Associate Director, Planning

UNAVAILABLE; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 95,950 - 137,865; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental and vision

401K

Flexible time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

The associate director, strategy will manage media issues for brands at Publicis Groupe, ensuring budget control and effective online media activity. This role requires strategic thinking, project management skills, and the ability to foster solid client relationships.

With 5+ years in digital media planning and a knack for leading teams, the associate director will collaborate closely with the management team to develop innovative media strategies while navigating a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in digital media planning, buying, and management.
• Experience leading teams and managing complex projects.
• Proven success in building client and vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day media issues for assigned brands.
• Develop media recommendations and strategies for clients.
• Manage timelines and projects across cross-functional teams.

Skills

Digital media planning

Cross-channel planning

Client relationship management

Strategic thinking

Presentation skills

Job description

Job Description

The associate director, strategy is the day-to-day steward on media issues for assigned brands, including accurate budget control and flow of online media activity. They will be required to develop and maintain a strong knowledge of their clients’ business and apply their media understanding accordingly to help deliver against the clients’ needs and objectives. They will work closely with the managers in the development and communication of all media recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Strong cross-channel planning and buying skills, particularly in digital
• Successful at building strong, collaborative client relationships, instilling trust and authority on behalf of the agency
• Ability to manage timelines, projects and personnel within direct report team and across cross-functional teams
• Flexible and able to keep up with a fast-paced, constantly-evolving environment
• Including the capacity to successfully manage multiple work streams at one time
• Strong foundation in strategic and critical thinking, finding ways to innovate and collaborate with teams to improve outputs
• Experience with productive and positive vendor relationship management
• Individual should possess confidence, composure, and polished presentation skills to effectively attend and lead in-person meetings with key clients on a daily basis
• Self-motivation and organization are key due to coordination with multiple internal and external clients

Qualifications

• Have been working in digital media planning, buying and management for 5+ years with progressive levels of responsibility
• Think strategically, take into account the bigger picture, analyze everything and think critically when solving problems to come up with unconventional solutions
• Have led a team before, know what it takes to manage a group, even when a lot of moving parts are involved
• Able to take care of the day-to-day part of overseeing others and good at helping them grow and realize their own potential
• Build great relationships with clients, vendors, and reps; have a history negotiating to get the job done right and track record of success in media; understand business; have a knack for sharing complicated ideas in a simple, understandable way
• Already active in the kinds of digital gadgets and communities that are changing our business; have a passion for tablets, smartphones, social networks, instant messaging, widgets, apps, blogs and whatever is new and life-changing; want to find ways to make them work for brands

Benefits

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].

Compensation Range: $95,950‑$137,865 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 04/01/2026.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.