Associate Media Director

Publicis Groupe; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability insurance

401K

Parental leave

Family care leave

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Publicis Groupe in the United States seeks a Strategy Associate Director to steward media for assigned brands, ensuring accurate budgets and smooth flow of media activity. You will work with Managers to develop and communicate media recommendations and stay deeply informed about clients’ businesses.

You will excel in cross-channel planning, build trusted client partnerships, and lead multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment, with an MBA being a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, business administration or communications.
• 5+ years in media planning, buying and management with progressive responsibility.
• MBA is a plus.
• Strong strategic thinking and leadership abilities.
• Proven client relationship management and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-channel media planning and buying for assigned brands.
• Develop and communicate media recommendations with stakeholders.
• Manage timelines, projects, and teams across cross-functional groups.
• Build strong client relationships and maintain trust and authority.
• Navigate a fast-paced environment and manage multiple work streams.

Skills

Cross-channel planning

Media buying

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Vendor management

Presentation skills

Project coordination

Digital media knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in advertising/marketing/business/communications

MBA (bonus)

Job description

Company description

Present in over 100 countries and employing nearly 80,000 professionals, Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world. Publicis Groupe is listed on the Euronext Paris ([FR0000130577]) and is part of the CAC 40 index. Active across the entire value chain, Publicis Groupe offers its major clients a transversal, unified and fluid model allowing them access to all the Groupe’s tools and expertise around the world through the mantra "The Power of One."

Overview

The role of the Strategy Associate Director is to be the day-to-day steward on media issues for assigned brands, including accurate budget control and flow of media activity. You 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/objectives. You 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, with an eye for finding ways to innovate and collaborate with teams to improve outputs


• Experience with productive and positive vendor relationship management


• Individual should possess confidence and composure and polished presentation skills to effectively attend and lead meetings in-person with key clients on a daily basis


• Self-motivation and organization are key given coordination with multiple internal and external teams


• Bachelor's degree, preferably with a concentration in advertising, marketing, business administration, and communications preferred. If you have an MBA, that’s an added bonus.


• Have been working in media planning, buying and management for 5+ years with progressive levels of responsibility.


• Think strategically, consider 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, not only can you take care of the day-to-day part of overseeing others, but you are 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 and 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, and want to find ways to make them work for brands.

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

Compensation Range: USD $ - . 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 11/16/2026.