Communications Manager

LATTE Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-office role

Job summary

NAC Media Group is looking for a Communications Manager to lead luxury fashion PR for top brands and Australian Fashion Week campaigns. Based in Sydney, the role is full-time and in-office, focusing on strategic media relations and influencer programs.

You will manage client relationships, develop integrated campaigns, and mentor juniors in a fast-paced agency environment that partners with Dior, Saint Laurent, BOSS and Kate Spade.

Qualifications

• Established Account Manager experience within a PR agency or a relevant in-house communications role.
• Minimum 4+ years experience.
• Experience in fashion, luxury lifestyle or consumer brand communications.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day client relationships, acting as a trusted point of contact and delivering a high standard of client service.
• Lead the planning and execution of integrated PR and communications campaigns, from strategy through to implementation and evaluation.
• Develop creative, culturally relevant media relations and influencer/KOL strategies that align with client objectives.
• Oversee campaign timelines, budgets, reporting and results, ensuring work is delivered accurately and efficiently.
• Manage media engagement, talent and influencer partnerships, brand activations and event execution.
• Identify opportunities to connect brands with relevant cultural moments across fashion, sport, art, food and lifestyle.
• Support and mentor junior team members while collaborating across the wider team to deliver exceptional work.

Skills

Account management

Fashion/luxury PR

Client relations

Media relations

Job description

Communications Manager – Luxury Fashion

Join NAC Media Group, one of Australia’s leading independent agencies, partnering with the world’s most celebrated luxury houses, including Dior, Saint Laurent, BOSS and Kate Spade, and managing communications for Australian Fashion Week. With BOSS recently announced as a sponsor of the Australian Open and preparations for Australian Fashion Week 2027 underway, this is an exciting time to join an agency at the forefront of Australia’s fashion and luxury landscape.

Join NAC Media Group, one of Australia’s leading independent agencies, partnering with the world’s most celebrated luxury houses, including Dior, Saint Laurent, BOSS and Kate Spade, and managing communications for Australian Fashion Week. With BOSS recently announced as a sponsor of the Australian Open and preparations for Australian Fashion Week 2027 underway, this is an exciting time to join an agency at the forefront of Australia’s fashion and luxury landscape.

Key points of interest

• Location: Sydney
• Flexibility: Full-time in-office
• Salary: $80,000 - $95,000 + super
• Type: Permanent
• Specialism: Public Relations
• Agency or In-house: Agency
• Ref Number: 1693023

About the agency

Founded in 1999 by CEO Nikki Andrews, NAC Media Group is a full-service, independently owned strategic communications agency based in Sydney. NAC Media Group works with a diverse mix of the world’s leading luxury brands and a new generation of exciting talent across fashion, beauty, retail, arts and lifestyle, including Dior, Saint Laurent, BOSS, Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana and Tommy Hilfiger.

NAC Media Group creates tightly structured, multi-platform programs spanning strategic counsel, media relations, digital, social and influencer strategy, with a global vision, local insight and the highest level of execution. Working side-by-side with clients to identify immediate and long-term strategic objectives, its integrated offering spans strategic brand management and counsel, media relations, digital and social strategy, influencer marketing and ambassador programs, content creation and showroom representation, supported by event creative and execution. For over a decade, NAC Media Group has also managed the overarching communications for Australian Fashion Week, communicating the identity of the local industry to an international audience. Across all of its work, NAC Media Group offers clients a global vision with local insight.

Independent in attitude and operation, NAC Media Group represents brands it connects with and is passionate about. With BOSS recently announced as a sponsor of the Australian Open and preparations for Australian Fashion Week 2027 underway, this is an exciting time to join an agency at the forefront of Australia’s fashion and luxury landscape.

Culture

NAC Media Group is a small, highly experienced team that works closely across clients and projects. The agency is built on long-standing relationships with clients, media and talent, many spanning more than two decades, and benefits from strong client retention. Representing global luxury houses requires meticulous attention to detail, commercial awareness and a genuine understanding of how brands connect with culture.

About the job

NAC Media Group is looking for a Communications Manager to contribute to strategy and delivery across a portfolio of luxury fashion and lifestyle brands, including Dior, Saint Laurent, BOSS and Australian Fashion Week. You’ll help translate client objectives into considered programs across media, social, influencers and culture.

Some key duties include:

• Manage day-to-day client relationships, acting as a trusted point of contact and delivering a high standard of client service.
• Lead the planning and execution of integrated PR and communications campaigns, from strategy through to implementation and evaluation.
• Develop creative, culturally relevant media relations and influencer/KOL strategies that align with client objectives.
• Oversee campaign timelines, budgets, reporting and results, ensuring work is delivered accurately and efficiently.
• Manage media engagement, talent and influencer partnerships, brand activations and event execution.
• Identify opportunities to connect brands with relevant cultural moments across fashion, sport, art, food and lifestyle.
• Support and mentor junior team members while collaborating across the wider team to deliver exceptional work.

About you

Essential experience

• Established Account Manager experience within a PR agency or a relevant in-house communications role, with a minimum of 4+ years experience.
• Has experience working within fashion, luxury lifestyle or consumer brand communications.

The ideal candidate

• You’re a confident communicator who can build strong relationships with clients, media and influencers, and represent premium brands with professionalism and credibility.
• You’re strategically minded and can translate client objectives into thoughtful communications ideas, identifying opportunities across media, social, influencers and culture.
• You’re comfortable taking ownership of accounts and campaigns, using your initiative to drive work forward while knowing when to seek input or elevate a challenge.
• You have a strong eye for detail and understand the level of care required when working with premium and luxury brands, from the quality of the work to the client experience.
• You’re collaborative and enjoy working across different clients, projects and disciplines, contributing wherever needed in a small, hands-on team.
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing competing priorities while maintaining high standards across your work.

Sponsorship

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