Senior Associate, Account Management

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$61K/yr – $84K/yrSenior Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own key project management and client-facing workstreams, guiding planning, delivery, and risk mitigation across campaigns while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

  • Own project management and client coordination functions
  • Lead smaller projects independently and anticipate needs

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Project Management: You will own key project management functions such as scheduling, scoping, resource management, and risk mitigation
  • Client Coordination and Management: You will facilitate projects with your client counterparts and develop client-ready documents such as competitive analyses, SOWs, schedules, briefs, and risk assessments
  • Marketing: You will be expected to understand your client’s business and the craft of marketing, while delivering effective campaigns that meet strategic objectives
  • Communication and Engagement: You will learn to use the right communication tools at the right time, understand how to communicate effectively, and lean into your work with active participation in meetings and on your projects
  • Financial Operations: You will be expected to understand the fundamentals of business financials, including forecasting, promoting great margins, and managing Digitas' operational processes
  • Both supporting large initiatives and also leading smaller projects independently
  • Setting up projects for success (right team, properly planned, client alignment)
  • Keeping clients and internal teams moving in the same direction
  • Anticipating the needs of your projects, heading off potential pitfalls
  • Removing barriers to success for the team

Requirements

  • A four-year degree
  • Working examples that demonstrate leadership and diligence
  • 2+ years of Account Management, Project Management, Marketing, and/or related experience
  • Working knowledge of enterprise tools (JIRA, MS Project/Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred

  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus

Benefits

  • 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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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)
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