Golin

About Golin

Progressive public relations for a diverse world

🏢 Corporate, Management Consulting👥 1K-5K📅 Founded 1956📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Key Highlights

  • Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1,000 to 5,000 employees
  • Focus on data-driven public relations strategies
  • Serves a diverse global market

Golin, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a leading public relations agency with a focus on data-driven strategies and creative storytelling. With a workforce of 1,000 to 5,000 employees, Golin serves a diverse clientele across various industries, leveraging innovative approaches to engage audie...

🎁 Benefits

Golin offers competitive salaries, comprehensive health benefits, a generous PTO policy, and opportunities for remote work. Employees also enjoy a lea...

🌟 Culture

Golin fosters a culture of inclusivity and creativity, encouraging employees to embrace diverse perspectives and innovative ideas. The agency prioriti...

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Account Director Senior

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Overview

Golin is seeking a Senior Account Director to lead consumer brand PR activities. You'll manage client relationships and drive integrated campaigns across various media channels. This role requires strong experience in consumer brand PR and strategic oversight.

Job Description

Who you are

You have significant experience in consumer brand PR, ideally with a background in managing high-profile accounts. Your ability to build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders is a key strength, allowing you to effectively lead day-to-day activities across multiple consumer accounts. You understand the importance of aligning all activities with your clients' business priorities and market context, ensuring that every campaign is insight-driven and culturally relevant.

Your expertise extends to writing and refining briefs, messaging, and story angles, ensuring that all content resonates with target audiences. You thrive in collaborative environments, working closely with creative, strategy, social, and production teams to shape and stress-test ideas. Your strategic oversight on media and influencer strategies ensures that the right mix of channels and partners is utilized for maximum impact.

You are comfortable coordinating activities across multiple markets or regions, ensuring consistency and alignment in messaging and execution. Your strong relationships with journalists, creators, and partners enhance your ability to oversee event, activation, and partnership activities effectively.

Desirable

Experience working with diverse markets and local teams is a plus, as is a passion for creating work that generates conversation and engagement. You are adept at navigating the complexities of integrated campaigns and understand the nuances of different media channels.

What you'll do

In this role, you will act as the day-to-day lead across one or more consumer accounts, managing client relationships and ensuring that all activities align with their business goals. You will run client meetings, status calls, and planning sessions, maintaining clear communication and momentum throughout the project lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include writing and refining briefs, messaging, and story angles, ensuring that all ideas are insight-driven and culturally relevant.

You will collaborate closely with creative, strategy, social, and production teams to shape and stress-test ideas, overseeing content development from press materials and social copy to influencer briefs and event concepts. Your strategic oversight on media and influencer strategies will ensure the right mix of channels and partners is utilized for each campaign.

Additionally, you will support and coordinate activities across multiple markets or regions when required, ensuring consistency in messaging and execution. Building and maintaining strong relationships with journalists, creators, and partners will be crucial to your success in this role. You will also oversee event, activation, and partnership activities, ensuring that all initiatives are executed flawlessly and meet client expectations.

What we offer

Golin offers a competitive salary of up to £55k, along with opportunities for professional growth and development. You will be part of a dynamic team that values creativity and collaboration, working on campaigns that make a real impact in the consumer space. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, as we value diverse perspectives and backgrounds.

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