Step into a rapidly growing earned media agency, where you will take real ownership from day one, work on high-profile B2B clients, and help shape both standout campaigns and the agency’s next chapter.
SKMG was founded in 2018 to spark smarter conversations through earned media. The business uses creative thinking, a passion for good writing, and an obsession with behavioural science to build and execute strategies that do more than just make noise: they shift culture in favour of the client.
Specialising in proactive brand management, strategy, media relations, executive advisory and reputation, the agency has built a reputation working with some of Australia’s most prominent blue-chip brands across media, marketing, entertainment, property, and technology. In 2025, SKMG began extending that expertise further into the Asia Pacific market.
Co-founded by Neil Shoebridge (a former AFR journalist and Network 10 Director of Communications and Publicity) and Andrew Knowles (listed in both B&T and Cannes Lions 30 Under 30), SKMG’s approach is built around a distinctive framework: act, explain, amplify. That means first focusing on the actual business activity, before shaping how it’s communicated, and amplifying it to audiences who matter. The agency treats earned media as a strategic tool rather than a volume exercise, working directly with C-suite executives to shape business narratives that connect commercial objectives with public understanding.
Current clients include Seven West Media, ARIA, PPCA, QMS, Forbes Australia, EY, 5D, Social Soup, Freecity, Global Branded Residences and Sotheby’s International Realty across Melbourne and New Zealand. Clients typically stay for years and the business rarely goes to pitch.
In 2024, the agency secured close to 700 pieces of proactive coverage for Seven West Media, in 2025 it delivered a 200% increase in media coverage for Atomic 212° in the twelve months leading to its Publicis Groupe acquisition, and led ARIA’s scripting and communications for several appearances before the Australian Senate.
SKMG also produces COMMPRESS, a Substack read by senior industry practitioners and creators at the bleeding edge of culture alike.
SKMG is a small but high-performing team. People here are trusted to take ownership, think commercially, and deliver outcomes, all with the autonomy to do their best work and the support to keep growing.
In return, the agency offers:
This is an opportunity to join SKMG at a pivotal stage of growth and play a hands-on role in a diverse portfolio of clients across a breadth of industries most agencies wouldn’t typically offer – entertainment, media, marketing, property, sustainability, technology and more – all with direct access to C-suite executives who expect sharp thinking and commercial outcomes.
As an Account Executive, you will support the delivery of highly bespoke, ongoing earned media strategies and work closely with senior leadership who are actively invested in developing the next generation of PR talent.
You will be given real responsibility from day one, with the autonomy to own your work, contribute ideas, and build strong foundations across media relations, content, and client delivery, while accelerating your career within a senior-led boutique environment.
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Sponsorship is not available for this role – you must already have the right to work in Australia to be considered.
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