Public Relations Account Manager/Senior Account Manager

Job Description

Public Relations Account Manager/Senior Account Manager GTI is an award-winning independent marketing and PR agency, specialising in travel and tourism. We have a dream client list of international destinations, hotels, and airlines. CURRENT JOB DESCRIPTION: This is a great role for a passionate Account Manager/Senior Account Manager with a minimum of three years’ experience in PR driving coverage in the Australian (and ideally New Zealand) media landscape. Driving day-to-day client activity to achieve results and strong media relationships, you’ll have the opportunity to represent exciting tourism clients including Globus family of brands, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, LATAM Airlines and Destination Byron. GTI is looking for a highly-organised media guru, who is ready to hit the ground running on a range of clients. We’re looking for someone who can keep pace with the speed of a busy agency and is excited about managing a press office, famil programme, events, activations and a range of PR campaigns and activities. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage editorial and pitching calendars across clients. Provide daily advice to clients and lead all client calls and meetings. Ongoing media outreach through in person, email and over the phone pitching. Ideate, implement and host creative events, from smaller lunches to glitzy cocktail events. Ideate, plan, coordinate and host (if required) media and influencer famils. Build and maintain professional relationships with key media and clients. Create weekly and monthly client and campaign reports as required. Work closely with management on budgeting across the agency and clients. Write and edit media materials, pitches and other content to secure exceptional coverage results across traditional and new media platforms. AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES: Identify ways to achieve team efficiency and positively contributing to team culture. Support GTI to meet the company’s purpose and mission by contributing to initiatives as outlined in GTI’s sustainability action plan. Contribute to PR strategies for clients and business development opportunities. Be a fantastic ambassador for GTI, striving to deliver exceptional client service. Be innovative, incredibly organised and a great team player, sharing knowledge within the sales and marketing team and working collaboratively with public relations colleagues. Fulfil personal and team timekeeping requirements that are part of agency life and be comfortable with account management including KPI setting, client scoping and reporting etc. Ensure team members fulfil all required administrative functions related to the role including expenses, travel booking, and database management. SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE The individual would ideally have: Relevant tertiary qualification in Marketing/Communications/PR Strong relationships with media and a successful track record of delivering PR results Great communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work well within a collaborative team A finger on the pulse when it comes to both traditional and social media trends An interest in travel and global cultures Excellent knowledge of media, digital publishers and the influencer landscape A high-level of attention to detail Strong organisational skills to manage multiple client priorities and team performance Effectively manage up and down to meet client deliverables Understanding of key PR tools – media monitoring, Canva and developing scope of works Not a must, but fabulous if you have: Experience with media in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines Experience creating content across socials, including TikTok, Instagram and Facebook Speak Spanish! What else is important? GTI is non-hierarchical and we’re looking for someone who is happy to pitch in and help out at a range of levels. This is currently an end-to-end role but our agency is expanding. We will be looking for someone to fit our team culture which is vibrant, fun, and client-service orientated – we love the fast-paced nature of our industry and flexing our style to suit the project brief, always nurturing our client and industry relationships! Be professional, warm, friendly, and passionate about doing a brilliant job for the agency and your clients. The opportunity to travel internationally and domestically should excite you and be possible for you. Culture GTI is an independently owned mid-size agency. We nurture CREATIVITY and embrace change. We CARE about the planet and people. We DELIVER what we promise. We value EXPERTISE and continuous learning. We COLLABORATE with our team, partners, clients and industry. We engage with AUTHENTICITY. Salary range: $70 - $95K plus super (pro rata for part-time), commensurate with experience To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to Seniority level: Mid-Senior level Employment type: Full-time Industries: Advertising Services #J-18808-Ljbffr