Vice President, Strategy (Media Planning)

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$129K/yr – $186K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 6 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own and guide the full strategic media direction for assigned accounts, leading multi-channel planning, senior client partnerships, and team development across the strategy organization.

  • Define integrated media strategies based on audience insights and performance data
  • Lead senior client relationships and oversee strategic deliverables

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the overall media strategy, planning approach, and strategic direction across assigned accounts.
  • Lead the development of integrated media strategies rooted in audience insights, market dynamics, business objectives, and performance data.
  • Guide strategic decision-making across channels, investment allocation, and media planning recommendations.
  • Drive the annual planning process and oversee development of strategic deliverables.
  • Serve as the senior point of contact for strategic questions, recommendations, and challenges related to client media investments.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional leadership to ensure strategic alignment across all client deliverables.
  • Champion innovation and continuous improvement in planning approaches, tools, and methodologies.
  • Contribute thought leadership through POVs, strategic frameworks, and industry perspectives.
  • Own senior-level client relationships and serve as a trusted strategic advisor.
  • Partner with clients to shape marketing priorities, business objectives, and media investment strategies.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of media planning and strategy experience.
  • 6+ years of leadership and people management experience preferred.
  • Deep cross-channel media planning experience.
  • Knowledge of emerging media trends, healthcare marketing regulations, and industry standards.
  • Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Exceptional communication, presentation, and storytelling abilities.
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively across functions and fields.

Preferred

  • Pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences marketing experience strongly preferred.

Benefits

  • 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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Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V

Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]), Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global solutions deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in over 100 countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

London, England, United Kingdom
11K employees (3,008 in marketing)

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