Senior Associate, Digital Activation

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

Job summary

Apex, part of Publicis Groupe, seeks a Senior Associate in Digital Activation to join the Digital Investment team. You will support campaign planning, partner negotiations, and the delivery of media buys that meet client objectives.

You’ll contribute to training and developing Associates, manage campaign lifecycles, and collaborate with multiple Publicis teams to maximize performance and value for clients.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience with basic knowledge of media.
• Diverse backgrounds welcome including Agency Planning/Investment, Media Sales, Consulting and/or Media Client Side.
• Basic knowledge of Salesforce and MS Office Suite; proficient in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Developing Teams & Talent
• Assist Associates with role-specific questions and training.
• Supports goals of Associates and delivers on our value proposition.
• Delivering on Our Value Proposition
• Understand partner portfolio offerings and attend meetings to learn.

Skills

Media financial acumen

Salesforce

MS Office Suite

Emotional intelligence

Tools

Salesforce

MS Office Suite

Job description

Company Description

Apex is Publicis Groupe’s futures marketplace, leveraging Publicis capital to create risk-free, value-based investment opportunities for clients. Our industry expertise, understanding of consumer and market trends, and strategic partnerships enable Apex to deliver innovative, omnichannel solutions for clients that drive a range of marketing and business goals. Apex solutions help shape the industry, drive outcomes, and keep Publicis clients ahead of trend.

Company Description

Apex is Publicis Groupe’s futures marketplace, leveraging Publicis capital to create risk-free, value-based investment opportunities for clients. Our industry expertise, understanding of consumer and market trends, and strategic partnerships enable Apex to deliver innovative, omnichannel solutions for clients that drive a range of marketing and business goals. Apex solutions help shape the industry, drive outcomes, and keep Publicis clients ahead of trend.

Overview

ROLE TITLE: SENIOR ASSOCIATE, DIGITAL ACTIVATION

TEAM: DIGITAL INVESTMENT

About Apex

We're not your typical agency. In fact, we aren't an agency at all. Rather, we are a distinct and next generation trading entity within Publicis Groupe. Furthermore, we're experts and innovators in media- making investments today for tomorrow's success. Our goals are rooted in providing unique and incremental benefits to Publicis Groupe clients:

• You’ll work acrossall Publicis Groupeagencies for the uniqueopportunity to learn thefull media landscapeand work with abreadth of clients.
• You’ll learn bothInvestmentandBusinessOperations – a uniqueblend of skills not often combinedwithin agencies.
• You’ll work in digital platforms regardless of the channel you work in and if you don’t know it, we’ll teach you.
• You’ll lead the industryby looking for future-facing opportunities,areas to invest andupcoming trendswithin the marketing industry.

About The Team

The Senior Associate role will report into the Supervisor position and will be a part of the Digital Strategy & Activation Team. This team works collectively to ensure that we have a thorough understanding of and a pulse on the media landscape, make smart investments with media partners, negotiating mutually favorable terms, and plan and execute client media buys that best deliver on their business and marketing objectives.

Responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE

The expectations for this role fall into 3 key categories:

• Developing Teams & Talent
• Contribute to training and assisting Associates with any role-specific questions.
• Supports goals of Associates.
• Delivering on Our Value Proposition
• Understand partner portfolio offerings through attending meetings and taking note.
• Understands campaign management practices and can identify performance issues with partner.
• Learn how to form recommendation that align with APEX goals.
• Support executing campaign management and delivery in full of select standard-level accounts.
• Learn fundamentals of financials.
• Understands account management principals and can execute performance and delivery of select standard-level accounts.
• Managing Business & Operations
• Understand campaign lifecycle and execute post-sale process for select standard-level accounts.
• Understands billing process through executing RFI process, reconciliation of invoices in OX/Prisma and approvals on the Unbilled Report for select standard-level accounts.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, OX/Prisma (Activation), Salesforce, etc.
• Keeps Salesforce up to date for assigned accounts.

Qualifications

TECHNICAL SKILL REQUIREMENTS

We value diversity of thought and experiences at APEX! If you learned about media from the sales or agency side, that's great but we do need folks with basic level of understanding of how media investment works.

• 1-2 years of experience with Basic knowledge of media is critical for success in this role
• Diverse backgrounds and experience are welcome including Agency Planning/Investment, Media Sales, Consulting and/or Media Client Side
• Basic knowledge of Salesforce and MS Office Suite (must be proficient in Excel)
• Strong media financial acumen is mandatory
• Business financial acumen is preferred
• Basic understanding of the media landscape

Soft Skill Requirements

Technical skills are a point of entry for the roles at APEX but we're looking for exceptional talent with high emotional intelligence and soft skills that drives our culture.

• Has strong relationships, trust, respect, and support from others
• Hungry to work hard to meet/exceed expectations
• Adapts well, embraces and drives change
• Acts transparently with others
• Leads with positivity and inclusivity to inspire those around them

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 $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 12/26/2026.