Associate Director, Value Management

Publicis Groupe; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe in the United States is seeking an Associate Director, Value Management to analyze efficiency gains across agencies and client work. You will help inform decision-making, improve operations, and drive performance on high-visibility projects.

The role focuses on pricing strategies for new business, accountability tracking of value commitments, and collaboration with PMX and agency leaders across the US and globally. Strong data skills and media knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in advertising or marketing.
• 6+ years of media agency experience (buying or planning preferred).
• Knowledge of Mediaocean Prisma/OX.
• Advanced Excel and data management.
• Proficient in PowerPoint.
• Familiar with Kantar, SMI, SQAD.
• Media audit experience.
• Strong problem-solving and process-improvement mindset.
• Entrepreneurial, self-starter with ability to balance priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support rate management and data governance across media channels.
• Develop and own internal databases for pitches and savings.
• Benchmark rates using market intelligence and client data.
• Contribute to New Business pricing submissions and value commitments.
• Coordinate with agency leads to communicate investments and savings methodologies.
• Oversee savings tracking and propose risk-avoidance solutions.
• Collect and present spend and value forecasts across PMX agencies.

Skills

Media agency experience

Problem-solving

Entrepreneurial spirit

Prioritization

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in advertising or marketing

Tools

Mediaocean Prisma/OX

Excel

PowerPoint

Kantar

SMI

SQAD

Job description

Company description

Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication and is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Through a unified and fluid organization, Publicis Groupe partners with its clients across communication, media, data and technology to ensure access to the full breadth of capabilities in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals.

Overview

TheAssociate Director, Value Management role helpsto analyzeefficiency and effectiveness gains across Publicis agencies and their clients. We are seeking a driven individual, whose media expertise, communication, and problem-solving skills that can add value to our highly visible team. Multi-tasking and prioritization are important skills, to move from project to project, as new tasks come up.

This position offers an unmatched opportunity to work closely withmultipleagenciesand activation leaderswithin the US and globallyto inform decision-making, improve operations, and drive performance.

The Associate Director on the Value Management Team will support with new business pitches across all Publicis Agencies, focusing on pricing and strategic approaches to pricing submissions. The AD will also support with Accountability tracking of value commitments made.

Responsibilities

Rate & Data Management

• Support in all areas of rate management and data governance, developing and implementing companywide best practices across all media channels
• Support in ad hoc requests or client direct requests pertaining to rates and value
• Development & Ownership of internal database(s) to support day to dayneeds for pitches and savings
• Apply tactical approach to rate benchmarking, accounting for market intelligence of clients

New Business& Commitment Tracking(Accountability)

• Key contributor in New Business pricing submissions, working with PMX and agency leads to determine pricing strategies for competitive pitch submissions. Support in development ofvalue commitmentsand measurement tactics
• Work closely with Value Management team leads to communicate with agencyinvestmentand consultant point of contactsto savings methodologies used to measure value performance commitments
• Oversee savings and quality tracking programs; engage with agency leads to monitor impact to performance, and proactively propose solutions for risk avoidance

Reporting & Forecasting

• Work with PMX directors and agency buying/planning teams to collect, analyze, and present spendand value commitmentforecasts across PMX agencies

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, ideally in advertising or marketing
• 6+ Years of media agency experience; buying or planning preferred
• Fundamental understanding of Mediaocean (Prisma/OX)
• AdvancedExcelexperienceand data management
• Experienced withPowerPoint
• Knowledge of 3rd party media market tools such as Kantar, SMI, SQAD a plus
• Media Audit Experience required, for savings/value performance or general media audits
• Excellent problem-solving skills and strong interest in process improvement
• An entrepreneurial spirit, must be a self-starter that can balance competing priorities

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.

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Compensation Range: USD $106,780.00 - USD $170,937.00/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. 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 11/9/2026.