Communications Manager
Halter
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Australia
Visit company websiteExplore more
About the role
- Develop and execute an Australia-focused communications strategy aligned with Halter’s global narrative and growth plans.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Australian journalists across rural, mainstream, business, and technology media.
- Act as the primary media contact for Halter Australia.
- Manage and direct Halter’s Australian PR and communications agency, ensuring clear priorities, strong outputs, and measurable ROI.
- Lead proactive media outreach tied to market expansion, customer stories, product innovation, events, and major announcements.
- Produce high-quality content including press releases, media statements, opinion pieces, FAQs, and talking points for Halter spokespeople.
- Localise global messaging for the Australian context, ensuring relevance to Australian farmers, regulators, and public audiences.
- Support thought leadership opportunities for senior Halter leaders in Australia.
- Work closely with Marketing to align earned media, campaigns, and lead-generation efforts.
- Identify and proactively manage reputational risks in the Australian market, particularly around animal welfare, technology adoption, and operational incidents.
- Develop and maintain crisis communications plans, holding statements, and escalation protocols.
- Provide rapid-response communications support during incidents, investigations, or heightened media scrutiny.
- Advise senior leadership on issues management and risk mitigation.
- Support Halter’s Australian leadership team with communications advice, media preparation, and profile-building opportunities.
- Work closely with Strategic Relations and external partners where communications intersects with regulatory or political considerations.
- Ensure Australian communications are aligned with Halter’s global strategy, values, and tone of voice.
- Establish scalable communications systems, processes, and workflows for Australia. As Halter grows, contribute to planning future resourcing and capability needs in-market.
- Act as a trusted senior communications advisor within the Australian business.
Requirements
- 8 years+ experience in communications, public relations, corporate affairs, or journalism.
- Strong understanding of the Australian media landscape, with established journalist relationships.
- Proven experience delivering proactive PR and managing reputational risk or crisis situations.
- Experience managing PR or communications agencies.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
- Experience in agriculture, technology, infrastructure, energy, or other highly scrutinised sectors is highly desirable.
Benefits
- Work that genuinely matters.
- Spectacular people solving hard problems.
- You'll grow here.
- This isn't easy, and we love that it's hard.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
communications strategymedia outreachcrisis communicationscontent productionwritingeditingstorytellingissues managementrisk mitigationreputational risk management
Soft Skills
relationship buildingleadershipadvisory skillscollaborationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingcommunicationlocalizationproactive managementorganizational skills