Senior Associate
About The Position
Golin Ketchum is looking for a Senior Associate, Issues & Crisis to join their team. This role involves building understanding of clients' businesses and competitive environments, contributing to account plans, and demonstrating knowledge of media monitoring processes. The Senior Associate will develop various written materials, implement crisis preparedness projects, and counsel clients through issues management and crisis response. They will also manage day-to-day client contact, foster client-agency relationships, facilitate teamwork, and take lead responsibility for budget management and client billing. Additionally, the role requires understanding research methods, assisting senior management with new business opportunities, and developing proposals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing or a related field preferred
- Two to three years of experience in public relations agency or similar position
- Ability to work in multi-faceted, fast-paced environment
Responsibilities
- Build understanding and knowledge of the clients’ business and their competitive environments
- Actively participate/contribute to the development of account plans/ideas
- Demonstrate knowledge of client media monitoring process and be able to efficiently conduct/review on a daily basis
- Demonstrate ability to effectively develop a full range of written materials consisting of by not limited to standby statements, question & answer documents, issues analyses, position papers, client correspondence, and reports
- Independently implement defined crisis preparedness projects
- Counsel clients through basic issues management and crisis response situations
- Some day-to-day client contact through written and direct counsel on basic issues situations enlisting senior counsel on tough issues when appropriate
- Foster client-agency relationship to build trust and become a valuable resource to our clients
- Facilitate teamwork by delegating and involving junior staff members whenever possible
- Take on lead responsibility for all aspects of budget management and client billing/administration
- Seek counsel from financial manager to be able to review financial reports, project budgets, and related financial materials
- Develop an understanding of various research methods; coordinate internal and external resources in implementing research projects
- Assist senior management in developing proposals and gathering information for new business opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
