DEC is on the hunt for a recent PR Communications Director to join our amazing galaxy of DECstars!

We’re looking for a Communications Director (CD) to provide immediate senior leadership across a growing portfolio of high-profile clients spanning property, enterprise and consumer technology, FMCG and financial services.

If you want to…

- Lead a diverse portfolio of globally recognised and high-growth brands
- Work across corporate, technology, consumer and culturally relevant categories
- Shape account direction, become a trusted C-suite adviser and drive client retention and organic growth
- Join a high-performing, collaborative agency culture
- Play a central role in agency leadership, team development and the profitable growth of the consultancy

… then DEC may be the place for you! A Communications Director at DEC is a business leader, staff leader and client champion – the lynchpin between client needs and client outcomes. This role suits an experienced agency professional who can provide valued strategic counsel, build influential C-suite relationships and lead teams to deliver outstanding work. The successful candidate will combine best-in-class communications craftsmanship with strong commercial management, taking immediate ownership of client satisfaction, retention, growth and profitability across the portfolio.

Your key responsibilities will include:

- Leading account direction and integrated communications programs, ensuring strategy, creativity, implementation and measurement align with client objectives
- Identifying strategic opportunities, threats, issues and trends, translating contextual intelligence into actionable counsel and measurable plans
- Ensuring all client activity is impactful, meets agreed performance metrics and reflects best-in-class communications craftsmanship
- Building influential relationships with client executives and become a trusted adviser to C-suite stakeholders




- Owning client satisfaction, retention and organic growth while managing scope, resourcing, revenue and profitability in line with agency targets
- Leading, motivating and developing high-performing account teams, setting clear standards for quality, productivity, collaboration and morale
- Using research, insights, advanced measurement and communications technology to strengthen strategy, delivery and evaluation
- Leading confidently through complex issues and crisis situations, collaborating with agency leadership and specialist teams as required

Must have experience:

- 8+ years’ agency experience, or equivalent senior communications experience
- Proven success leading large, fast-paced client portfolios and multidisciplinary teams
- Strong track record providing valued counsel, shaping strategy and delivering high-impact communications outcomes
- Corporate, technology, consumer or culturally-led brand experience preferred, with issues and crisis experience highly valued
- Advanced understanding of communications and marketing practice, media, creator and digital landscapes, research and measurement
- Excellent commercial and financial management, leadership, negotiation, influence and senior stakeholder management skills

We’re looking for someone who is:

- Confident, credible and influential with C-suite and senior stakeholders
- Commercially astute, entrepreneurial and proactive in identifying solutions and growth opportunities
- A stickler for detail, with strong judgement and accountability
- Calm, agile and resilient when managing competing priorities or complex issues
- Curious and culturally connected, with strong contextual intelligence
- Empathetic, collaborative and playfully professional, with strong active listening skills
- Tenacious and adaptable, with a finder mindset

If you feel you’d be a great fit as a DECstar, please send through your CV and Cover Letter to [email protected].

📌 Public Relations & Communications Director (Sydney)
🏢 DEC PR
📍 Sydney