Associate - Chicago

Chicago, IL (Unknown)

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Posted 4 years ago

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Job Summary

Map the initial plan, vendor talks, and client proofs into a seamless project flow while learning the media craft in a formal training track.

  • Own planning and consideration set development from kickoff to vendor selection.
  • Coordinate post campaign proof, placement data, and post-launch reconciliation and billing.
  • Learn through Publicis Media Training Program to build core media execution skills.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Participate in team brainstorms to kick off plan and consideration set development.
  • Participate in negotiations, including but not limited to: evaluating RFPs, contracting rates, and increasing program value.
  • Assist in the creation and presentation of media specific documents such as media plans, tactical decks, and other related functions.
  • Meet with vendors to stay on top of marketplace innovations and cultivate relationships within the vendor community
  • Work with Senior Associate to project manage programs from proposal stage through end date including compiling specs documents, overseeing asset production, and gaining brand approval.
  • Responsible for generating insertion orders and placement and creative trafficking.
  • Responsible for the creation of campaign post-launch information such as screenshots, links and placement information to demonstrate proof of placement for clients.
  • Own post-campaign reconciliation and billing.
  • Assists in management of day-to-day communication with key partners: Vendors, Partner Agencies, and Creative media and social clients
  • Individuals will work on client teams in one of the following areas:

Requirements

  • Microsoft Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • You thrive on a team, can meet tight deadlines, and can juggle multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • You want to work in a world of creativity.
  • You have a basic understanding of consumer behavior, and you want to spend your days influencing the way brands and consumers interact

Preferred

  • Experience developing and presenting your thoughts and ideas
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Founded in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, today Publicis Groupe is the second largest communications group in the world and a leader in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation, led by Arthur Sadoun, the third CEO in its history. Publicis Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Publicis Groupe is a privileged partner in its clients’ transformation to enhance personalisation at scale. The Groupe relies on ten expertise concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media, Data and Technology. Through a unified and fluid organisation, its clients have a facilitated access to all its expertise in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals. Website: www.publicisgroupe.com X: @PublicisGroupe Instagram: @publicisgroupe YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/publicisgroupe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/publicisgroupe

Founded in 1926
Paris, Ile de France, FR
34K employees (11,817 in marketing)
75% recommend to a friend
84% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
526.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.4%
Direct
38.4%
Referral
11.8%
Social
15.8%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~40.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8,687 (22% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
3.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
103

Funding

Total Funding
$1.4B
Last Raise
$1.4B
Post IPO Debt, 10 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.4B

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