Senior Account Manager

Herd MSL represents one of Australia’s largest and most awarded group of agencies. Part of Publicis Groupe ANZ and global PR network MSL, Herd MSL has more than 21 years in the market and has achieved multiple agency and campaign wins and Cannes Awards for creativity – including PRIA’s 2022 Agency Team of the Year.

We work with an impressive portfolio of clients ranging from established multinational technology companies and leading consumer and corporate brands to innovative industry leaders and state and federal government departments.

At Herd MSL, we encourage our people to work in a way that provides balance, and we pride ourselves in fostering a behavior-led approach to flexibility. We are fun and fast-paced and thrive in a learning-based culture.

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Account Manager to join our Consumer team in Sydney.

Working across a portfolio of some of Australia's and the world's most recognised brands, you'll deliver integrated earned-first communications campaigns that build brands, shape conversations and create cultural relevance.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll own day-to-day client relationships, provide confident counsel to senior stakeholders and keep campaigns moving from brief through to delivery. Whether it's launching a new product, delivering a national media event, developing creative campaign ideas or responding to breaking news opportunities, you'll be trusted to make things happen.

You'll work closely with senior leaders while taking ownership of your own accounts, leading integrated teams, mentoring junior consultants and helping create work that delivers real business impact.

No two days look the same—but you'll spend your time developing standout stories, building strong media relationships, managing integrated campaigns, delivering events, advising clients and identifying proactive opportunities that keep our clients ahead of the conversation.

What we're looking for in you

First and foremost, we want you to live our values: Show Up Fearless, Stay Curious, Be Kind and Go Home Proud. Team culture is everything to us.

We're looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced agency environment and loves building brands through earned-first communications. You're a strong consultant, an exceptional organiser and someone clients trust to get things done. You enjoy leading campaigns from end to end, building lasting relationships with media and clients, and helping those around you grow.

You're equally comfortable running a media event, pitching a national story, presenting to clients or rolling up your sleeves to keep a campaign on track. Most importantly, you're proactive, curious and always looking for opportunities to deliver work that has real impact.

In terms of skills and experience, ideally, you'll have:

• Around 5-7 years' experience in PR, communications or integrated communications.
• Outstanding project management skills, with the ability to lead multiple campaigns, deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong media relationships across consumer, lifestyle and news media, with a track record of developing and landing compelling stories.
• Experience planning and delivering media events, launches and campaign activations.
• The confidence to build trusted client relationships and provide thoughtful day-to-day strategic counsel.
• Excellent writing and editing skills across media materials, campaign assets and client communications.
• Experience mentoring and developing junior consultants, creating a collaborative and high-performing team culture.
• Strong organisational and commercial skills, with experience managing budgets, timelines and account profitability.
• A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for working across integrated agency teams to deliver outstanding work.

What we can offer you

• The opportunity to work with some of Australia's and the world's most recognised brands.
• A dedicated Career Manager and industry-leading learning and development opportunities.
• Unrivalled career growth and progression within our strengths-based culture.
• The autonomy to own your work, build lasting client relationships and bring creativity to everything you do.

At Herd MSL, we encourage our people to work in a way that provides balance, and we pride ourselves on fostering a behaviour-led approach to flexibility. We're ambitious, collaborative and genuinely enjoy working together, creating an environment where people are encouraged to learn, challenge themselves and do their best work.

As part of our team, you'll also enjoy flexible working, Birthday Leave, industry-leading parental leave, health and wellbeing support, volunteering leave, additional leave with tenure and access to some of the best learning, mentoring and career development opportunities in the industry.

If you're a relationship-builder who loves creating great work, thrives on leading campaigns and wants to work with some of the world's most recognised brands, we'd love to hear from you.

Publicis Groupe benefits: Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world's most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. You can learn more about us at www.publicisgroupeanz.com.

Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting physical, mindful, and financial wellbeing.
• A creative, lively, and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach — "working your way with us."
• Access to our Global AI Platform Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform, Marcel Classes.
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.
• A committed Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva Women, Égalité, enABLE, EmbRACE, and Écologique committees.
• Leave benefits including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and an additional 5 days of leave after 2 years of service.
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks based on tenure, paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap, and Cub Care leave.
• Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through Sonder, an all-in-one digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs.
• A workplace that stands together to provide a more open, supportive, and recovery-forward culture for all employees with life-threatening illnesses. Read more about our Working With Cancer Pledge: https://workingwithcancerpledge.com/
• Proud partners of Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation, and the Australian Disability Network.

If you don't tick every box in this ad, please don't rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity rather than ticking boxes — so if this role resonates with you, please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words; these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe, we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge, and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.

Uniqueness is powerful; without it, we wouldn't be where we are today. So be you — we like it that way.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via recruitment@publicisgroupe.com; your personal information will be kept confidential.