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Director, Catalyst

Golin
Golin Salary
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/4/2025

Please note : This a hybrid role located in Chicago, IL. You will have an opportunity to collaborate in-person two to three days a week at our Chicago office while maintaining flexibility for remote work.

Director, Catalyst

Golin Chicago is looking for an experienced Director to join a dynamic team supporting industry leading spirits brands.

Golin has been on a winning streak of recognition : PRWeek's Best Place to Work, Provoke Media's Global Agency of the Year, PRWeek's Large Agency of the year and winning two Grand Prix at Cannes.

Riding the wave of recognition and award-winning work, the Director has an incredible opportunity to have a seat at the table with our client, shaping strategy with senior leadership, managing branded influencer campaigns, as well as traditional media campaigns that helps promote and protect the brand in Chicago and keep Golin on top.

It's an exciting time for the agency to continue to deliver impactful earned work that builds brands and reputations, and we know other brands can benefit from the award-winning work we create.

You will work with an integrated group of specialists to deliver strategic, creative and relevant communications solutions across influencer, media relations and experiential work to address our client's key business challenges.

You will oversee communications between internal teams and clients to drive brand awareness, working with a collaborative team that rolls up their sleeves at all levels to produce great work!

What You'll Do :

  • Immerse self in clients' business and our communications objectives and strategy
  • Serve as a client contact, providing counsel on tactical matters linked to strategic plans, with support of practice leadership and the core team
  • Drive forward timelines and day to day communication to ensure all program related plans and workstreams are moving forward
  • Manage timelines and client budgets and possess strong organizational skills
  • Proactive development and implementation of strategic recommendations and plans
  • Manage multiple projects at one time, coordinating between Golin, client team and IATs
  • Plan and implement events and partnerships on behalf of our brand partners
  • Proactively generate new ideas and opportunities for the development of strategic client plans and assist with the creation of related budgets
  • Quickly assess and come up with solutions to solve problems
  • Build and maintain vendor and partner relationships

Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline
  • 7 years of PR agency or related professional communications experience
  • Proven ability to develop work that is client-ready with minimal oversight
  • Experience managing budgets and resources
  • A collaborative spirit, results driven with the capacity to manage multiple priorities and work against deadlines
  • Excellent organizational and planning skills; able to work quickly under pressure, handling and prioritizing multiple assignments
  • Experience working on large consumer brands
  • Experience managing and mentoring junior level team members
  • The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • Demonstrable experience leading large client projects
  • Excellent writing, copy-editing, and proof-reading skills
  • About Us :

    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. Golin's 1700 global employees operate across 50 offices worldwide, allowing us to provide our clients with comprehensive solutions for multi-market, regional and global communications programs.

    Golin is a progressive public relations agency designed to reach a profoundly diverse market. Inclusion is a core value for Golin, and we are focused on establishing a culture that is intentionally inclusive, potently diverse, and uncompromisingly equitable.

    Our expertise ranges from brand-building and cutting-edge digital content to corporate reputation, healthcare advocacy and measurement. Golin aligns earned-first, data-driven creative with the customer journey through our collaborative integrated team model.

    We tend to Go All In, in everything we do. We're especially committed to going all in for our people, with a comprehensive benefits and time off program. Our culture is built around happy people who are the best at what we do!

    Salary Range : $94,000 - $165,000

    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 candidate's 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.

    Golin is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M / F / Veteran / Disability / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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    Salary : $94,000 - $165,000

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