Associate Director of Pitch Strategy

New York, USA (On-site)

$97K/yr – $156K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive multi‑disciplinary pitch delivery within Publicis Groupe to win new business.

  • Own cross‑functional pitch content and logistics across media, data, tech, and creative
  • 6–8+ years in media/creative/strategy with cross‑functional leadership
  • Strong collaboration with Power of One delivery and executive‑level coordination

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • PRODUCE WINNING WORK
  • Support the development and refinement of pitch content to ensure outputs are clear, compelling, and aligned to the overall pitch narrative
  • Add value throughout the pitch process by reviewing, pressure‑testing, and improving content across media, data, technology, and creative
  • Synthesize and edit inputs from subject‑matter experts and local markets, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and readiness for submission or presentation
  • Apply knowledge of the advertising agency landscape and competitive context to strengthen pitch responses and spot gaps or risks
  • Provide thoughtful review, feedback, and guidance to Local Market Business Development teams running pitches

Requirements

  • 6 – 8+ years of media, creative, PR planning/strategy, integrated marketing, or similar experience; background in business development in other verticals with cross-over skills
  • Self-starter who is curious and proactively thinks around corners
  • A natural-born planner, with excellent attention to detail and a passion for organizing process and people
  • Ability to perform in a fast paced and changing environment, under pressure to deadline
  • Believes no ask is too big and no detail too small
  • Proven ability to guide cross-functional teams to a common vision
  • A relentless competitive nature and hunger to win
  • Fearless and confident leader in group settings and with executive leadership, setting expectations and flagging potential issues before they happen
  • Strategic mindset, seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies
  • Winning story-telling, strategic writing, editing and communication skills, must be comfortable writing in prose, as well as visual story telling in PowerPoint
  • Flawless project management and organizational skills
  • Curiosity and a relentless ability to always stay one step ahead
  • Innate bias for making it happen, doesn’t wait for direction or hold out for answers that may not exist
  • Ability to work in a “flat” team structure, ask for help when needed and offer help when bandwidth is available
  • Ability to use AI‑enabled tools to support research, content development, and operational efficiency, applying human judgment to ensure quality and accuracy

Benefits

  • medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
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Publicis Groupe

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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)
104

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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