$107K to $171K a year as published by the employer
Applications are completed on the employer's own site.
Analyze efficiency and effectiveness gains across agencies and clients to inform decision-making, improve operations, and drive performance.
Company Description
Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication and is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Through a unified and fluid organization, Publicis Groupe partners with its clients across communication, media, data and technology to ensure access to the full breadth of capabilities in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals.
Overview The Associate Director, Value Management role helps to analyze efficiency and effectiveness gains across Publicis agencies and their clients. We are seeking a driven individual, whose media expertise, communication, and problem-solving skills that can add value to our highly visible team. Multi-tasking and prioritization are important skills, to move from project to project, as new tasks come up.
This position offers an unmatched opportunity to work closely with multiple agencies and activation leaders within the US and globally to inform decision-making, improve operations, and drive performance.
The Associate Director on the Value Management Team will support with new business pitches across all Publicis Agencies, focusing on pricing and strategic approaches to pricing submissions. The AD will also support with Accountability tracking of value commitments made.
Responsibilities Rate & Data Management
Support in all areas of rate management and data governance, developing and implementing companywide best practices across all media channels
Support in ad hoc requests or client direct requests pertaining to rates and value
Development & Ownership of internal database(s) to support day to day needs for pitches and savings
Apply tactical approach to rate benchmarking, accounting for market intelligence of clients
New Business & Commitment Tracking(Accountability)
Key contributor in New Business pricing submissions, working with PMX and agency leads to determine pricing strategies for competitive pitch submissions. Support in development of value commitments and measurement tactics
Work closely with Value Management team leads to communicate with agency investment and consultant point of contacts to savings methodologies used to measure value performance commitments
Oversee savings and quality tracking programs; engage with agency leads to monitor impact to performance, and proactively propose solutions for risk avoidance
Reporting & Forecasting
Work with PMX directors and agency buying/planning teams to collect, analyze, and present spend and value commitment forecasts across PMX agencies
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required, ideally in advertising or marketing
6+ Years of media agency experience; buying or planning preferred
Fundamental understanding of Mediaocean (Prisma/OX)
Advanced Excel experience and data management
Experienced with PowerPoint
Knowledge of 3rd party media market tools such as Kantar, SMI, SQAD a plus
Media Audit Experience required, for savings/value performance or general media audits
Excellent problem-solving skills and strong interest in process improvement
An entrepreneurial spirit, must be a self-starter that can balance competing priorities
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.
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Compensation Range: USD $106,780.00 - USD $170,937.00/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 11/9/2026.
Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication, marketing, and digital business transformation.