Associate Director, Client Lead

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; New York (NY); On-site; USD 97,375 - 155,961; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

401K

Flexible time off

Job summary

A global marketing and communications agency is seeking a Local Media Client Lead Associate Director. In this key role, you will drive media investment strategies, fostering collaboration and thought leadership across all media channels, including TV and Digital. Ideal candidates will have over 7 years in Local Media, strong communication skills, and proficiency in key tools like Excel and PowerPoint. This position offers a salary range of $97,375 to $155,961, with robust benefits and an inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Local Media.
• Confident communicator with great people skills.
• Proven leadership, approachable, collaborative and accountable.

Responsibilities

• Bring thought leadership to client and team engagements.
• Prepare and present Local Landscape and marketplace to internal teams and clients.
• Oversee Supervisor Client Lead(s) and Negotiators for skill development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

OX

Prisma

SQAD

Tapscan

Job description

Company description

Publicis Media Exchange (PMX) is the investment arm of Publicis Media, supercharging our agencies and clients to drive smart application of investment by leveraging scale, marketplace innovation, deeper partnerships, and intelligence. PMX is at the forefront of the converging marketplace, solving industry challenges and executing data-informed, tech-enabled media to help marketers connect with consumers in a measurable way.

Overview

Ignite your career as a Local Media Client Lead Associate Director in the Publicis Media Exchange! As an experienced Media Investment Professional, you already know that Local Media is dynamic and more important than ever, providing clients with market specific strategies that maximize results while reducing waste. Publicis Media Exchange has re-imagined Local Media bringing together our Collective, Spark, Starcom, and Zenith agency brands. Discover the difference that PMX has to offer. Join our team and you could be doing your best work on behalf of our envied client roster. The Publicis Media Exchange activates across all local media channels too, including Television, Radio, Streaming Audio, and Digital Video (OTT/CTV/VOD).

Our Client leads bring it all together, the direct link between our clients, our teams and the continuously evolving marketplace. In this role your ability to problem solve, communicate clearly, and engage across all stakeholders will be pivotal to our success.

Responsibilities

As a Client Lead, Associate Director you will:

• Bring strong thought leadership to client and team engagements.
• Prepare and present Local Landscape and marketplace to internal teams and external clients.
• Prepare and present Buy Summary, Added Value, Posts, Audit reports and POVs on market opportunities to strategy counterparts and clients.
• Oversee Supervisor Client Lead(s) and Negotiators for skill development, time and expense reporting, goal and performance reporting.
• Assist Director with projects, VBS integrations and reporting, deliverable progress/timeline management.
• Build relationships with senior Management in the vendor community.
• Manage team training program participation across multiple topics; lead sub committees for team challenges / innovation; mentor Managers/Supervisors to further growth.
• Collaborate with Planning/Strategy & Client Leads brainstorm for increased innovation in client communication and/or productivity.
• Drive process automation improvement to decrease team level of effort.
• Analyze market level costs and collaborate with PMX on pricing benchmarks.
• Participate in New Business – Prepare and Present all areas of Local Media.

Qualifications

This is a perfect opportunity for you if you have 7+ years experience in Local Media and are a confident communicator with great people skills, proven leader, approachable, collaborative, responsible and accountable. It would be preferred that you have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Suite (specific attention to Excel and PPT), as well as experience with OX, Prisma, SQAD, and Tapscan. If you enjoy delivering polished presentations and know how to package, merchandise and sell-in concepts and new opportunities, we want to talk to you!

Please reach out with any questions.

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 [e-mail]. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $97,375 - $155,961 annually. 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 04/03/2026.

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