PR Senior Account Executive — Deep Tech + Startups

We're the communications and marketing agency built for challengers, disruptors and visionaries. We help brands change the way people live, work or play around the world.

Join an agency awarded for its culture and work with innovative brands shaping the future!

Sling & Stone is the public relations agency built for entrepreneurs, challengers and disruptors. We unearth, craft and share the stories of the most ambitious brands shaping the world. We’re a team of 60+ Slingers across Australia, Singapore and New Zealand.

Our burgeoning deep tech and startups portfolio proudly includes groundbreaking deep tech companies like MGA Thermal, revolutionising clean energy storage, CSIRO ON, accelerating scientific innovation into market impact, Main Sequence, Australia’s leading deep tech investment fund, Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) the national peak body for the space industry in Australia, UNSW Founders empowering the next generation of Australia's entrepreneurs and Samsara Eco, pioneering infinite recycling for a sustainable future, alongside many others who are building the future of our world.

We’re now searching for our next Senior Account Executive to join our growing deep tech and startup portfolio. This is a unique opportunity to fuel your career by working with early-stage deep tech startups in sectors like quantum computing, biotechnology, space, food tech, cleantech energy, and more. If you’re passionate about the challenge of translating complex technical innovations into impactful stories, this could be the perfect fit for you.

The role you'll play

As a Senior Account Executive you will have a nose for news and passion for storytelling. You are the intermediary between your clients and the outside world. You’ll help execute high impact integrated PR and social campaigns, produce compelling written content, keep clients updated on breaking news and issues, and build lasting relationships with media, influencers and more. You’re a clued-up self-starter who ensures campaigns are always well-informed and well-connected, providing support to wider team members as appropriate. 

Beyond the client work, you will have access to strong mentorship, learning and development opportunities, as well as a great team culture. As we like to say, we take our work seriously but not ourselves!

To be successful in securing this role, you will need to:

• 3+ years of public relations and social media experience, preferably at a PR agency
• Have exposure to or a keen interest in deep tech, venture capital, and the startup ecosystem, along with an understanding of integrated comms campaigns spanning media, influencer, events, activations, and social & content. Bonus points if you have experience telling their stories!
• Excellent and succinct communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Knowledge of who’s who in business, VC, and tech media and have stellar relationships to match
• A master storyteller and pitcher, but never one who limits their thinking to just ‘traditional’ media relations; you’re thinking also about influencers, cool social posts, or even events to help bring brands to life 
• Able to prioritise your workload, meet deadlines and ensure your client teams and campaigns never skip a beat

Want to know more?

Here’s a taste of Sling & Stone:

• We’re a team of 60+ spanning Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, delivering truly integrated campaigns
• We won Provoke Best Agency of the Year in APAC + top 10 globally last year
• We’re deliberate about which brands we work with, and say no to those who don’t fit our focus on clients shaping the future 
• We’re proud of what we do. Our team is filled with smart, skilled communicators who share and live these core values: Gumption, Build, Play, Tune in
• We give all Slingers the opportunity to do the most impactful work of their careers here, giving them the training, skills and support to develop new passions, services and client portfolios, with the support of a dedicated manager

Employee benefits

As a valued member of the Sling & Stone team, you will have access to a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing, they include:

• Annual leave: 20 days annually which rolls over year-on-year
• Wellness leave: 10 days annually which rolls over year-on-year, this can be accessed for both mental and physical health needs 
• Additional gifted leave days: EOY agency closure from 23 Dec to 2 Jan with all non public holidays paid by S&S, and 2 Days that Matter to use for anything you wish each year
• Give Back Days: 2 days per calendar year to volunteer their time to a charity or NFP
• Paid Parental leave: Up to 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave for both primary and secondary carer and up to 8 weeks of paid compassionate Parental Bereavement leave
• Employee Assistance Platform: Access to Uprise, including three confidential therapy sessions a year
• 2 days in the office: We have a flexible hybrid approach with two all-hands days for our teams, to reap the benefits of in person collaboration including spontaneous interactions, brainstorms, giving and receiving feedback, creativity and learning
• Meeting free Mondays: So everyone gets a full day of uninterrupted focus time for deep work
• Learning & development: Ongoing training provided by both internal and external trainers on a variety of subjects, all housed in a Learning Management System so everyone can access past training resources from all agencies within VCCP, Gemini AI prompt tutorials and LinkedIn Learning self paced learning modules
• Growth Fund: $200 annual training allowance for every Slinger to upskill on anything they want to learn aligned to their role
• Technology & mobile allowance: All Slingers get the best in class work stations including MacBook laptops, 27inch screens, optimised AI tools + cloud tech stack, and more. We have a BYOD policy for mobile phones, and you will receive a monthly allowance in your pay
• Mid-year agency Slingathon: A moment half way through the year to come together to grow our skills, form stronger connections, work with Slingers we don’t in our day to day, and of course so much needed vibes
• Culture & connection: from monthly socials to end of year holiday parties, and everything in between, our People team ensures there’s plenty of #play, fun and frivolity for all Slingers throughout the year
• Week before pay day lunch: Catered lunches for every team in the office on the last Tuesday before payday each month
• Out & About: With offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and Singapore, as well as many sister agencies across the globe within the VCCP network, there are opportunities to extend your holiday or stay in a location and work from another S&S or VCCP group agency office
• Work from anywhere: Up to 6 weeks per year of remote work from anywhere
• Global transfers: As a global agency we’ve facilitated many international transfers between our own teams and within the broader VCCP Group across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, USA, and the UK

Ready to apply?

Send us your resume and tell us why you’re right for this role! 

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Sling & Stone is built on the talent we hire. We’re only as good as our people, and the best teams are built with people from a variety of backgrounds, offering a variety of perspectives. Even if you don’t meet all of the requirements for our roles, if you think this is the job for you, please go ahead and apply. Studies have shown that certain minority groups will only apply if they meet every specification on a job advert and we want to change this. We do not discriminate against any employee or candidate because of age, gender, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion or disability or any other basis. Our people are chosen on merit, professional qualities and alignment with our values. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.