Manager (Catalyst)

Golin Dallas is looking for an experienced Manager, Catalyst to join a dynamic team supporting an industry leading CPG brand. 

Golin has been on a winning streak of recognition: PRWeek’s Best Place to Work, Provoke Media’s Global Agency of the Year, PRWeek’s Large Agency of the year and winning two Grand Prix at Cannes.  

Riding the wave of recognition and award-winning work, the Manager, Catalyst has an incredible opportunity to work with an integrated group of specialists to deliver strategic, creative and relevant communications solutions across influencer and media relations work to address our client's key business challenges that helps promote and protect the brand in Dallas and keep Golin on top.  

It’s an exciting time for the agency to continue to deliver impactful earned work that builds brands and reputations, and we know other brands can benefit from the award-winning work we create. 

This role has a seat at the table with our client, shaping strategy with senior leadership, managing branded influencer campaigns, as well as traditional media campaigns. You will oversee communications between internal teams and clients to drive brand awareness, working with a collaborative team, that roll up their sleeves at all levels to produce great work! 

Why Catalyst? 

Golin catalysts are relationship builders. They seek to understand, they motivate, they inspire, they bring people together and push out the best work to the clients – championing smart strategies, advocating for killer creative ideas, protecting the Brand’s ethos and client priorities. Catalysts close the deal, open the door, roll up their sleeves and conduct a team of curious, hungry, smart and creative people. Catalysts keep the train on the tracks but lets the work fly so that brands win buzz, headlines, praise and awards. They work with strategists and creatives to develop ideas that – not only get heard – but approved, funded and executed. Catalysts relentlessly pursue signed statements of work and are hungry to add big wins to their portfolios!

What You'll Do:  

• Immerse self in clients’ business and our communications objectives and strategy. 

• Serve as a client contact, providing counsel on tactical matters linked to strategic plans, with support of practice leadership and the core team. 

• Drive forward timelines and day to day communication to ensure all media and influencer related plans and work streams are moving forward. 

• Proactive development and implementation of strategic recommendations and plans. 

• Manage multiple projects at one time, coordinating between Golin and client team. 

• 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. 

• Build and maintain vendor and partner relationships. 

What You Have: 

• Bachelor's in Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing or related field 

• A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant account management experience, PR agency preferred, with demonstrated day-to-day examples of leading client relationships and/or related work streams. 

• Ability to manage timelines and client budgets and possess strong organizational skills. 

• Experience managing day-to-day client service and project management for CPG and/or B2C brands. 

• Ability to develop and provide sound strategic counsel and help sell our ideas and build integrated media plans. 

• Possess knowledge of earned and social/digital. 

• Strong understanding of traditional media, influencer, and content marketing strategies, ability to integrate campaign strategies and tactics. 

• Highly adaptable and flexible, 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 

  About Us: 

Golin is a global public relations agency that helps companies 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. 

Golin is a progressive public relations agency designed to reach a profoundly diverse market. Inclusion is a core value for Golin, and we are focused on establishing a culture that is intentionally inclusive, potently diverse, and uncompromisingly equitable.   

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 integrated team model.  

We tend to Go All In, in everything we do. We’re especially committed to going all in for our people, with a comprehensive benefits and time off program. Our culture is built around happy people who are the best at what we do!  

Salary Range: $55,000 – $95,000 

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 in order to conduct an interview. 

Golin is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.