Associate Director, Commercial

Publicis Groupe; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global communications group in Camden Town is seeking a Commercial Associate Director to collaborate across teams and manage key client relationships. The role demands excellent communication skills and a strong background in media agency functions. The company offers hybrid working with extensive benefits, including flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies.

Benefits

WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity

REFLECTION DAYS

HELP@HAND BENEFITS

FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES

FLEXIBLE WORKING

GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS

Qualifications

• Experience in a Senior Commercial Manager, Associate Director, or similar role in a media agency.
• Strong understanding of the pitch and commercial processes within Media.
• Proficient in data management and finance systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage global/regional pitches and establish commercial proposals.
• Act as a commercial partner for Global Client Leads.
• Engage with finance leads on commercial discussions.

Skills

Media agency experience

Quantitative skills

Negotiation skills

Data management

Attention to detail

Time management

Tools

Excel (VLOOKUP, SUMIF, Pivot tables)

Finance systems

VBA

Job description

Overview

We're on the lookout for a Commercial Associate Director to join our team. Reporting to the Commercial Director, you will play a crucial role in supporting the commercial team by coordinating financial and commercial information across global markets for our clients. As the primary contact for commercial finance inquiries, you'll collaborate with agency markets and business development. This position resides within the commercial team and demands excellent communication skills, particularly when working with non-native English speakers. You'll work closely with various departments, including Commercial Compliance, PMX Trading, Investment & Accountability, Group Media Solutions, Finance, Legal, and Client teams to ensure seamless operations.

Responsibilities

• Managing 'mid-level' global/regional pitches, establishing the commercial proposal and being a key contact for senior internal stakeholders.
• Managing one or more global clients on commercial discussions.
• Acting as commercial business partner to Global Client Leads for global/regional media clients run out of London.
• Engage with Regional/Local business and finance leads on commercial and financial discussions, to ensure global deals are successfully implemented in a contract-compliant manner
• Guide the junior team members
• Coordinating with Legal on commercial contracts for clients and pitches
• Regular interaction with client procurement
• Oversee (with Global Client Leads) scopes of work and ensure out of scope work captured, costed and highlighted
• Manage commercial team reporting

Qualifications

• Media agency experience in a Senior Commercial Manager, Associate Director or similar type role.
• Strong understanding of the pitch and commercial process within Media
• Strong quantitative and negotiation skills, with a understanding of media agency dynamics.
• Proficiency in data management, finance systems, and Excel (including VLOOKUP, SUMIF, Pivot tables); VBA skills are a plus.
• Exceptional attention to detail, initiative, and time management for handling multiple tasks.

Company & Benefits

Founded in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, today Publicis Groupe is the largest communications group in the world and a leader in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation, led by Arthur Sadoun, the third CEO in its history. Publicis Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Publicis Groupe is a privileged partner in its clients' transformation to enhance personalisation at scale. The Groupe relies on ten expertise concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media, Data and Technology. Through a unified and fluid organisation, its clients have a facilitated access to all its expertise in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 108,000 professionals. PMX Consulting PMX Consulting is at the cutting edge of empowering ambitious brands to thrive in today\'s fast-paced marketing terrain. We are the driving force for businesses set to excel through strategic innovation, agile processes, and expert guidance. With our global network of proactive consultants, we transform intricate challenges into actionable solutions, enhancing growth and efficiency for our clients., Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

In the UK, alongside the core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical, and Income Protection Plan, we also offer:

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.