract is 9 months – 12 months, with the potential to convert to a permanent role.

Key responsibilities:

• Acting as the senior strategic advisor across a portfolio of corporate and financial services clients, providing counsel on corporate reputation, executive positioning, issues management and strategic communications.
• Providing oversight of Investor Relations and financial communications initiatives where required, including shareholder communications, listed company messaging and financial announcements.
• Building trusted relationships with CEOs, executive leadership teams and Boards, providing senior counsel on complex communications challenges.
• Leading and inspiring a high-performing team, mentoring and developing an Account Manager and Senior Account Executive while fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture.
• Taking ownership of portfolio profitability, resource planning and commercial performance, ensuring sustainable growth and exceptional client outcomes.
• Partnering with the Senior Leadership Team to identify organic growth opportunities, contribute to agency strategy and play a key role in major new business pitches.
• Leveraging your established network of Australian business, financial and trade media to deliver impactful, reputation-building coverage.
• Contributing to the ongoing evolution of the agency by refining client service, mentoring senior talent and helping shape best practice across the corporate communications offering.

About you

Essential experience:

• You’re an experienced Senior Account Director, or an exceptional Account Director ready to step into a more senior leadership role, with a strong background in corporate communications within an agency environment.
• You have extensive experience advising executive stakeholders on corporate reputation, strategic communications and complex communications challenges.
• You have worked with ASX-listed or publicly listed companies and understand the communications requirements of listed environments.
• You have a proven track record of leading teams, managing large client portfolios and driving strong commercial outcomes.

The ideal candidate:

• You’re a commercially minded communications leader who enjoys partnering with senior clients to solve complex business and reputation challenges.
• You bring broad corporate communications expertise and are comfortable overseeing Investor Relations and financial communications work, even if it hasn’t been the primary focus of your career.
• Experience in IR is highly regarded.
• You’re an inspiring leader who enjoys coaching, mentoring and developing high-performing teams.
• You’re looking for an opportunity to make an immediate impact within a growing, ambitious agency, with the flexibility of an initial fixed-term contract and the potential for a long-term opportunity.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship is not available for this role. You must have an existing right to work in Australia to be considered.

Interested?

Apply to this role by clicking the button below. For more information, please get in touch:

• Email:  [email protected]
• Phone: +61 422 412 787

What happens next?

Our team personally reviews every application. If your profile matches the essential experience requirements (or if we see great potential in your background for future roles), we’ll be in touch within 7 days. We’re committed to providing feedback to all applicants, so you’re guaranteed a direct response from us with the outcome of your application.