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One of the world’s best known attraction brands, Merlin Entertainments Limited, is currently offering a unique opportunity to join our in-house PR team as a Public Relations Executive (permanent, full-time) for our Australian and New Zealand attractions.

This exciting, fast paced role will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of public relations strategies across a range of attractions and is based out of our Darling Harbour offices.

We are proud to be a finalist in the category of ‘Best In-house PR Team of the Year’ in Mumbrella’s 2020 Commscon Awards and opportunities to join our team are rare. There is no other role quite like this in Sydney, so if you are a PR guru who is passionate about delivering exceptional results within a fun environment we would love to hear from you.

About the Role
Reporting to the Head of PR ANZ, you will be a part of a high-achieving and fast paced in-house PR team, yet work with a broad range of stakeholders at all levels of the business.

This role will give you the opportunity to assist in driving exciting public relations plans that will see you working with gorgeous koalas one day and celebrities the next. 

You will deliver tactical press office activations for the attractions to complement the overarching ANZ PR strategy, ultimately working with your PR and marketing peers to help create demand and grow brand awareness on behalf of the attractions.

This role offers the chance to provide creative contribution to plans and news hijacking opportunities, as well as the opportunity to learn and develop further skills whilst proactively organising and managing media and VIP famils, writing various copy as required including press releases, photo-calls and targeted pitches and assisting with on the ground research at attractions with regards to potential media opportunities.

You will be responsible for developing strong relationships with media to ensure cut through in various channels whilst keeping media databases up to date. You will also regularly utilise our media monitoring service to assist in creating monthly PR reports and work in conjunction with the digital and marketing teams to ensure social media messaging is in line with on-going PR activity.

There is no doubt that this role provides an opportunity to take your career to the next level and have a lot of fun along the way, and we are excited to welcome someone who is as passionate as we are into the team.

About You
To be successful in this role you will have tertiary qualifications in marketing, communications, or a related field with at least two years PR experience in a similar industry. You will have experience in juggling multiple projects, challenges and stakeholders at once and be flexible enough to swiftly change the direction of your plans if required.

Your excellent verbal and written communication skills will compliment your creative side whereby you are confident to regularly contribute ideas that create demand for our attractions and coverage that allows them to shine more brightly than their competitors. You will have experience in working in a fast paced environment and also experience in dealing directly with media whereby you will have a strong list of media contacts to call on with amazing story opportunities that they just can’t pass up.

If you think you have what it takes to shine in this role we look forward to hearing from you!

About the Benefits
The salary is between $60,000-$65,000 and other perks include:

• Corporate benefits including free access to all our attractions worldwide
• Birthday leave and 3 volunteer days to give back to a social cause you care about
• Autonomy to introduce disruptive thinking in your profession
• Global opportunities to develop and progress your skills and career
• Being part of a business built on fun

About Us
Merlin Entertainments is a global leader in location-based, family entertainment and is the company behind iconic brands like SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, LEGOLAND, and Peppa Pig World of Play. As Europe’s Number 1 and the world’s second-largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin now operates 130 attractions, 20 hotels and 6 holiday villages in 25 countries and across 4 continents. Merlin’s purpose is to deliver memorable experiences to its 67 million guests around the world through its iconic brands and multiple attraction formats, and the commitment and passion of its 28,000 employees (peak season). Why do we do it? For the love of FUN!!

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