Senior Manager, Corporate, Media Relations

The job overview for the Senior Manager position at Golin Chicago is to lead business and earned media strategy for large clients in the corporate/professional services sector. The role involves developing and implementing innovative earned media strategies, building strong relationships with media outlets, and providing strategic guidance to client leadership. The Senior Manager will also be responsible for overseeing day-to-day earned media responsibilities, mentoring a junior team, and contributing to the agency's culture and values. This position offers growth opportunities within the agency and the chance to work cross-functionally on diverse accounts.

• Lead and support day-to-day earned media responsibilities
• Develop and implement innovative, earned media strategies
• Build strong relationships with media outlets and secure coverage
• Stay ahead of new trends in client's businesses
• Turn data or trends into actionable insights
• Assist in developing thought-leadership narratives and media opportunities
• Collaborate with teams across multiple disciplines
• Conduct ongoing media monitoring and assist with coverage recaps
• Participate in and present at client meetings
• Work with agency partners to integrate on programs
• Mentor junior team members
• Have direct access to seasoned professionals for growth opportunities
• Work cross-functionally within a diverse account
• Help build and lead a new remit from the ground up
• Have a BA/BS in relevant field
• Have 6+ years of communications experience
• Have experience working with iconic brands in the corporate/financial sector
• Have led and mentored a team
• Have PR agency experience with global brand experience preferred
• Have experience leading earned media strategies and campaigns
• Have experience in executive visibility, reputation management, and thought leadership strategies
• Have strong problem-solving skills and resourcefulness
• Have advanced knowledge of top-tier business and national media
• Have superior writing skills and ability to develop high-quality materials
• Have a collaborative spirit and ability to mobilize others towards common goals.

• BA/BS in Journalism, English, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing or related field
• 6+ years of communications experience, specializing in earned media and corporate communications
• Experience working with or for an iconic brand, ideally in corporate, financial sector
• Has led, mentored, coached and helped grow a team
• PR Agency experience, working with clients in the corporate, financial, technology, or pharma sector + global brand experience
• Experience leading earned media strategies and campaigns across various verticals and platforms focused on earning media attention and driving business results
• Demonstrated experience working on day-to-day account activities, managing teams to execute public relations plans effectively, and drafting and implementing communications programs within budget
• Extensive experience in executive visibility, reputation management, corporate storytelling, and thought leadership strategies
• A strong client counselor and trusted advisor who has managed relationships with senior decision makers and owned account financials (budgets, forecasting, scoping, etc.)
• Expert problem-solving skills and an ongoing sense of resourcefulness to address multiple competing issues under tight deadlines
• Advanced knowledge of top-tier business and national media, and well-developed-skills in building and maintaining traditional and digital media relationships
• Superior writing skills, expert in Associated Press style with the ability to develop and edit high-quality materials including; communications plans, media POV’s, press materials, fact sheets, bylined articles, trend analysis summaries, executive correspondence, and presentations.
• Collaborative spirit and ability to mobilize others to achieve a common goal, while also recognizing when it’s needed to roll up your sleeves.

• Direct access to a large team of seasoned and talented professionals
• Ability to work and learn cross-functionally within a large, diverse account
• Opportunity to help build and lead a new remit from the ground up
• Ability to develop and drive strategic initiatives
• Opportunity to work with top-tier national, local, trade, and B2B media outlets
• Stay ahead of new trends in various business verticals
• Ability to turn data or trends into actionable insights
• Assist in connecting campaign objectives and tactics to develop thought-leadership narratives and media opportunities
• Collaborate with teams across multiple disciplines
• Ongoing media monitoring and assistance with media coverage recaps
• Growth opportunities within Golin
• Mentorship and guidance for junior team members
• Competitive salary range
• Lifetime benefits program including flexible time off, enhanced family care, health and wellness benefits, and a monthly stipend for the gym or hobbies
• Equal opportunity employer