Director, Catalyst

Circa - IPG DXTRA•Dallas, TX

47d•$94,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Golin is hiring a Director, Catalyst! The Director position leads relationships with clients to deliver against our agency objectives of growth, quality, innovation and profitability. It’s an exciting time for the agency to continue to deliver impactful earned work for one of Golin’s most exciting multi-national software accounts! 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, Catalyst has an incredible opportunity to undertake a client facing and commercial role, working in partnership with a cross-functional team across your clients’ businesses that helps promote and protect the brand in Dallas and keep Golin on top. Please note: This is a hybrid role located in Dallas, TX. You will have an opportunity to collaborate in-person two to three days a week at our Dallas office while maintaining flexibility for remote work.

Requirements

Motivated by developing strong relationships (internally and externally)
Natural leader, capable of identifying problems and creative solutions
Experience leading a successful IAT and managing overlapping campaigns at one time
A passion for modern, integrated marketing with proven experience in the industry
Strong project management experience with strong attention to detail and ability to manage several workstreams, timelines and channel teams
Experience working with production teams and third-party vendors and managing budgets
Demonstrate strong commercial acumen with focus on revenue growth and profitability
Ability to think strategically about clients’ needs and turn these into actionable work
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Motivated to actively contribute to the wider agency
An entrepreneurial spirit, always looking to develop your skills, thinking and value to the agency and to clients
Bachelor’s degree in journalism, Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing or related field
7+ years' experience in an advertising or public relations agency or similar setting

Responsibilities

Independently leads project execution with full accountability for strategic direction and team coordination
Ensures clear client aligned direction is delivered to the cross-functional team
Develops comprehensive knowledge of client business objectives, industry landscape, and organizational priorities
Ensures all client deliverables meet strategic objectives and quality standards before submission
Able to navigate difficult conversations with the clients and with the internal team for the outcome of successful results
Drives alignment on project goals with client and internal teams at each stage of the process
Can set up a business to operate in a way that ensures the work is getting done efficiently, and can oversee that process
Understands agency business objectives and actively contributes to achieving them
You effectively seek, and close new opportunities for the client that will expand our remit on the business
You find opportunities to engage with and build the right relationships on the client side that will open up new opportunities
You build strong trusted relationships with senior clients on the business
Earns client trust to become a strategic partner and trusted advisor
Proven ability to consistently grow organic growth on the businesses you work on
Partners with PM/client finance to put together profitable staff plans, and scopes of work for our client work
Actively works towards closing important opportunities of growth for all our clients
Maintains ongoing awareness of client needs to identify and pursue organic growth opportunities