PR Associate Client Director, Corporate

Daniel J Edelman Holdings; Melbourne (KY); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A global communications firm is seeking an Associate Client Director (ACD) to lead strategy and growth for integrated B2B corporate communications programs. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in communications marketing and a strong track record in client leadership. This role offers the chance to drive impactful campaigns and mentor teams in a dynamic environment focused on trust, innovation, and measurable results.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of relevant experience in communications marketing or related fields.
• Proven strength in crisis management and corporate reputation.
• Confidence in corporate communications with excellent strategic ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow senior client relationships across corporate spheres.
• Deliver high-quality, insight-driven campaigns on time and on budget.
• Manage accounts, budgets, and forecasts with strong oversight.

Skills

Crisis and issues management

Corporate reputation

Public affairs

Employee engagement

Health communications

Financial communications

Advanced problem-solving

Strong communication skills

Job description

Note this role can be based in either Sydney or Melbourne.

Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum.

At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.

Overview

We’re looking for an Associate Client Director (ACD) to lead the strategy, delivery, and growth of integrated, B2B, corporate communications programs. This senior role is your chance to shape bold, data-driven campaigns for some of the world’s most impactful companies — and set the benchmark for innovation in Australia’s communications industry.

As an ACD, you’ll provide strategic counsel to senior clients, manage major accounts, and drive measurable impact across digital ecosystems. You’ll bring deep expertise in corporate strategy, inter-enterprise communications, and earned media, alongside strong commercial judgment and a track record of client leadership.

We’re seeking a forward-thinking operator who thrives in fast-paced environments, inspires high-performing teams, and spots opportunities to grow client programs. If you’re a trusted advisor with a passion for innovation, the creator economy, and measurable results, Edelman is the place to make your mark.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow senior client relationships across Edelman’s corporate spheres.
• Deliver high-quality, insight-driven campaigns on time and on budget.
• Provide integrated counsel across paid, earned, shared, and owned channels.
• Manage accounts, budgets, and forecasts with strong corporate oversight.
• Drive organic growth and support new business opportunities.
• Mentor and inspire teams, fostering collaboration and innovation.
• Champion Edelman’s values while building networks across media and industry.

Skills and Attributes

• At least 8 years of relevant experience in communications marketing and/or related fields, with proven strength in two or more of the following highly desirable areas: crisis and issues management, corporate reputation, purpose and sustainability, public affairs, employee engagement, health, or financial communications.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills — active listening, cultural fluency, and the ability to ‘read the room’ with clients, creators, and colleagues.
• Confidence in corporate communications with excellent strategic ability.
• Advanced problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify and engage the right internal and external specialists for campaign needs.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple accounts and channels while maintaining high-quality delivery.
• Experienced people leader committed to developing and growing teams.
• Expertise leading and growing large/global integrated clients.
• Strong consultancy skills, including budget management and new business.
• Forward-thinking and adaptable, with a passion for building trusted client relationships.
• Openness to constructive feedback and commitment to continuous professional growth.

About Edelman Australia

At Edelman, we help solve our clients biggest corporate or consumer brand challenges. We do this by building trusted brands and applying 25 years of research and understanding of Trust.

We believe action earns trust; its only through meaningful and relevant actions that we can demonstrate a commitment to stakeholders that resonates and gives them reason to care and share.

The information revolution has made trust the most valuable commodity in business today. Against this context, we’ve established capabilities through people, tools, data and technology that protect, promote and evolve our client’s brands in today’s environment, both inside and outside their organizations.

We are a team of 65 analysts, planners, strategists, advisors, creatives, producers, storytellers and more. Operating across 3 locations of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, we work with some of Australia’s most consequential brands.

We are Trusted to be Bold. This phrase underpins everything we do, running through our expertise, offerings, the way we show up, what we strive to create and how we work with you; it’s in our purpose and our people, it’s core to our network, It’s how we build our teams and offerings and, most importantly, it’s in the way we work.

Our purpose is to create a better future by building Trust between brands, people and society.

Edelman is committed to creating equality and diversity in our workforce. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, nationality, disability gender or age. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.