Director Account Lead Corporate Affairs Practice

Golin is seeking a collaborative resultsdriven Director to join our Corporate Affairs practice this role you bring your corporate reputation expertise strong media savvy and cross functional project management skills acting as a client counselor supporting account operations for clients in the financial services and B2B/Tech sectors.

Wearelookingforsomeonewithstrongcorporatereputationexpertisewhocanguideteamsdeliverongoingstrategiccounseltoclientsandexecuteimpactfulcommunicationsprogramsthatdelivermeasurableresults.

YouareenthusiasticabouttheworkandleadingteammembersatrustedandconfidentclientrelationshipleaderandsubjectmatterexpertinfinancialservicesandB2Bcommunications.

Please note While our preference would be candidate located in Chicago we are open to other cities for the ideal candidate.

Ready to Go All In with us Here are the details:

What Youll Do:

• Lead DaytoDay Account Management:Oversee daily account operations for Corporate Affairs clients managing strategic communications client relations and program across client programs.

• Drive Strategic Account Direction:Partner with account leadership to develop and implement effective communications strategies that deliver measurable results.

• Provide Team Leadership:Supervise and mentor junior staff while fostering a collaborative environment across account teams.

• Build Client Relationships:Cultivate strong client partnerships through consistent communication proactive problemsolving and exceptional service.

• Demonstrate Strategic and Proactive Thinking: Actively identify potential problems or risks with your clients offering thoughtful and informed solutions to clients.

• Support Issues & Crises: As an account leader work with Golins specialists to provide account perspective and counsel through issues & crises as they arise.

• Manage Financial Oversight:Support senior account leads by providing financial oversight to ensure projects remain aligned with business objectives and budgets.

• Streamline Project Management:Efficiently track requests coordinate research compile reports manage timelines and mobilize team resources to meet deadlines and exceed client expectations.

• Bridge Communication Gaps:Serve as the critical link between senior leadership and support teams to maintain efficient workflows and clear communication channels.

• Support Large Scale Integrated PR Campaigns:Contribute expertise to multichannel campaigns including earned media relations owned paid and influencer partnerships that complement broader client goals.Participate in IAT planning efforts ensuring PR and earned plays a significant role in all campaigns.

• Foster Growth: Alongside account leadership identify proactive opportunities to grow the account by blending agency innovations with client needs.

What You Have:

• Bachelors degree in marketing communications or related field
• 8 years experience in an agency/clientfacing role or we welcome inhouse corporate communications background

• A background in reputation management; experience in financial services a plus

• Passion for client service and an ability to juggle multiple projects and changing priorities

• Proven ability to lead an integrated team and drive development of integrated ideas/business solutions

• Background developing and executing corporate reputation programs including corporate positioning internal communications business media relations and executive communications

• Ability to partner with team to execute and measure multifaceted campaigns and daytoday communications initiatives

• A strong understanding of traditional media and ability to integrate campaign strategies and tactics across earned owned and paid media

• Creative problemsolver and storyteller with superior writing skills with the ability to develop and edit highquality materials

• Poised and calm under pressure and a desire to immerse yourself in a clients business to become a true partner

• Believer in a strong workplace culture and will advocate for and contribute to efforts that enhance the environment for all

• Ability to identify and drive opportunity for growth with existing clients and participate in new business pitches with strategy creative counsel and presentation support

Why Work for Us

We are 1600 bright and eager individuals collaborating in more than 40 cities around the globe. Some in offices some working remotely. Regardless of our geographies our passion for collaboration is the #1 reason clients and colleagues enjoy working with us.

Collaboration isnt new for usit started 60 years ago when our founder insisted that personal egos be set aside for the greater good of the agency. He knew great work starts with inspired teamwork. And inspired teamwork is how we get clients and colleagues to join us and stay for decades and how we launch brands build careers win awards like PR Weeks Global Agency of the Year three years in a row all while creating everlasting friendships.

Together we will make the best work of our lives and create change that matters. If this mission sounds like something you could wake up to every morning then read on.

About Golin

Golin is a global public relations agency that helps companies create change that matters. Together we discover powerful human truths that bind us create with bravery and collaborate inclusively and obsessively. Golins 1700 global employees operate across 50 offices worldwide allowing us to provide our clients with comprehensive solutions for multimarket regional and global communications programs.

Recently named 2024 PRWeeks Agency of the Year we tend to Go All In in everything we do. Were especially committed to going all in for our people. We challenge our employees to be courageously happy and have empowered them to do so by offering our LifeTime benefits program. LifeTime offers flexible time off enhanced family care generous health and wellness benefits workplace hybrid flexibility and a monthly LifeTime stipend for the gym or hobbies.

Our expertise ranges from brandbuilding and cuttingedge digital content to corporate reputation healthcare advocacy and measurement. Golin aligns earnedfirst datadriven creative with the customer journey through our collaborative G4 Model to deliver maximum impact for clients. Our roster includes many of the largest CPG retail food healthcare technology and consumer service companies in the world.

Salary range: $94000 $165000

Golin has included the base salary range or hourly rate for this role. Actual compensation offered within the range will depend upon among other factors: a candidates skills qualifications and experience; actual ranges for current or former employees in the role; and market considerations.

Any request to schedule an interview and any legitimate offer of employment will only come from an authorized representative of Golin. We will never require an applicant to provide sensitive personally identifiable information in order to conduct an interview.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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