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. 

Riding the wave of recognition and award-winning work, the Vice President has an incredible opportunity to work day-to-day with our client, manage large-scale integrated campaigns, and support efficient execution that helps promote and protect the brand in Chicago and keep Golin on top.     

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.   

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. 

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 You Have:  

• 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, award-winning public relations agency that helps the company 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. 

Every agency is talking about AI. At Golin, we are using AI to rewrite the rules of PR. We’re even promising to become the first fully AI-integrated agency by 2026. We are committed to upskilling our workforce, democratizing access to tools, and integrating AI into our daily work to maximize the value we deliver to our clients. 

We're especially committed to going all in for our people. We challenge our employees to be courageously happy and have empowered them to do so by offering our LifeTime benefits program. LifeTime offers flexible time off, enhanced family care, generous health and wellness benefits, workplace hybrid flexibility, and a monthly LifeTime stipend for the gym or hobbies. 

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 G4 Model to deliver maximum impact for clients. Our roster includes many of the largest CPG, retail, food, healthcare, technology and consumer service companies in the world. 

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

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.