Director, Out of Home

Publicis Media; New York (NY); On-site; USD 121,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Disability insurance

401(k)

Parental and family care leave

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Publicis Media Exchange (PMX) is seeking a Director of OOH Investment to lead client relationships, develop innovative investment solutions, and oversee a team of buyers and client leads. The role focuses on delivering strategic, data-informed media plans across all OOH formats, including traditional, digital and programmatic.

You will collaborate with agency pillars, prepare industry reports, and ensure CPM accuracy while championing diversity initiatives and strong partner relations.

Qualifications

• Proven Leader who commands authority and respect while leading a team in day-to-day media management.
• Excellent interpersonal and Collaborative Skills.
• Able to delegate management and operational tasks to team members.
• Experience with various all media platforms (Media Ocean Spectra OX, PRISMA, and MediaX).
• Strong understanding of OOH tools including Geopath & Telmar.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Excel and PPT).
• Leadership experience and ability to solve problems independently.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to convey complex ideas simply.
• Experience managing groups, meeting deadlines, and developing talent.
• Proven ability to build client and vendor relationships and negotiate successful media deals.
• Polished presentations and ability to package and sell-in concepts.
• Up-to-date with advertising trends and tools.
• Bachelor's degree preferred; MBA a bonus.
• Approx. 10 years in OOH investment or media planning.

Responsibilities

• Be a forward-facing industry leader, building relationships with clients and growing their business.
• Collaborate with planning Directors and Leads to drive innovation in client communication and productivity.
• Prepare semi-annual state-of-industry reports.
• Develop/Monitor CPMs based on client savings guarantees and marketplace trends.
• Advocate and manage investments including VBS (Apex).
• Manage and develop a team of Buyers and Client Leads, delegating tasks effectively.
• Develop innovative, well-targeted investment solutions with the team and client.
• Advocate for multicultural and diversity inclusion through investments.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationships

Collaboration

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Presentations

Negotiation

Advertising trends

Education

Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, business, or communications

Tools

Media Ocean Spectra OX

PRISMA

MediaX

Geopath

Telmar

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

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 frontier of the converging marketplace, solving industry challenges and executing data-informed, tech-enabled media to help marketers connect with consumers in a measurable way.

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 frontier 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 Director, OOH 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 improve 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 formats too, including traditional, digital & programmatic.

Our Client Leads bring it all together, the direct link between our clients, our teams and the continuously evolving marketplace. In this role your ability to problem solve, communicate clearly, and engage across all partners will be pivotal to our success.

As a Director You Will

• Be a forward-facing industry leader, successfully building relationships with clients. You will interact with the client on a regular basis to understand their needs and help them reach their target market, ultimately growing the business for them and your brand agency.
• Collaborate with planning Directors and Leads in all Agency Pillars; brainstorm for increased innovation in client communication and / or productivity.
• Prepare semi-annual state of industry reports.
• Develop/Monitor CPMs provided to Strategy to ensure accuracy based on Client savings guarantees, marketplace trends and Agency Deals.
• Advocate and manage the utilization and reporting for any Investments inclusive of VBS (Apex).
• Assist the IC in the management and development of a team of direct reports that includes Buyers and Client Leads. You will maintain the workload of your team, delegating tasks and responsibilities to ensure the most productive and effective use of each person’s skills, while motivating their interests and challenging their minds.
• Solutions Oriented - Collaborate with your IC Lead, team and client to develop innovative, well-targeted investment solutions. Encourage your team to think of all the possibilities and produce alternative media solutions to problems.
• Advocate for multicultural & diversity inclusion through Investments. Champion the 4As Fair Play Charter and all other diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Forward facing industry leader, successfully builds relationships with clients. You will interact with the client on a regular basis to understand their needs and help them reach their target market, building a great relationship, and ultimately growing the business for them and your brand agency.
• Collaborate with planning Directors and Leads in all Agency Pillars; brainstorm for increased innovation in client communication and / or productivity.
• Prepare semi-annual state of industry reports.
• Develop/Monitor CPMs provided to Strategy to ensure accuracy based on Client savings guarantees, marketplace trends and Agency Deals.
• Advocate and manage the utilization and reporting for any Investments inclusive of VBS (Apex).
• Assist the IC in the management and development of a team of direct reports that includes Buyers and Client Leads. You will maintain the workload of your team, delegating tasks and responsibilities to ensure the most productive and effective use of each person's skills, while motivating their interests and challenging their minds.
• Solutions Oriented - Collaborate with your IC Lead, team and client to develop innovative, well-targeted investment solutions. Encourage your team to think of all the possibilities and produce alternative media solutions to problems.
• Advocate for multicultural & diversity inclusion through Investments. Champion the 4As Fair Play Charter and all other diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven Leader who commands authority and respect while leading a team in day-to-day media management
• Excellent interpersonal and Collaborative Skills
• Able to delegate management and operational tasks to team members
• Experience with various all media platforms (Media Ocean Spectra OX, PRISMA, and MediaX)
• Strong understanding of OOH tools including Geopath & Telmar
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Suite (specific attention to Excel and PPT)
• You have proven thought Leadership experience and think quick on your feet. You are proactive and an independent problem solver
• You think strategically. You consider the bigger picture. You analyze everything and think critically when solving problems to produce unconventional solutions
• You have the experience to manage groups, meet tight deadlines, and foster talent
• You build great relationships with clients and vendor partners. Have a history strategizing/negotiating to get the job done right and track record of success in media. You understand business and excel at sharing complicated ideas in a simple, understandable way
• You deliver polished presentations and know how to package, merchandise, and sell‑in concepts and new opportunities. You have led clients through your strategies and POVs
• You are up to date on the latest in Advertising trends and tools
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree, ideally with a concentration in advertising, marketing, business administration, or communications preferred. If you have an MBA, that is a bonus.
• Approx. 10 Years in OOH Investment or Media Planning (specific knowledge in OOH)

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 Range: USD $121,315.00 - USD $194,220.00/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.