Senior Vice President, Earned Media

<div class="content-intro"><div class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Container"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text"> <p><strong>About Golin Ketchum</strong><br>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.&nbsp;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. <span data-teams="true">Want to create change that matters with us? Here are the details:</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Overview</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are looking for a Senior Vice President to join our award-winning agency in providing strategic earned media counsel while crafting some of the most creative and compelling storylines across our corporate portfolio. We are primarily looking for a candidate who can work with business and ‘corpsumer’ media and has an understanding of the current media landscape and what it takes to tell a company’s story today. This person isn't afraid to think outside-the box and will have deeply rooted media connections across tier one outlets.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Responsibilities</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Client Management Responsibilities:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Serve as senior counsel to designated clients and account teams</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Develop a consultative relationship between team members, account teams and key client contacts to include regular and proactive one-on-one interactions, and direct correspondence with teams and clients</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Ability to quickly synthesize what it takes to make a story mediable and in a fast changing landscape · Have an established network of relationships and contacts across the corporate and business landscapeSecure placements in tier one outlets across print, online, broadcast and new media formats</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Willingness to travel for client media engagements  </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Leadership:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Play a leadership role on the media specialty team, helping to shape the agency perspective on media relations and strategy as an agency media expert.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Play a leadership role with the Earned Media Team both in the office and virtually to reinforce the values of our team  </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Internally and externally increase visibility for best practices, trends, developments in media relations </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Willingness to manage team members and to mentor staff across teams  </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Nurture and foster media relationships and proactively share feedback and insights with clients and teams. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Responsible for managing feedback, expectations and results for projects with assigned practices, and for continuing to evolve and establish feedback standards</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Business Development:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Seek incremental business opportunities with existing account teams/clients</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Function as a key player in pursuing new business opportunities and in leading the media strategy portion of the proposal and presentation processes.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Qualifications</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· BS/BA degree in marketing, media, communications, business or related field and a minimum of twelve years of combined public relations, marketing communications, or media experience.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Demonstrated success in senior level media relations including a strategic understanding of all channels (including social media, video, and content partnerships) in relation to media mix. Ability to quickly become knowledgeable of Ketchum’s proprietary tools and apply those tools and technology to client work.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Ability to share media related insights and trends with teams and clients in order to mobilize, develop and motivate.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Strong quantitative and analytical abilities.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Proven ability to make a professional and positive impression with senior management within client organizations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Ability to multi-task, prioritize, meet deadlines and keep manager and team effectively updated on task progress.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">· Excellent verbal, written, project management and presentation skills.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>T</em></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>he salary range for this position is $180,000 to $220,000. This position may be bonus eligible depending on individual employee performance and Ketchum business performance. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, education, years of experience, past training, skills and abilities of applicant, internal equity and local geographic market data. <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available.</span></span></em></span>e.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="content-conclusion"><div class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Container"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text"> <p class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job"><strong>What We Offer</strong></p> <ul> <li>Hybrid Workplace: Three days a week in the office</li> <li>Robust benefits program, effective within 30 days of hire</li> <li>Paid maternity/paternity leave</li> <li>Family Forming Benefits</li> <li>Employee Recognition Program</li> <li>Generous paid time off includes vacation, wellness, and extended holiday schedule</li> <li>Various development opportunities to enhance personal and professional life</li> <li>Tuition reimbursement</li> <li>Monthly Cell Phone &amp; Wi-Fi reimbursement</li> </ul> <p class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job">Interested? We’ve got an opportunity for you.</p> </div> </div> </div></div>