SVP, Account Manager Dallas, Texas, United States

Golin; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Golin seeks a Senior Vice President-Catalyst in Dallas, TX, to lead client relationships and drive impactful PR campaigns. This hybrid role requires a strategic thinker with over 12 years in the industry, adept at managing multi-brand accounts and fostering team collaboration. The successful candidate will oversee significant budgets and guide creative campaign strategies, while also nurturing junior team talents.

Benefits

Flexible time off

Enhanced family care

Generous health and wellness benefits

Hybrid workplace flexibility

Monthly stipend for gym or hobbies

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in PR agency or integrated communications.
• Proven track record developing strategic, earned-first consumer campaigns.
• Experience managing tech brands and large account teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated teams managing multiple brands across various functions.
• Provide financial oversight for multi-million-dollar budgets.
• Mentor junior team members and support their development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic Thinking

Financial Management

Client Relations

Innovation

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in PR, marketing communications, or a related field

Job description

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GolinDallas is looking for an experienced SVP to join our world-class team! We call this account-focused position a “Catalyst” – a client relationship leader who is passionate about driving change and delivering results for our world-class clients.

We’re seeking a Catalyst who is passionate about earning attention for some of the biggest brands in culture today such as a multi-national software company.

Are you always in pursuit of amazing results and killer business outcomes? Do you have a knack for thinking like a client and anticipating theirneeds? Do you thrive in complex, multi-disciplinaryteams? Can younurture both client and team relationships? And do you relish building efficient processes, driving change and championing award-winning campaigns?

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

Golin Senior Vice President-Catalyst will have a meaningful seat at the table, leading and shaping strategy with an integrated team and mentoring the growth of junior team members. You’ll help develop and oversee earned-first creative campaigns, branded influencer campaigns, celebrity spokesperson programs, as well as traditional media campaigns.

You’ll work with smart, collaborative “Go All In” team members who roll up their sleeves at all levels to produce great work for amazing clients!

What You’ll Do:

• Lead a portfolio of brands and accounts within a multi-brand structure, managing integrated teams across earned media, influencer, social, strategy, analytics, and creative
• Partner with agency and client leadership on organic growth and new business opportunities
• Independently lead day-to-day account operations and serve as a primary client contact, ensuring clarity, consistency, and agility in execution
• Provide financial oversight across multi-million-dollar budgets, including forecasting, utilization, and vendor management
• Make proactive, thoughtful resourcing decisions across pods and teams, balancing business needs and internal collaboration
• Offer strategic counsel and generate creative, culturally relevant ideas tied to the client’s broader business goals
• Promote a “what’s next” mindset—driving innovation, responsiveness, and momentum across workstreams
• Mentor and lead large account teams, offering support, feedback, and development opportunities
• Lead and contribute to high-impact deliverables, including client plans, collaborative inter-agency decks, real-time response strategies, and RFP presentations
• Maintain a deep understanding of your clients’ business, category landscape, and the competitive and cultural context in which they operate
• Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams across geographies to manage complex, fast-paced, and evolving communications efforts

What You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in PR, marketing communications, or a related field
• 12+ years of PR agency or integrated communications experience, including team and client leadership
• Demonstrated experience managing tech brands at scale
• Big agency background with complex, multi-brand accounts
• House of brands familiarity — someone who understands how to shift tone, strategy, and stakeholder needs across different products under one corporate umbrella
• Proven track record developing strategic, earned-first consumer campaigns that drive visibility, relevance, and results
• Deep knowledge of influencer engagement, media relations, social listening, and integrated campaign strategy
• Experience leading fast-paced accounts with shifting priorities and multiple brands, balancing big-picture strategy with day-to-day execution
• Strong financial management skills, including overseeing budgets, forecasting, staffing, and accountability across workstreams
• Clear, compelling communication skills—both written and verbal—with an ability to simplify complex ideas and motivate action
• Experience collaborating within Inter-Agency Teams (IATs) and across marketing functions
• Proactive, resourceful leadership style with a bias for action, curiosity, and a solutions-first mindset
• Strong presence and confidence in decision-making, even when it's unpopular
• Comfort with ambiguity and an entrepreneurial mindset (“bootstrapper” mentality)
• Willingness to shapeshift across brand needs and communication styles
• Innovation, speed, and cultural agility—“what’s next” attitude as the spirit of the work
• Familiarity with metrics and campaign performance tracking
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and guide a team in delivering work on time and on budget
• A passion for mentorship and talent development—able to give feedback with clarity and care while inspiring excellence in others

About Golin:

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.

Salary range: $150,000 - $260,000

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

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 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.