Publicis Media · 10 hours ago
Associate Director, Audio Investment
Publicis Media is a next-generation trading entity that invests in emerging market trends for its clients. The Associate Director will be part of the National Audio Investment Team, responsible for managing client media buys, fostering team development, and ensuring client satisfaction.
Marketing & Advertising
Responsibilities
Develop and manage team, providing coaching and career development for direct reports while overseeing development processes for broader team within management tree
Actively monitor workload and production while balancing team workload and accounts
Leads and/or plays key role in training & development for new hires
Reviews and supports goals of Supervisors
Develops and maintains strong partner relationships while identifying opportunities in the marketplace for partner prospects
Capable of presenting to agencies, clients, or cross-channel teams on marketplace trends and APEX capabilities
Manage relationships with vendors including pipeline management and communicating client needs throughout the campaign lifecycle
Leads escalation discussions of serious campaign or partner issues while acting as lead for dedicated agencies
Develop new strategies for clients and support/manage level of client satisfaction to retain/grow revenue
Lead day-to-day partnership management and/or vendor prospect evaluations to discover new growth opportunities
Oversee dedicated agencies including RFP & campaign support, client satisfaction, setting agency expectations, and fostering growth
Manage team workload ensuring that all team members are operating at baseline capacity while fairly distributing accounts & campaigns
Oversees campaign lifecycle, ensuring teams are following established workflow process and communication protocols
Act as key lead on surfacing recommendations to improve or iterate on business processes and data/file hygiene for broader team
Develop relationships with APEX’s Agency Account Leads, Account Management Team, and/or Cross-Channel activation leads
Contributes to Strategy or Activation as needed for new business or high-touch and PACT accounts
Demonstrates ownership of agency relationships and actively solicits feedback on opportunities for service or capabilities improvements including both presenting & driving adoption of APEX Solutions
Maintain strong agency peer relationships with counterparts for escalation and troubleshooting
Qualification
Required
5-7 years of experience with knowledge of digital media is critical for success in this role
Experience working across a variety of digital channels with digital audio experience (streaming and podcasts) being a plus
Ability to work across multiple accounts at once across various verticals i.e. pharma, auto, QSR, retail
Extensive Prisma experience is required
Diverse backgrounds and experience are welcome including Agency Planning/Investment, Media Sales, Consulting and/or Media Client Side
Knowledge of Salesforce, MBOX and MS Office Suite (must be proficient in Excel)
Strong media financial acumen is mandatory
Understanding of the media landscape
Preferred
Business financial acumen is preferred
Benefits
Medical coverage
Dental
Vision
Disability
401K
Parental and family care leave
Family forming assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible time off
Company
Publicis Media
Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential.
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
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