Vice President, Corpsumer

Golin Ketchum; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Golin Ketchum seeks a Vice President, Corpsumer to lead multi-client programs for major retail accounts, ensuring timely delivery of strategic communications. You will mentor teams and manage budgets while driving incremental business and strong client trust.

You will collaborate with integrated agency teams in Chicago and New York to deliver high-impact campaigns that protect and grow clients' brand value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing, or related field.
• 8+ years of large agency or public relations experience.
• Proven track record of growing business and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary client contact and manage relationships to deliver strategic programs.
• Provide guidance on program strategy, execution, and measurement.
• Lead account teams to ensure high-quality client service and timely delivery.
• Manage account finances including budgets, billing, and profitability.

Skills

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Strategic communication

Budget management

New business development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications or related field

Job description

## Vice President, CorpsumerApply: Hybrid: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America: New York, New York, United States of America: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R13209**Agency:**Golin Ketchum **Job Function:**Consulting **Job Subfunction:**Business and Change Consulting**Job Description:**Golin Ketchum is looking for a **Vice President, Corpsumer** 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:**Can you drive teams to deliver programs and projects with accuracy and timeliness? Are you comfortable picking up the phone and speaking with clients to understand – and deliver – what they need? Are you a mover and shaker, who’s eager to grow while growing our clients’ business? If so, keep reading!As Vice President, you must be able to manage the teams and budgets on sizable accounts with responsibility for excellent quality work, seamless client service, incremental growth, and employee development. You must be able to multitask efficiently and have excellent communication, writing, editing, social/media relations skills, able to spot trends, and apply various measurement tools on the accounts you manage.* Act as primary contact to clients, continually fostering client-agency relationships to build trust and become a valuable resource to clients* Provide strategic guidance to clients on an ongoing basis on program strategy and executive visibility in partnership with our specialists; anticipate and address clients’ needs* Lead account team(s) in working effectively and in the best interest of client(s)* Troubleshoot client problems as they arise; seek senior management input whenever appropriate* Motivate team members by promptly reviewing work and providing constructive feedback; encourage the team to take advantage of training and development opportunities ; fostering an environment for growth* Represent agency and work in client-integrated agency meetings, helping to troubleshoot and identify opportunities for collaboration* Demonstrate proficiency in writing and editing materials including programs, proposals, press materials, byline articles, speeches, correspondence, reports, etc.* Strive to develop the best communication and presentation skills possible to articulate ideas to clients, colleagues, and others effectively* Manage account financials including budget allocation and control, client billing, supplier invoicing, and purchase orders; ensure team billability and account profitability* Work with account team(s) to build incremental business* Communicate account status to agency management regularly* Participate in new business programming and presentations**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:* Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing, or a related field preferred.* Minimum of 8 years of large agency and/or public relations experience, ideally within the Retail space* Demonstrated record in building strong client relationships and delivering programs that exceeded anticipated results* Proven track record in growing business* Demonstrated experience as a team leader* Direct experience in building and managing teams and interfacing with integrated agency teams*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.*$120,000 - 140,000