Vice President - Account Leader

Golin is looking for a Vice President, Client Lead, to drive a global account that's revolutionizing therapy and the global conversation on mental wellness.

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.

We're building on that momentum by hiring a Vice President who thrives at the center of complex, cross-functional teams. This role will have day-to-day contact with our client, manage large-scale integrated campaigns, and support efficient execution that protects and promotes the brand in Chicago.

You'll lead integrated work across earned media, influencer, creative, strategy, and analytics. You'll serve as a trusted advisor to the client, ensuring strategic alignment, consistent execution, and strong partnerships across a global team.

We're looking for someone with a track record of leading large, multi-workstream accounts, someone who understands how to bring together cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact work.

Want to "Go All In" with us? Here are the details:

What You'll Do:

• Serve as a strategic lead for a global account in the mental wellness space
• Oversee multiple workstreams: earned media, influencer, social, creative, analytics, and issues preparedness
• Lead a cross-functional team, driving collaboration across disciplines
• Build strong client relationships and serve as a day-to-day point of contact
• Provide strategic counsel on both brand-building and reputation management
• Stay informed on trends and competitive activity to advise clients effectively
• Manage team resources, timelines, and deliverables to ensure operational excellence

What YouHave:

• Bachelor's degree in PR, marketing, or related field
• 10-12 years of experience in PR or communications, with a focus on health, wellness, or DTC
• Proven experience leading large, integrated accounts with multiple workstreams
• Strong client leadership and interpersonal skills
• Expertise in earned media, influencer campaigns, product launches, and brand-building
• Ability to manage projects, budgets, and cross-functional teams
• Passion for mental wellness and destigmatizing mental health

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.

Golin is a progressive public relations agency designed to reach a profoundly diverse market. Inclusion is a core value forGolin,and we are focused on establishing a culture that is intentionally inclusive, potently diverse, and uncompromisingly equitable.

Our expertise ranges from brand-building and cutting-edge digital content to corporate reputation, healthcare advocacy and measurement. Golin aligns earned-first, data-driven creative with the customer journey through our collaborative integrated team model.

We tend to Go All In, in everything we do. We're especially committed to going all in for our people, with a comprehensive benefits and time off program. Our culture is built around happy people who are the best at what we do!

Salary Range: $120,000 - $219,000

Golin has included the base salary range or hourly rate for this role. Actual compensation offered within the range will depend upon, among other factors: a candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience; actual ranges for current or former employees in the role; and market considerations.

Any request to schedule an interview and any legitimate offer of employment will only come from an authorized representative of Golin. We will never require an applicant to provide sensitive personally identifiable information in order to conduct an interview.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.