Account Supervisor

Ketchum; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Golin Ketchum is seeking an Account Supervisor focused on Food, Ag & Nutrition to lead client programs and drive integrated marketing initiatives in a fast-paced agency setting.

The role requires strong project management and writing skills, managing timelines, budgets, and client communications across print and digital campaigns. This position is based in-office as part of Omnicom’s network, with opportunities to shape client strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing or a related field preferred
• Five- seven years of experience in public relations agency or similar position
• Very strong project management and writing skills required
• Experience in B2B marketing a plus. Including foodservice, retail, ingredient (manufacturing) marketing and agricultural communications

Responsibilities

• Serve as point of contact for key clients
• Plan and lead integrated marketing projects; drive timelines and budgets
• Develop full range of written materials including media pitches, press releases, website updates, proposals, client correspondence and tracking reports
• Work closely with creative and production teams and outside vendors to execute print and digital projects so that they come in on schedule and on budget
• Brief media, creative and research staff and assist with the formulation of marketing strategies that meet the client’s creative brief
• Continually build understanding and knowledge of clients' business, competitive environments
• Provide strategic and creative ideas; engage in strategic planning on clients’ business and agency business
• Drive content for client meetings, industry events and trade shows, promotions, media relations
• Proven ability to manage account financials and maintain budget status reports

Skills

Project management

Writing skills

Client communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications or related field

Job description

Job Description

Golin Ketchum is looking for an

Account Supervisor, Food, Ag & Nutrition

to join our team!

Agency

Ketchum

Job Function

Consulting

Job Subfunction

Business and Change Consulting

Job Description

Golin Ketchum is looking for an Account Supervisor, Food, Ag & Nutrition 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.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as point of contact for key clients
• Plan and lead integrated marketing projects; drive timelines and budgets
• Develop full range of written materials including media pitches, press releases, website updates, proposals, client correspondence and tracking reports
• Work closely with creative and production teams and outside vendors to execute print and digital projects so that they come in on schedule and on budget
• Brief media, creative and research staff and assist with the formulation of marketing strategies that meet the client’s creative brief
• Continually build understanding and knowledge of clients' business, competitive environments
• Provide strategic and creative ideas; engage in strategic planning on clients’ business and agency business
• Drive content for client meetings, industry events and trade shows, promotions, media relations
• Proven ability to manage account financials and maintain budget status reports

What You Have

We’re looking for required skills, and they can come from any combination of education and experience. Diversity of thought and background are encouraged. Typical qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing or a related field preferred
• Five- seven years of experience in public relations agency or similar position
• Very strong project management and writing skills required
• Experience in B2B marketing a plus. Including foodservice, retail, ingredient (manufacturing) marketing and agricultural communications

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.

$80,000 - $100,000

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.

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$80,000 - $100,000