Associate, Pitch Strategy

Publicis Groupe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 40,280 - 53,445; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401k

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Publicis Groupe in Chicago is seeking an Associate for the Publicis Media Business Development team. You will orchestrate high-stakes new business opportunities across our network, shaping pitch narratives, coordinating cross-functional inputs, and delivering materials with rigor and impact.

The role blends strategy, operations, storytelling, and executive-level pitch management, requiring strong collaboration with senior partners and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• 1-2+ years of experience in media, business development, marketing, project management, or agency operations.
• Experience working within a holding company environment is required.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple workstreams.
• Strong communicator with experience developing decks, RFP responses, briefings, or executive-ready materials.
• Comfortable working with senior partners and cross-functional teams.
• Proactive and detail-oriented with strong planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Shape the Story: turn capabilities into clear pitch narratives and develop decks, credentials, and case studies.
• Orchestrate the Moment: plan and deliver high-stakes pitch moments and manage workstreams.
• Strengthen the Growth Engine: maintain Salesforce pipeline, assist with forecasting, and organize materials.

Skills

Media

Business Development

Project Management

Cross-functional teamwork

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.

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

The Publicis Media Business Development team is responsible for driving new client growth across our network of agencies, capabilities, and disciplines. As an Associate, you will play a central role in orchestrating high-stakes new business opportunities from early pursuit through final pitch delivery.

This is not a traditional sales role. This role is a highly cross-functional position at the intersection of strategy, operations, storytelling, and executive-level pitch management. You will help bring together the best of Publicis Media’s Power of One offering - across media, data, technology, commerce, content, performance, and platform partnerships - and ensure our teams show up with clarity, cohesion, and competitive advantage.

Working closely with Publicis Media U.S. leadership, agency teams, capability leads, and Global Business Development, you will help manage the full pitch process, elevate the quality of our materials, support senior stakeholders, and ensure every opportunity is delivered with rigor, precision, and impact.

Responsibilities

Shape the Story

• Help turn Publicis Media’s full range of capabilities into clear, compelling pitch narratives that show clients why we are built to win.
• Support the development of pitch decks, RFI/RFP responses, credentials, case studies, executive briefings, and other new business materials
• Work with Business Development leads and subject matter experts to connect inputs across media, data, technology, analytics, social, commerce, programmatic, investment, and agency teams
• Help translate complex capabilities into simple, differentiated, client-relevant stories
• Partner with design and production teams to bring ideas to life visually and ensure materials feel polished, cohesive, and pitch-ready
• Maintain consistency across materials so every submission and presentation feels connected to the larger Publicis Media story

Orchestrate the Moment

• Support the planning and delivery of high-stakes pitch moments, ensuring teams are aligned, prepared, and able to deliver with confidence.
• Help manage pitch workstreams from kickoff through final submission or presentation
• Build and maintain project plans, workback schedules, timelines, meeting agendas, status trackers, and deliverable lists
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across agencies, capabilities, leadership groups, and markets
• Track achievements, approvals, feedback rounds, rehearsals, logistics, and final deliverables
• Support in-person and virtual pitch delivery, including presentation flow, materials, room setup, technology needs, and production coordination
• Proactively flag risks, gaps, or timing issues to keep teams organized, focused, and on schedule

Strengthen the Growth Engine

• Help build the systems, content, and operating discipline that make the Business Development team faster, sharper, and more effective over time.
• Maintain accurate Salesforce pipeline information, including opportunity status, achievements, revenue potential, and next steps
• Support pipeline reporting, forecasting inputs, leadership requests, and business development performance tracking
• Organize and maintain business development materials, including pitch decks, credentials, case studies, templates, RFP responses, and reusable content
• Support updates to RFP libraries, case study repositories, agency credentials, trackers, templates, and team tools
• Coordinate NDA routing, tracking, and completion across new business opportunities
• Find opportunities to improve team processes, file management, workflows, and operating systems

Qualifications

• 1-2+ years of experience in media, business development, marketing, project management, or agency operations
• Experience working within a holding company environment required
• Highly organized, diligent, and able to manage multiple workstreams at once
• Strong communicator with experience developing decks, RFP responses, briefings, or executive-ready materials
• Comfortable working in fast-paced environments with senior partners and cross-functional teams
• Proactive, committed to finding effective solutions, and able to anticipate needs before they become issues
• Polished, mature, and professional in how you communicate and operate
• Competitive, motivated, and energized by helping the team win
• Believes no ask is too big and no detail too small
• Fearless and confident leader in group settings
• A natural-born planner, with excellent attention to detail and a passion for organizing process and people
• Naturally the planner, connector, and person people trust to keep things moving

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.

Veterans Encouraged to Apply.

Compensation Range: USD $40,280.00 - USD $53,445.00/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. 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 be9/18/2026.