VP, Strategic Planner at Golin | Chicago, IL | $120K/yr – $219K/yr

Golin

VP, Strategic Planner

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$120K/yr – $219K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Senior strategy professional with a track record of turning cultural signals into actionable plans for major clients. The role emphasizes writing briefs, leading thinking, and mentoring while driving cross-disciplinary collaboration and innovation.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Spot cultural signals and make them actionable for one of the agency’s biggest clients
Turn complicated business problems into strategies that get people talking
Write briefs. Lead the thinking. Counsel the clients. Own the output.
Raise the bar on process, tools, and what "good" looks like for the team
Lead beyond your accounts on new business, agency innovation, mentorship

Requirements

10+ years of strategy, ideally from an agency background (advertising or PR)
A deep understanding of how culture drives behavior
An ability to work fast across categories without losing specificity
Curiosity to peek behind corners and unlock new opportunities
Storytelling that leads with evidence and lands with conviction
Proven ability to collaborate across disciplines (creative, account, media, digital)

Golin

We are a global public relations agency that helps companies create change that matters. Our people help us do the best work of our lives for our clients. Work that earns attention and showcases the power of collaboration. Golin was proudly named in PRWeek US' 2024 Agency of the Year, 2022 Best Places to Work, PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year in 2021, 2020 and 2019, PRovoke Media’s 2021 North American Large Agency of the Year and listed to the Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplaces in 2021.

Founded in 1956

Chicago, Illinois, USA

1.4K employees (324 in marketing)

golin.com