Buyer, Out of Home

Publicis Media; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability

401K

Parental and family care leave

Family forming assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Publicis Media Exchange (PMX) seeks an OOH Buyer to join our investment team in Chicago. You will create effective, inclusive OOH solutions for assigned clients, coordinating proposals, mappings, and plan recommendations while managing timelines and budgets.

As part of PMX, you will work with leaders to maximize campaign outcomes across traditional and digital OOH channels, leveraging Geopath, Telmar, and PMX tools to inform decisions and optimize performance.

Qualifications

• 1-2 Years negotiating OOH Investment.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Strong math skills.
• Detail Oriented.
• Strong understanding of OOH tools including Geopath & Telmar.
• Collaborative.
• Experience with various media platforms (Media Ocean SpectraOX & MediaX).
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel.

Responsibilities

• Build plans for assigned clients based on guidelines for OOH.
• Work closely with Supervisor to understand key client initiatives and timelines to proactively prioritize and manage workload.
• Collaborate with Supervisor to leverage PMX benchmarks within Investment of OOH campaigns.
• Work with Supervisor to adhere to the most updated client buying guidelines for assigned clients.
• Integrate PMX partner deals within schedules for OOH.
• Monitor and optimize delivery of OOH investments within flight when current data is available.
• Inform Client Leads of any issues with a PMX partner's ability to deliver against KPIs.
• Report and monitor any in-flight with Client Leads and work with sellers to drive improvement.
• Drive added value and ensure partners are adhering to delivery standards.
• Provide key data to marketplace behaviors throughout the year.
• Monitor and inform Client Leads of marketplace pricing updates.
• Advocate for multicultural & diversity inclusion through Investments.
• Mentor and train Associate buyer on negotiating strategies across OOH.
• Successfully complete Media training beyond the 101 level.
• Conduct all post buy performance tasks including but not limited to POP & final delivery reporting.
• Use AI tools to help summarize vendor proposals, market information, and campaign performance results to support planning and buying activities.
• Use AI to assist with RFP organization, buy stewardship, reporting, and campaign documentation.

Skills

OOH Investment

Interpersonal Skills

Math Skills

Detail Oriented

Geopath

Telmar

Excel

SpectraOX

MediaX

Collaborative

Tools

Media Ocean SpectraOX

MediaX

Geopath

Telmar

Job description

Company Description

Publicis Media Exchange (PMX) is the investment arm of Publicis Media, supercharging our agencies and clients to drive smart application of investment by leveraging scale, marketplace innovation, deeper partnerships, and intelligence. PMX is at the forefront of the converging marketplace, solving industry challenges and executing data-informed, tech-enabled media to help marketers connect with consumers in a measurable way.

Overview

Ignite your career as an OOH Buyer in the Publicis Media Exchange! As an experienced Media Investment Professional, you already know that OOH is dynamic and more important than ever, providing clients with market specific strategies that maximize results while reducing waste. Publicis Media Exchange has re-imagined OOH bringing together our Collective, Digitas, Razorfish, Spark, Starcom, Infinite Roar and Zenith agency leads. Discover the difference that PMX has to offer. Join our team and you could be doing your best work on behalf of our envied client roster. The Publicis Media Exchange activates across all OOH channels too, including traditional, digital & programmatic. Our Buyer roles are the critical thread connecting the marketplace to client goals and outcomes. In this role your understanding of marketplace pricing and dynamics will be pivotal to our success

As a Buyer, You Will

• Create and activate smart, effective, inclusive and efficient advertising solutions for your assigned clients.


• Assist team with RFP & buying process including organizing & compiling proposals, mapping, building plan recommendations & PPT decks, and contracting buys.


• Successfully manage timelines, client guidelines, and ensure key performance metrics are achieved.


• Successfully manage campaign performance reporting and total agreement fulfillment.


• Cultivate relationships with partners/vendors that add value for our clients.


• Be an expert on the individual format nuances and know how to utilize market strengths to our client's best advantage.


• Be an expert on the leading OOH buying platforms and tools.


• Collaborate with our team to share your knowledge and to further develop your skills and the skills of other team members.


• You will have the full support of our Supervisors and Management to fuel your growth and maximize your potential.


• You will have access to additional training on a vast library of advertising content.

This is a great opportunity if you have 1-2 years of experience negotiating OOH Investment and are great with people. If you are approachable, collaborative, responsible and accountable; If you exhibit sharp attention to detail and strong math skills; If you have an intermediate knowledge of Excel and experience with OX and MediaX media platforms; And If you have a strong understanding of OOH measurement.

Responsibilities

• Build plans for assigned clients based on guidelines for OOH.


• Work closely with Supervisor to understand key client initiatives and timelines to proactively prioritize and manage workload.


• Collaborate with Supervisor to leverage PMX benchmarks within Investment of OOH campaigns.


• Work with Supervisor to adhere to the most updated client buying guidelines for assigned clients.


• Integrate PMX partner deals within schedules for OOH.


• Monitor and optimize delivery of OOH investments within flight when current data is available.


• Inform Client Leads of any issues with a PMX partner's ability to deliver against any deal KPIs and excessive makegoods.


• Report and monitor any in-flight with Client Leads and work with sellers to drive improvement.


• Drive added value and ensure partners are adhering to delivery standards.


• Provide key data to marketplace behaviors throughout the year.


• Monitor and inform Client Leads of marketplace pricing updates.


• Advocate for multicultural & diversity inclusion through Investments. Champion the 4As Fair Play Charter and all other diversity and inclusion initiatives.


• Mentor and train Associate buyer on negotiating strategies across OOH.


• Successfully complete Media training beyond the 101 level.


• Conduct all post buy performance tasks including but not limited to POP & final delivery reporting.


• Use AI tools to help summarize vendor proposals, market information, and campaign performance results to support planning and buying activities.


• Use AI to assist with RFP organization, buy stewardship, reporting, and campaign documentation.

Qualifications

• 1-2 Years negotiating OOH Investment


• Interpersonal skills


• Strong math skills


• Detail Oriented


• Strong understanding of OOH tools including Geopath & Telmar


• Collaborative


• Experience with various media platforms (Media Ocean SpectraOX & MediaX)


• Intermediate knowledge of Excel

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.

• medical coverage


• dental


• vision


• disability


• 401K


• parental and family care leave


• family forming assistance


• tuition reimbursement


• 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 Range: USD $50,065.00 - USD $73,944.00/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 10/18/2026.