Director, Catalyst

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.