Associate Director, Local Investment

Responsibilities

• Strong thought Leadership.
• Knowledge of market and industry trends - Prepare and present Local Landscape and marketplace to internal teams and external clients.
• Prepare and Present Buy Summary, Added Value, Posts, Audit reports and POVs on market opportunities to strategy counterparts and clients.
• Supervise Client Lead(s) and Negotiators for skill development, time and expense reporting, goal and performance reporting.
• Assist Director with projects, VBS integrations and reporting, deliverable progress/timeline management.
• Build relationships with senior Management in the vendor community.
• Manage team training program participation across multiple topics; lead sub committees for team challenges / innovation; Mentor Managers/Supervisors to further growth.
• Collaborate with Planning/Strategy & Client Leads brainstorm for increased innovation in client communication and / or productivity.
• Drive process automation improvement to decrease team level of effort.
• Analyze market level costs and collaborate with PMX on pricing benchmarks.

Requirements

• Proven track record to successfully pick up new skills on the job
• Acute attention to detail
• Successful experience working in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
• Strategic and Analytic Thinker who can see the bigger picture
• Ability to see problems and propose solutions
• Collaborative Spirit who enjoys learning and sharing knowledge with others
• Experience with various media platforms (Media Ocean Spectra OX, PRISMA, SQAD, TapScan)
• Strong understanding of Local Investment measurement including Nielsen & Comscore
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Suite (specific attention to Excel and PPT) able to prepare polished presentations
• Strong ability to write clearly, concisely, and logically

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.