Executive Director - Up to £115k

About Golin:

We are a progressive public relations agency, designed to reach a profoundly diverse global market. We proudly reclaim and redefine PR at a time when earning attention has never been more important. Our progressive approach aligns earned first, data driven creative with the customer journey, to build relevance and deliver maximum impact for our clients.

With 50 offices around the world and 60 years of experience, ‘Go All In’ is our agency’s ethos and commitment to bravery over mediocrity. We Go All In, in everything we do. We are committed to Go All In for our people, offering a full benefits programme that builds a culture of happy people who are the best at what they do. We’re proud of the work we do, and even prouder when it is recognised by our peers. Over the last five years, we have been named ‘Agency of the Year’ ten times in a row and received many awards for our creative work. 

Golin is recruiting for an Executive Director to lead across its x2 fastest growing pieces of business. 

Client 1 

We act as their global agency and work closely with our NYC office who holds the global relationship. The work is all about education around hydration, increasing participation and access to sport globally and smart storytelling aound some of the biggest talent partnerships in the sporting world. We execute large integrated global campaigns in partnership with an IAT and also drive forward nimble, culture first storytelling. 

Client 2 

Centres around one main brand. One of the biggest powerhouse brands at a multinational corporation and we are a leading part of the IAT at both a global and local level. The work is incredibly varied, cleans up at Cannes Lions and budgets are healthy and growing. 

We have a truly hybrid team across corporate, consumer and social and we have teams that execute an incredible variety of work. 

What we are looking to you to demonstrate:

• • Establish best-in-class operating practices for campaign delivery – Client management, campaign activation, asset production and press office.
  • You will have experience of working in integrated comms, bringing knowledge of how earned, owned and paid can work together effectively to amplify a campaign.
  • You have worked on Global work as well as local activation work and have a good understanding of how to work cross market and manage multiple client stakeholders. 
  • You will have experience of working with planning and creative departments, understanding when to bring in the right expertise in order to work smartly and deliver best in class thinking. 
  • You may have experience in the sports sector, but this isn’t a must. However, you have worked on high profile, complex and layered campaigns that have significant elements of asset production (film, photography, experiential, etc). 
  • Demonstrate curiosity and resourcefulness - always looking to improve skills and find new/better ways to drive efficiency.
  • Be open to campaign plans switching direction through the delivery process – the client is incredibly collaborative and plans are tweaked as we go to deliver the most effective campaign possible. This gives us freedom to challenge the client, to test and learn, and requires the most passionate of team players. 
  • Assume responsibility and ownership for the quality of your work. 
  • Work well with other IPG agencies to create truly collaborative teams of experts across paid, earned and owned. 
  • Be able to manage large portfolio accounts that have multiplle brand teams, stakeholders, IATs and internal teams help ladder all the work to one big category level vision across corporate and consumer.