Publicist

Ogilvy
Sydney
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunitySkills: ["Collaboration","Written and verbal communication","Storytelling","Results orientation"]

Work as a Publicist in Ogilvy PR’s Consumer PR and Influence team in Sydney, partnering with account teams and lifestyle, travel, and retail clients to deliver end-to-end media and storytelling strategies. Pitch and secure earned coverage across multiple media channels, support campaigns and launches in a consulting capacity, and build story elements for cross-platform media. Help upskill junior team members and drive high-stakes media sell-ins, launch events, and on-site media experiences.

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Ogilvy
Ogilvy
1 month ago

Publicist

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Job Summary

Work as a Publicist in Ogilvy PR’s Consumer PR and Influence team in Sydney, partnering with account teams and lifestyle, travel, and retail clients to deliver end-to-end media and storytelling strategies. Pitch and secure earned coverage across multiple media channels, support campaigns and launches in a consulting capacity, and build story elements for cross-platform media. Help upskill junior team members and drive high-stakes media sell-ins, launch events, and on-site media experiences.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and execute earned-led media and storytelling strategies with account teams and clients across multiple media channels.
  • •Pitch a range of stories, secure top-tier coverage across media verticals, and support campaigns and launches for the agency.
  • •Build story elements for cross-platform media while staying current on pop culture, celebrity, influencers, and trends.
  • •Collaborate with planners, creatives, social and influencer marketing specialists to develop client and new business proposals.
  • •Upskill junior team members and support outcomes including media sell-ins, launch events, on-site media hosting, and media famils.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Parental LeaveBirthday LeaveWellness StipendEmployee AssistanceAnnual BonusRecognition Rewards

Key Requirements

  • •3+ years’ experience in publicity or a media relations-focused role with a strong understanding of the modern media landscape in Australia.
  • •Strong, active network of Australian consumer media contacts, particularly across travel, lifestyle and news verticals.
  • •Experience pitching stories to regional/local community media and major metro networks.
  • •Familiarity with pitching destination stories, coordinating press trips, and creating retail news hooks.
  • •Comfort working across fast-paced retail calendars, celebrity/talent management, and event PR.
Skills:CollaborationWritten and verbal communicationStorytellingResults orientation
Languages:English

Company Brief

Ogilvy
Global advertising, marketing, and public relations agency offering brand strategy, creative services, digital marketing, media planning, and customer experience solutions for multinational clients across industries.
Industry: Advertising Media Groups
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 1948
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