Senior Associate, Project Management
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
Present in over 100 countries and employing nearly 80000 professionals Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world. Publicis Groupe is listed on the Euronext Paris FRand is part of the CAC 40 index. Active across the entire value chain Publicis Groupe offers its major clients a transversal unified and fluid model allowing them access to all the Groupes tools and expertise around the world through the mantra The Power of One.
Our Account & Project Management teams enable and execute great work in the smartest way possible. We are passionate about transforming ideas into results as we constantly negotiate organize and understand the ever-changing landscape of digital marketing and technology.
To help with this were looking for an outstanding Sr Associate someone with a passion for using collaboration the creative process and emerging technologies to produce world-class interactive experiences for our clients. Youll help create dynamic digital experiences and integrated campaigns for Fortune 500 clients. Our project work includes experience design and development digital and social media campaigns digital partnership activations and promotions eCommerce and CMS implementations CRM programs and branded content. As a Sr Associate you will help develop and execute the plans that allow our teams to create exciting work and endeavor to make the work better. To succeed you will need to be a creative advocate have a passion for technology maintain a deep project management toolkit and exercise excellent communication skills. Sound like you Read on.
At Publicis we know that to produce great work you need great talent and that talent needs to be developed and nurtured. To this end we developed the Associate Management Program or AMP which redefines the entry-level AMP you will learn the foundational skills necessary for a successful career delivering marketing programs and experiences. This program accelerates and expands your learning through curated training mentorship peer guidance and a meaningful connection to diverse project experience. We will take you under our wing integrate you into the agency and provide you with an unmatched platform for career growth and development. Whether your path leads you to becoming a Project Management Professional a Client Lead a Marketing Maven or an all-around Agency All-Star AMP will provide you with a solid foundation for a career in digital marketing.
As part of the AMP Team you will focus on five key areas of development as you learn the fundamentals of digital marketing:
- Project Management: You will own key project management functions such as scheduling scoping resource management and risk mitigation
- Client Coordination and Management: You will facilitate projects with your client counterparts and develop client-ready documents such as competitive analyses SOWs schedules briefs and risk assessments
- Marketing: You will be expected to understand your clients business and the craft of marketing while delivering effective campaigns that meet strategic objectives
- Communication and Engagement: You will learn to use the right communication tools at the right time understand how to communicate effectively and lean into your work with active participation in meetings and on your projects
- Financial Operations: You will be expected to understand the fundamentals of business financials including forecasting promoting great margins and managing Digitas operational processes
Day-to-day your role includes:
- Both supporting large initiatives and also leading smaller projects independently
- Setting up projects for success (right team properly planned client alignment)
- Keeping clients and internal teams moving in the same direction
- Anticipating the needs of your projects heading off potential pitfalls
- Removing barriers to success for the team
- Actively seeking and sharing knowledge with your project teams and within the Account Management & Project Management capabilities
- Partners with client and internal cross-capability team members to ensure documentation for clients is client-ready prior to any client meetings while actively participating in both internal and client meetings
- Experiencing something new every day
Were looking for strong impactful work experience which typically includes:
- A four-year degree
- Working examples that demonstrate leadership and diligence
- 2 years of Account Management Project Management Marketing and/or related experience
- Working knowledge of enterprise tools (JIRA MS Project/Smartsheet Excel PowerPoint)
- Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT Google Gemini DALLE Midjourney) is a plus especially for tasks like ideation research or content generation
You are the right person if you:
- Demonstrate grit and extreme ownership
- Inquisitive and curious-natured
- Exude positivity
- Arent afraid to share your ideas
- Meet problems head-on and view them as opportunities
- Are self-reliant and motivated
- Communicate fearlessly
Got the sparkle Apply if you believe your unique skills are a fit.
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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Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Publicis Media is one of the four solutions hubs of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40], alongside Publicis Communications, Publicis.Sapient and Publicis Healthcare. Led by Steve King, CEO, Publicis Media is powered by its five global brands, Starcom, Zenith, Spark ... View more