The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) is one of Australia's most prestigious Sports, Events and Property Development companies. As well as running elite horse racing at Caulfield, Ladbrokes Park (Sandown) and Mornington Racecourses, we own 13 pub venues under the Pegasus Leisure Group (PLG), an emerging collection of owned events such as The Peninsula Picnic and the MRC Foundation, our charitable arm.An exciting opportunity to join the expanding Marketing team as a Public Relations Coordinator. Based at Caulfield Racecourse, this role will assist with the implementation of the Club’s Public Relations and strategic communication strategies across major campaign periods, the raceday calendar and non-racing events.The successful candidate will be required to work feature race days throughout the year.What will my duties be?Provide support to the PR managerSupport the development and execute the implementation of the 2022 Carlton Draught Caulfield Cup Carnival campaign, PR and content strategyAssist with the management of PR elements including creation and distribution of media material, pitching and executing media opportunitiesCoordinate PR requirements with media partners to leverage the value of these partnershipsProfile the stories and people of our sport in line with campaign periods and racedays to generate positive awarenessCoordinate and execute PR and media activity for events, media launches and racedaysSkills & ExperienceTertiary qualification in Public Relations, Professional Communications, Journalism, Media, Marketing, or related disciplineMinimum 2 years’ experience in a similar role or PR agencyOutstanding verbal and written communication skillsThe ability to take direction and work cooperatively as part of a wide team, whilst also being proactive and a self-starterDemonstrated networking ability and established relationships with media highly regardedKnowledge of key industry players, general racing knowledge well regardedWhat’s in it for me?Free onsite parking or a short walk from Caulfield StationOngoing learning & development opportunities through the organisation-wide DRIVE Development programAccess to our year-round well-being initiatives including our Employee Assistance Program for staff and familyFlexible working arrangements to support a work-life balanceRacing Industry Member passes, discounts across our family of brands and free tickets to a wide range of eventsDiscounted coffee at Caulfield Glasshouse located next to our Head OfficePaid Volunteer and Parental LeaveCorporate discount with VolvoMelbourne Racing Club values differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientation and encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role. AUDMelbourne3004