Associate Program Manager

Publicis Groupe; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a full-time Associate Program Manager to oversee Toyota Client accounts, managing the day-to-day program needs along with creative, reporting, and communications. The successful candidate will be a team player with extensive experience in program management and a passion for optimizing client relationships, all within a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Medical coverage

Dental and vision insurance

401K plan

Flexible time off

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Program/Project Management experience is a must.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple and complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage the advertising activities including overseeing creative and production.
• Collaborate with Account leads for upcoming client meetings.
• Assist in analyzing data to uncover insights and track performance.

Skills

Organization

Time Management

Communication

Critical Thinking

Attention to Detail

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Company description

DSplus is a Saatchi & Saatchi company. It was created around the idea of a “Digital Salesperson” who leads a customer through the entire lifecycle of their automobile ownership journey.

Our clients are Toyota Motor North America, and Toyota & Lexus Dealerships across the country. DSplus is also proud to be an Agency of Record for Southeast Toyota Distributors, the world's largest independent distributor of Toyotas.

Our mission is to merge the world-class branding efforts of our mothership, Saatchi & Saatchi, with the retail needs of our Dealerships. The result: an end-to-end customer experience that personifies the quality and integrity of the Toyota brand and helps sell more cars.

DSplus employs a powerful data-driven, integrated messaging platform that works across the sales and service lifecycle. This cross-tier, cross-channel system is fueled by the perfect mix of Artificial Intelligence, insightful media strategies, and stunning, high-performance creative. Always aligned to the Toyota brand and to each client’s unique value proposition, the system delivers sharp business results—while reaching the right target with the right message at the right time.

Over the years, DSplus has grown from a three-person start-up to a diverse, agile team of 45, who dream big, solve tough problems, and have fun at work.

Our culture values authenticity, transparency, and collaboration, while setting the bar high in the work we do. At DSplus, we recognize and reward success, always putting our employees first.

If you bring inventive thinking, boundless enthusiasm, and tireless energy—with a passion for client service that fuels us into the future, this might be just the fit.

Come join us.

Overview

The full time Associate Program Manager is primarily responsible for the day-to-day program management support of our Toyota Client accounts. This includes managing ongoing program needs such as creative, reporting and communications, and liaising with our partners and vendors who oversee related aspects of the Client relationship.

This position is hybrid and will require the employee to work from the office as needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage the advertising activities which includes overseeing creative and production, multiple media channels, and quality assurance
• Collaborate with Field team to support various aspects of dealer support, including campaign set-up, execution and QA.
• Collaborate with Account leads for upcoming client meetings including preparation of meeting materials and market insights
• Assist in analyzing data to uncover insights, track performance, and inform campaign optimizations
• Participate in agency partner meetings and projects
• Communicate & collaborate with cross-functional teams including field, creative, media, data, and production
• Acts as a day-to-day resource for both field team and internal teams on program management
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Program/Project Management experience is a must
• Automotive background is a plus, but not required
• Prior experience in digital advertising and programming is a plus but not required.
• This position will be required to build solid relations and work effectively with people in other departments to achieve optimal results.
• Capacity to learn, grow, and improve on feedback as necessary
• Excellent organization and time management to prioritize workload and multi-task
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to apply critical thinking and problem solve
• Attention to detail
• Candidates and employees that succeed are team players first and foremost, as well as confident, willing to learn and listen, and possess the ability to manage multiple and sometimes complex projects at once.

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].

Compensation Range: $59,850.00 - $82,740.00 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 be 8/4/25.

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

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