Associate Media Director, Digital

About Team One:

Team One is Publicis Groupes fully integrated media digital and communications agency built to help premium brands thrive in a rapidly evolving world. Were known as the architects of aspiration helping luxury brands reach modern affluents and next-gen consumers through culturally fluent strategies and experiences unmatched access and the agility to move at the speed of culture.

Were a team of 400 creators doers and difference-makers across six North American officesLos Angeles (our HQ) Dallas New York Chicago Atlanta and Boise. Together were proud partners to iconic brands including Lexus and the Lexus Dealer Association Marriott International The Ritz-Carlton Barclays The RealReal HKS Architects Metabo HPT KB Home Hewlett Packard Enterprise Moėt Hennessy Citi. and Cathay Pacific Airlines.

We take pride in our industry-shaping creativity connection and exceptional culture that have been recognized with honors like Fast Companys Best Workplaces for Innovators and Ad Ages Best Places to Work.

The Associate Media Director - Digital acts as a senior strategic leader and digital champion for the Lexus Dealer Association (LDA). In this role you will bridge the gap between high-level strategy and tactical execution translating client objectives into innovative data-driven digital media plans. You will partner closely with Integrated AMDs and senior account leadership to ensure digital is seamlessly woven into holistic market campaigns. As a team leader you will mentor Supervisors and Planners oversee the financial health of your assigned markets and drive operational excellence. You will also lead high-level client presentations develop POVs on emerging ad-tech and cultivate senior-level relationships with key media partners.

• Lead the strategic development execution and quality control of digital media plans across multiple LDA markets ensuring alignment with overall business goals.
• Supervise mentor and develop a team of digital supervisors and planners fostering a culture of growth accountability and innovation.
• Act as a senior digital point of escalation for internal teams (Account Creative Analytics Production) and external media partners.
• Oversee the financial health of digital accounts ensuring accurate budget forecasting pacing and reconciliation across your teams assigned markets.
• Champion digital innovation by evaluating emerging media ad-tech and data partners and developing actionable POVs for internal teams and clients.
• Partner closely with Integrated AMDs to ensure digital strategies are seamlessly woven into holistic cross-channel media plans.
• Lead high-level presentations to clients and internal stakeholders translating complex digital performance data into clear strategic narratives.
• Drive operational excellence by identifying and implementing process improvements for digital campaign execution ad-ops and reporting.
• Collaborate with the Media Director to manage digital vendor relationships participating in higher-level negotiations and partnership development.
• Ensure accurate financial accountability and ongoing maintenance of all digital media plans within your purview.
• Inspire and encourage CORE behavior across the digital team setting the standard for quality and collaboration.
• Travel as needed to support client meetings agency initiatives and regional presentations.

• A Bachelors degree
• 6.5 years of agency or other media related experience and 1.5 - 2 years working as a Supervisor with cross discipline experience (broadcast digital print OOH)
• Expertise with Microsoft Excel Word PowerPoint MediaOcean (OX) Mediatools/Guideline Prisma CMR IMS and MRI/Simmons
• Experience presenting in person to clients and internal stakeholders
• Confidence in media knowledge
• Clear communication skills (both written and verbal) and ability to confidently interact with field staff and clients
• Confident leadership skills experience managing and mentoring junior team members; must provide proper direction on projects - setting appropriate timelines prioritizing projects to ensure efficiency of workflow and reviewing the work for accuracy
• Good time management skills ability to prioritize projects and meet tight deadlines when needed
• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy on both internal and client-facing work

Our Publicis Groupe motto Viva La Différence means were 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.

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