New Business Project Director

Publicis Media; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Publicis Media is seeking an experienced professional to manage end-to-end pitch processes. You will coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure every stage runs smoothly and on time. The role requires proven pitch management experience within a media agency setting.

You will have access to benefits such as Pension and Private Medical cover, and work primarily from the office or our clients' offices four days a week. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in new business or pitch management within a media agency environment.
• Strong project management capability, with confidence managing multiple workstreams.
• Comfort working with spreadsheets, trackers, and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end pitch processes, ensuring smooth and timely execution.
• Build clear, structured pitch plans and timelines aligned with client expectations.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and maintain project momentum.

Skills

Pitch management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Job description

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage end-to-end pitch processes, ensuring every stage runs smoothly and on time
• Build clear, structured pitch plans and timelines aligned to client expectations
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, scheduling sessions and keeping momentum consistent
• Own the development and delivery of pitch submissions, maintaining quality throughout
• Manage content flow, ensuring materials are delivered, reviewed and refined effectively
• Partner with internal and external collaborators to deliver engaging pitch theatre
• Act as a trusted point of contact for senior stakeholders, providing clarity and confidence throughout
• Supporting the Business Development Director, who will act as the strategic lead on pitches
• Proven experience in new business or pitch management within a media agency environment
• Strong project management capability, with confidence managing multiple workstreams
• High attention to detail and comfort working with spreadsheets, trackers and timelines
• Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders
• Experience coordinating large-scale pitches across multiple internal and external partners
• Calm, organised approach with the ability to prioritise in complex situations
• Collaborative mindset and a passion for delivering exceptional work as part of a team

Additional Information

Publicis Media offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

Company Description

Publicis Connected Media UK is a fully end-to-end offering that unites media, commerce, CXM, social and data to deliver connected consumer experiences and drive exceptional business outcomes for our clients.

Powered by Publicis Connected Identity, the UK’s richest people-based data set built on real behaviours, it helps major brands move beyond siloed marketing and make more confident decisions in fast-changing conditions. Those insights truly differentiate our AI and agentic solutions to predict impact, create messaging and reach the right people.

The more than 3500-strong team spans Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry, Digitas, Performics, PMX, Epsilon, Lotame, Publicis Commerce and Influential. Publicis Connected Media is part of Publicis Groupe.

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.