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Account Director - Corporate Communications

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Golin

3mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior & Expert Level
  • Marketing
  • $94K - $165K
  • Chicago

AI generated summary

  • You need 8+ years agency experience, financial services knowledge, strong leadership skills, creative thinking, media savvy, stellar writing abilities, client dedication, growth mindset, and commitment to diversity and inclusion.
  • You will lead account management, develop communication strategies, manage PR campaigns, engage influencers, provide client counsel, oversee team development, and ensure operational excellence for corporate clients at a leading communications agency.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications or related field with 8+ years’ experience. Must have worked in an agency in a client-facing role and welcome in-house corporate communications background
  • Experience in financial services a must
  • 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, business media relations and executive communications
  • Ability to partner with team to execute and measure multifaceted creative PR campaigns and day-to-day communications initiatives
  • Experience managing influencer programs, including identifying and vetting, project managing and reviewing content
  • A strong understanding of traditional media, and ability to integrate campaign strategies and tactics across earned, owned and paid media
  • Superior writing skills to creatively problem-solve and tell captivating stories, with the ability to develop and edit high-quality materials
  • Ability to stay poised and calm under pressure and a desire to immerse yourself in a client's business to become a true partner
  • A willingness to foster a strong, diverse and inclusive workplace culture and 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

Responsibilities

  • Lead the day-to-day account management of corporate clients, ensuring integrated teams (traditional media, social media, creative, analytics) provide a high standard of client service
  • Maintain a big-picture strategic view of client business and help to develop programs that support client business goals
  • Help to lead account planning, reporting, budgets, resource management and client satisfaction/feedback
  • Develop integrated communication strategies and tactics
  • PR Campaign management to ensure operational excellence (oversee the project management from creative concepting to execution, delegating work to account associate as needed, coordinated integrated earned and social media specialist teams)
  • Influencer program management (administrative and contract management of influencers, coordination with creative/influencer specialist team on execution)
  • Provide outstanding client counsel to all client levels on a regular basis, thriving in a hands-on, collaborative environment
  • Provide effective counsel (written and verbal), manage expectations against results, troubleshoot and be proactive in identifying industry trends, challenges and opportunities, and ensure flawless execution of day-to-day client activities
  • Write, review and edit client deliverables
  • Provide inspirational leadership to team members by helping to develop their skills and expertise through coaching
  • Manage team members’ time against client work scope and budget
  • Responsible to oversee billability and client profitability

FAQs

What responsibilities does the Account Director - Corporate Communications have at Golin?

The Account Director - Corporate Communications is responsible for managing the office calendar for client meetings and VIP visitors, sending daily news emails to staff, coordinating travel, time-sheets, and expense reports for senior staff, coordinating meetings, assisting with new hire prep, handling vendor invoicing, processing office invoices, ordering office supplies, managing corporate account reconciliation reports, maintaining lists of monetary gifts to employees, managing subscriptions, and purchasing branded merchandise.

What experience is required for the Account Director - Corporate Communications role at Golin?

The ideal candidate for the Account Director - Corporate Communications role should have proven experience as an Office manager, Front office manager, or Administrative assistant. They should have knowledge of office administrator responsibilities, systems, and procedures, proficiency in MS Office (particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), hands-on experience with office machines, familiarity with email scheduling tools, excellent time management and multitasking skills, attention to detail, problem-solving skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organizational and planning skills, and expertise with Microsoft Office programs.

What benefits does Golin offer to its employees?

Golin offers its employees an extensive benefits program called Lifetime, which includes unlimited time off, enhanced family care, health and wellness benefits, and a monthly stipend for gym or hobbies. The agency encourages employees to be Courageously Happy and values work-life balance.

What is the ethos of Golin as an agency?

The ethos of Golin is to "Go All In" in everything they do. They prioritize bravery over mediocrity and aim to deliver maximum impact for clients by aligning earned-first, data-driven creative with the customer journey.

We are a global public relations agency that helps companies create change that matters. #goallin

Marketing & Advertising
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1956
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

We are a global public relations agency that helps companies create change that matters. Our people help us do the best work of our lives for our clients. Work that earns attention and showcases the power of collaboration. Golin was proudly named in PRWeek US' 2024 Agency of the Year, 2022 Best Places to Work, PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year in 2021, 2020 and 2019, PRovoke Media’s 2021 North American Large Agency of the Year and listed to the Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplaces in 2021.