Communications agency Stellar appoints Talia Cox to the role of media and publicity director

Communications agency, Stellar, has announced the appointment of its latest senior hire, Talia Cox, as media and publicity director.

Cox (above) joins the Stellar team with an impressive career in agency land with her areas of expertise sitting in the food, hospitality, travel and entertainment sectors. Most recently in her role as account director at Example her clients included world-class brands such as Merivale, Diageo, Harbord Hotel, Beach Hotel Byron Bay (Moelis Australia Hotel Management), Grill’d, The Star Entertainment Group, me&u and Papua New Guinea Tourism.

At Stellar, Cox will be responsible for heading up the editorial side of the business and supporting the agency directors on client strategy, business evolution and agency culture.

On Cox’s appointment, agency co-directors Gabrielle Sigelski (below left) and Hayley Cole (below right) said: “Since acquiring Stellar in 2018, we have embarked on a strategic approach to strengthen the content, social and digital arms of our business which has been highly successful. Talia’s appointment will further bolster and bring new experience to our core media and publicity pillar as this is such an integral service for our valued clients. Talia has an impressive career in directing highly visible publicity campaigns for an array of notable brands and businesses and we welcome this to our team, we are thrilled to have her.”

The media and publicity director role works closely with Stellar’s content and media specialist, Kali Austin, to deliver fully integrated campaigns to the agency’s clients. Cox will be responsible for media strategy development across Stellar’s core clients and the day-to-day running of the agency’s press office with support from account manager, Sophia Shannon.