Director – Corporate Communications

Golin Los Angeles is searching for a Director of Corporate Communications.

The position plays an important role in providing corporate counsel and management for existing and prospective Golin clients. Responsibilities include the development and implementation of Corp Comm programs based on integration with account teams to both promote and protect brands across the spectrum of B2B and B2C. You will bring your own set of specialized Corp Comm skills related to priority industries, complemented by unique Golin solutions such as the EV360 suite of services that accelerate executive visibility and corporate reputation.

About Golin:

Golin is a global, award-winning public relations agency that helps 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 largestCPG, retail, food, healthcare technology and consumer service companies in the world. 

What You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field with 8+ years’ experience. Must have worked in an agency in a client-facing role and welcome in-house corporate communications background.
• Background developing and executing corporate reputation programs, including executive visibility, thought leadership, owned social, strategy, brand reputation, corporate positioning, business media relations issues management and crisis communication.
• Client experience in consumer tech, B2B and consumer.
• Ability to partner with teams to provide Corp Comm expertise and counsel, as well as EV360 leadership and integration, for planning, executionday-to-day communications initiatives.
• Creative problem-solver and storyteller with superior writing skills, with the ability to develop and edit high-quality materials ranging from client-facing POVs and strategic messaging to press releases and bylines.
• Believer in a strong workplace culture, and will advocate for and contribute to efforts that enhance the environment for all. 
• Inspired by the opportunity to build new things and make an impact.

What You’ll Do: 

• Maintain a big-picture strategic view of client business and help to develop programs that support client business goals.
• Write, review and edit key messages, internal communications, speeches, bylines, and executive social media posts.
• Develop integrated communication strategies and tactics, partnering with Corporate practice colleagues.
• Help manage the content development and production for client deliverables.
• Provide outstanding client counsel at all levels on a regular basis, thriving in a hands-on, collaborative environment.
• Provide effective counsel (written and verbal), manage expectations against results, troubleshoot and proactively identify challenges and opportunities, ensuring flawless execution of day-to-day client activities.
• Help to manage Corp Comm planning, reporting, budgets, resource management and client satisfaction/feedback.
• Provide inspirational leadership to team members by helping to develop their skills and expertise through coaching.
• Manage team members’ time against client work scope and budget.
• Responsible to oversee billability and client profitability.
• Help to identify and pursue incremental and new business opportunities for the Corp Comm practice and application of EV360 services.

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:

$125,000 - $151,000

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.

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.

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