About Walker Sands
What is Walker Sands?
Walker Sands is a B2B marketing and public relations agency headquartered in Chicago. Its about page describes it as "a full-service B2B integrated marketing and public relations agency that prioritizes client outcomes above everything else" and says it was "Founded in 2001". The same page counts 170 employees.
The agency works for B2B technology and services companies, "from high-growth Silicon Valley businesses to global Fortune 500 brands", in sectors such as technology, healthcare, manufacturing, professional services and supply chain. Its capabilities cover strategy, strategic communications (media and influencer relations), creative, content, digital marketing (paid media, SEO, generative engine optimization and marketing automation) and revenue operations. It calls its method Outcome-based Marketing, a philosophy that "works backward from your business objectives".
Where will I work?
Walker Sands has offices in Chicago (55 West Monroe, Floor 39), Boston, Seattle and San Francisco. The culture page describes a "Hybrid-first work environment": "We offer the ability to mix both in-office and remote time for the ideal flexible work arrangements that allow you to balance work and life." Only some office-based adverts state their in-office days: the Chicago Media Relations Specialist is "a hybrid role, with two in-office days per week" and the Chicago Influencer Relations Specialist is "a hybrid schedule, onsite 2 days a week", while the Systems Administrator says only "hybrid". Many senior roles list Remote alongside the offices, such as the Associate PR Director (Boston, Chicago, Seattle or remote).
On 12 November 2026 the Greenhouse board listed 17 roles. Sixteen are Walker Sands roles based in Chicago, Boston, Seattle or remote. The seventeenth, a RevOps Strategist, is a RevPartners role. Its advert says "As Walker Sands and RevPartners join forces", and it comes with RevPartners' own benefits package.
What is the Walker Sands team like?
The agency's three core values are Learn, Support and Do, and the about page says "From our interns to the C-suite, learning fuels everything we do at Walker Sands." It also mentions "five active employee resource groups (ERGs)", and the careers page adds "impromptu happy hours, karaoke nights and more." The largest group of open roles is public relations (seven, including two internships), followed by paid media (three), social media (two, including an internship) and single roles in data engineering, systems administration, SEO and project management (a six-month contract). Every Walker Sands advert states its pay. For example, the Associate PR Director advert says "Total compensation for this role is expected to be between $85,000 - $106,000 per year." The internships are paid: "This 12-week, paid internship ($18/hour, 40 hours per week) runs from January 18th through April 9th, 2027".
Work-Life Balance
The summer schedule is worded two ways, so read both. Every Walker Sands advert says: "Includes 8 paid holidays, half-day summer Fridays, and a week off between Christmas and New Year." The culture page words the same benefit differently: "We recognize 8 paid holidays, have half days every other Friday in the summer and close for a week between Christmas and New Years." So the adverts say half-day summer Fridays, while the culture page puts the half days on every other Friday in the summer, not every Friday. Neither source gives the summer dates or the finishing time, and weekly hours for full-time staff are not stated. The internship adverts list these perks among the benefits of full-time team members, and the internships run from January to April.
Time off is worded as flexible PTO, not as unlimited, and no day count is stated: "Take time as needed for vacations, mental health, or personal days." The culture page adds: "This isn’t the kind of place where people stay late because they don’t want to be the first one to leave."
Perks and Benefits
- Flexible PTO taken as needed, plus 8 paid holidays
- Half-day summer Fridays (every other Friday in the summer, per the culture page)
- A week off between Christmas and New Year
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, with mental health resources and pet insurance
- Employer-matched 401(k) and access to financial planning services
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free, confidential counselling
- Paid leave for new parents and caregivers, plus policies for fertility treatment, pregnancy loss and adoption challenges
- Five-year milestone sabbatical: two weeks off and a $2,000 gift
- Bonus potential based on company performance (stated in most adverts)
- Clear career paths, a mentorship program and learning events
- Employee resource groups and volunteer opportunities