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Company description

Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through global agency brands Publicis Collective, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe, Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global practices deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in more than sixty countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

Overview

The Director candidate is passionate about digital advertising and has a desire to architect the future of how we approach and buy digital media in an ever-changing landscape. The Director will oversee the development and execution of programmatic campaigns.

As the day-to-day point of contact for senior-level Strategy and Activation, the Director helps with ongoing programmatic education for clients, elevates the level of programmatic media conversations within the agency and during client meetings when programmatic media is being discussed, and identifies new revenue growth opportunities.

This individual will possess the technical experience to apply innovation to high-profile programmatic campaign plans across channels and provides constructive critiques to junior teammates about campaign design, data applications, analytics, and media measurement in order to exceed client objectives.

The Director candidate has a strong intuition and an excellent client services acumen, which will be leveraged to secure bright, new talent for the team. Additionally, the Director shall want to contribute to the positive career development of their direct reports, develop and execute individual and team goals, and foster an inspired work environment.

Responsibilities

+ Interface with Strategy and Activation media teams to respond to communicate service offerings, and to identify and deliver new solutions in a collaborative fashion

+ Manage and inspire direct reports

+ Embrace and encourage a culture based on teamwork, collaboration, and intellectual curiosities

+ Assist in the growth of junior team members through regular 1:1 meetings, identifying technical and career development opportunities, being a sounding board for questions and mentor to share addressable media experiences and applications

+ Lead regular knowledge share sessions to present and learn new strategies for optimizing and enhancing campaign performance

+ Bring executional knowledge of the Private Marketplace (PMP) landscape (strategy, negotiation and proper technical execution) to the team and organization

+ Ensure team operations and client deliverables are commensurate with client goals and strategic vision of the business

+ Promote programmatic media buying practices throughout the organization with education (formal or informal)

+ Contribute strategic insight in new business efforts, determine optimal staffing assignments for existing clients and new business scenarios

+ Adopt established account management standards and enhance campaign best practices through hands-on experience in programmatic media buying

+ Maintain accountability for QA procedures across upcoming, live and ending campaigns

+ Fiscally accountable to senior executive team for revenue and group spend

Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s Degree in marketing/advertising highly preferred

+ 7+ years of integrated marketing agency experience managing Programmatic Media Buying (some hands-on buying experience mandatory)

+ 3+ years of people management experience

+ Understanding of programmatic digital media planning & buying elements

+ Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills

+ Ability to organize and manage detailed work, as well as work independently and balance multiple tasks

+ Full working knowledge of programmatic technology, including vast knowledge of the general programmatic space (DSP marketplace, programmatic planning tools, best practices, Ad Networks, Exchanges, PMPs)

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office solutions

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected]. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $127,820- $169,680. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 9/8/25.

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