Account Executive, Purpose

Golin Ketchum; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Golin Ketchum is seeking an Account Executive for Purpose to join a collaborative team in a hybrid format serving high-profile clients. You’ll manage day-to-day client relationships, help plan events and media activities, and craft client communications with precision and energy.

The ideal candidate brings 2–3 years of PR-related communications experience, a Bachelor’s degree (preferred), and a passion for social and environmental impact storytelling.

Qualifications

• Two to three years of communications experience in a PR setting.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Strong writing, attention to detail, and collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Act as a day-to-day client contact; foster client-agency relationships to build trust.
• Plan and implement account activities, including events, media relations, social media, and briefings.
• Develop client materials such as press releases, media pitches, and reports.

Skills

Communications experience

Client relationship management

Strong writing

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

## Account Executive, PurposeApply: Hybrid: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America: New York, New York, United States of America: Full time: Posted 7 Days Ago: R13203**Agency:**Golin Ketchum **Job Function:**Consulting **Job Subfunction:**Business and Change Consulting**Job Description:**Golin Ketchum is looking for an **Account Executive, Purpose** to join our team!Golin Ketchum is the most awarded public relations agency of the decade. We create change that matters for our clients and our people. The kind of change that earns attention and shapes culture to build business.Formed in 2026 from the merger of two iconic PR agencies, Golin Ketchum combines fearless creative and strategic excellence, fueled by Omnicom’s industry-leading data and AI solutions, to uncover powerful insights and execute work that builds and protects the world’s greatest companies. With specialized expertise across consumer and brands, corporate affairs, healthcare, technology, and food, agriculture and nutrition, we deliver integrated, high-impact communications services at scale.At Golin Ketchum, culture matters. We are fiercely ambitious yet fundamentally kind and collaborate obsessively with the best clients in the world.Want to create change that matters with us? Here are the details:**What You’ll Do:**Are you ready to make an impact? Our Purpose team is seeking a fearless, collaborative Account Executive with a passion for helping companies make lasting social and environmental positive impact. This is a unique opportunity to work with several high-profile clients and fabulous colleagues to do meaningful work. The ideal candidate is a project manager extraordinaire, a strong writer, pays close attention to detail, curious about new topics and full of positive energy.* Act as a day-to-day client contact; continually foster client-agency relationship to build trust and become a valuable resource to clients* Play key role in planning and implementation of account activities, including special events, media events, media relations, social media, desk-side briefings, program implementation, etc.* Effectively develop full range of written materials including client correspondence, press releases, media pitches, reports, etc.* Continually build understanding and knowledge of clients' business and competitive environments; apply this information in preparing and presenting client communications* Develop an understanding of research methods, coordinate internal and external resources* Be flexible and facilitate teamwork within account team while fully utilizing agency resources to create the \"best teams\" for your clients* Be adept at managing teams, managing cross-functionally and managing up* While experience working in the area of social or environmental impact communications is preferred, a passion for the specialty is a must!**What You Have:**Any combination of education and experience providing the required skills and knowledge for successful performance would qualify. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:* Two to three years of communications experience in a public relations agency, nonprofit, consultancy or in-house setting* Bachelor's degree preferred*Golin Ketchum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Golin Ketchum recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.*$60,000 - $70,000 *Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.* Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice. Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice **For US Job Seekers:** *It is the policy of Omnicom and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.*