Jillian Starkie

Jillian Starkie | Class of 2016
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Communication and Digital Media Studies

Jillian (she/her) is a Senior Account Specialist at Toronto-based lifestyle and entertainment PR agency, rock-it promotions. After several years working at a female-centric communications and branding agency, Jillian took her passions for philanthropy and women empowerment to an award-winning firm, working with an eclectic range of brands and organizations. 

Working to consistently push boundaries and make a ‘splash’ within the world of consumer-facing PR, Jillian integrates notions of public perception, interpersonal communication and good old-fashioned grit to breathe life into the impact-driven brand stories she tells.  

Jillian’s expertise focuses on media relations, brand identity and immersive event activations. Working very closely with news and lifestyle media, utilizing third-party validation to increase transparency and wholeheartedly speak to the merits of her client’s products, services, and mission is the at the core of Jillian’s job function.  

Her diverse roster of clients include The JUNO Awards, Second Harvest, Clearly, and Mary Brown’s; also supporting her team on additional agency accounts such as Knix, Sun Bum and RBCxMusic.  

When the Zoom fatigue fades, Jillian enjoys spending her time absorbing pop culture texts, painting and spoiling her two pups, Heidi and Bentley.