Director, Partner Direct

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$107K/yr – $153K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own multi-channel media leadership for Partner Direct, balancing agency operations, vendor partnerships, and strategic client education initiatives.

  • Own media recommendations and execution with cross-functional team alignment and timely delivery.
  • Guide new partner offerings and processes, shaping POVs on emerging technologies and education days.
  • Strengthen client relationships and partner vendor collaborations to drive first-to-market deals and program scale.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Oversee Partner Direct media recommendations and daily team execution.
  • Ensure best practices in agency processes and operational efficiencies.
  • Guide POVs on new partner offerings, processes, and emerging technologies.
  • Manage the delivery of team projects and tasks, ensuring quality and timeliness.
  • Lead marketplace education initiatives, including Partner Direct 101 sessions and education days.
  • Drive rate negotiations for large-scale, multi-channel, and first-to-market media deals.
  • Oversee a team, providing mentorship, delegation, and ensuring seamless operations.
  • Manage team assignments, balancing workload and priorities.
  • Deliver constructive, actionable feedback to team members.
  • Maintain clear, regular communication on client and project goals, priorities, and success measures.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in media planning, strategy and partnerships
  • 2+ years of experience in HCP pharma media.
  • 3+ years of people management experience, including team leadership and mentorship.
  • 3+ years of experience across at least five media channels, including:
  • Digital (Endemic/Lifestyle)
  • Print
  • Out-of-Home (OOH)
  • Healthcare Professionals (HCP)
  • Payer/Managed Markets
  • 1+ years of experience working across diverse conditions, disease states, and audiences (DTC, HCP, Payer).

Preferences

Benefits

  • 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 Health Media

Publicis Health Media (PHM) is the market-leading media agency in the health category, providing unmatched DTC and HCP health, wellness and pharmaceutical expertise, innovation and unmatched clout.Our team of market makers works closely with an expansive set of consumer and HCP media partners, consistently identifying first-to-market opportunities that help our clients disrupt their categories and drive business growth. We believe that everyone deserves to have a positive healthcare experience. That healthcare marketing must go beyond the expected and the traditional. That we need to push the boundaries of media through data, content, commerce and creativity. Together we create powerful experiences that matter, driving better health outcomes for the people we serve.

Founded in 2012
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
800 employees (170 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$2
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.1%
Direct
45.8%
Referral
7.3%
Social
14%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~800

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
168 (21% of company)
Median Career Experience
8.5 years
Median Tenure
4.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
43

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