Associate Creative Director (Copy)

Golin is seeking a social-first Associate Creative Director (Copy) with a passion for creating culturally relevant, earned-first ideas that make headlines and spark conversations. You live and breathe social media, with your finger on the pulse of trends, emerging platforms, and cultural moments.  

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 Associate Creative Director (Copy) has an incredible opportunity to serve as a strategic storyteller who can turn cultural insights into unexpected ideas and proactive solutions that go beyond the brief and helps promote and protect the brand in Chicago and keep Golin on top.   

It’s an exciting time for the agency to continue to deliver impactful earned work that builds brands and reputations, and we know other brands can benefit from the award-winning work we create.  

Responsibilities: 

• Fresh Ideas: Job #1 is to bring the freshest, most inspiring, and most unexpected social-first ideas to solve our clients’ needs 

• Proactive Thinking: Continuously generate earned-first, culturally driven ideas, knowing not all opportunities start with a brief 

• Idea Communication: Present concepts with energy, clarity, and conviction to both internal teams and clients 

• Collaboration: Work across the agency with strategy, media, digital, and account teams to solve complex problems and bring ideas to life 

• Mentorship: Support and mentor junior creatives, fostering their growth and ensuring the development of top-tier work 

• Cultural Connection: Stay up to date on the latest social and AI trends, ensuring your work reflects current and future cultural moments 

Please note: This a hybrid role located in Chicago, IL. You will have an opportunity to collaborate in-person three days a week at our Chicago office while maintaining flexibility for remote work. 

Qualifications: 

• 7+ years of experience in copywriting or creative roles with a strong emphasis on earned-first and social-first campaigns 

• Proven ability to craft proactive, culturally relevant ideas that resonate across platforms 

• Exceptional writing and storytelling skills with a portfolio showcasing innovative, earned-first work 

• Expertise in social media platforms and tools, and a deep understanding of how AI impacts creative development 

• Strong leadership skills, with experience mentoring and guiding creative teams 

​​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 for Golin, 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!   

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. 

Salary range: $70,000 – $130,000 

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. 

Golin is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.