Senior Manager (Account Supervisor) - Consumer Media Relations & Account Leader

Golin; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative public relations agency is seeking a dynamic Senior Manager to lead impactful campaigns and drive client success. In this role, you'll be the strategic partner for clients, shaping compelling narratives and navigating the media landscape to create buzz-worthy stories. Your expertise in account management, media relations, and project execution will be pivotal in delivering outstanding results. Join a forward-thinking team that values creativity and collaboration, and make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment. This is your chance to be part of a company that goes all in for its people and clients alike.

Qualifications

• 5-6+ years in account management with PR expertise.
• Strong organizational skills and budget management experience.
• Ability to develop strategic media plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of PR campaigns and manage client relationships.
• Generate new ideas and develop strategic client plans.
• Supervise and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Account Management

Media Relations

Project Management

Client Communication

Strategic Planning

Problem Solving

Writing and Editing

Budget Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Communications or Related Field

Job description

Golin Los Angeles is on the hunt for a dynamic, experienced Senior Manager (Account Supervisor) to join our award-winning consumer team.

We call this role a Cata-Connector — a powerful fusion of our Catalyst and Connector.

As a Catalyst, you are:

A strategic account leader and trusted client partner who thrives on driving the execution of campaigns and delivering standout results. You anticipate client needs before they arise, elevate client service standards, and energize the broader team to consistently exceed expectations. You’re a seasoned PR expert with a passion for brand storytelling, innovation, and execution in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment.

As a Connector, you are:

A relentless media relations powerhouse navigating the entire media landscape. Shaping stories to stand out among the thousands of pitches reporters receive every day. Golin Connectors don’t just reactively wait for ideas to pitch to media, they proactively hunt for opportunities. Not waiting for stories to come to you, but creating them. They have their finger on the pulse of cultural moments and real-time trends our clients can leverage and turn those ideas into nationally covered media stories. They’re smart, scrappy, and hungry for coverage, never taking no for an answer and always finding creative ways to tell our clients’ stories. They follow the industry, see the work that’s winning and are driven to replicate the same success with our clients.

Are you a provocateur of amazing results and killer business outcomes? Do you seek to fully understand your clients’ needs? Do you run toward nurturing both client and team relationships? And do you relish meeting deadlines, driving change and championing award-winning campaigns?

If so, then we’re excited about our possibilities together.

Who We Are:

Golin is a progressive public relations agency with expertise ranging from brand-building and cutting edge digital content, to corporate reputation, healthcare advocacy and measurement. Our roster includes many of the largest consumer brands in the world. Golin aligns earned-first, data-driven creative with the customer journey, to deliver maximum impact for clients and reach a profoundly diverse global market. We Go All In, in everything we do. We're especially committed to Go All In for our people.

With best-in-class work that has earned worldwide attention and awards, including the 2024 SABRE Best Large Agency of the Year, 2024 PRovoke Media Best Large Agency to Work For, and 2024 PRWeek U.S. Agency of the Year, there is no better time to join an agency redefining the role of PR and helping companies create change that matters.

Our expertise ranges from brand-building and cutting-edge campaigns, to corporate reputation, advocacy and consumer insights. 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.

What You’ll Do:

• Immerse self in clients’ business and our communications objectives and strategy
• Execution of PR earned first and traditional media campaigns
• Serve as key day-to-day client contact
• Providing client counsel on executional matters linked to strategic plans, with the support of account leadership and the core team
• Proactive development and implementation of strategic recommendations and plans
• Manage multiple, tier-1 projects at one time
• Plan and implement consumer-facing events and partnerships on behalf of our brand partners
• Proactively generate new ideas and opportunities for the development of strategic client plans and assist with the creation of related budgets
• Quickly assess and come up with solutions to solve problems
• Manage client budgets
• Build and maintain vendor and partner relationships
• Help drive organic and new business growth for clients’ portfolio of consumer brands
• Supervise and develop junior team members

What You Have:

• 5-6+ years of relevant account management experience required with demonstrated day-to-day examples of client relationships in PR
• Experience managing timelines and client budgets and possess strong organizational skills
• Experience managing day-to-day client service and project management of large, multi-channel Consumer brands
• Experience in food/nutrition, as well as culturally-rich industries like music, gaming, sports and entertainment
• Ability to develop and provide sound strategic counsel and help sell our ideas, and build integrated media plans
• Ability to remain flexible and problem solve
• Possess strong knowledge of earned, social/digital, and paid media
• Strong understanding of traditional media, digital and content marketing strategies with the ability to integrate campaign strategies and tactics across earned, owned and paid media
• Highly adaptable with the ability to shift priorities in real-time to meet client needs
• Excellent writing, copy-editing and proof-reading skills
• Excel at verbal and written client, interpersonal and intra-team communications

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.

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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