Director, Video Investment Job at Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V in Chicago

Overview

The Director, National Video Investment will have direct client contact (media, brand, finance and procurement). Diplomacy and flexibility will be key strengths of the ideal candidate. In addition, clients can be fairly detail oriented; expectations for strong organizational skills and attention to detail is high.

This position is perfect for a candidate who can build strong relationships with multiple teams, both within Starcom as well as with clients. The Director will have many opportunities to extend beyond the current scope of this position and flex muscles in process development, systems and overall operational excellence for Starcom clients. While providing thought leadership on audience strategies and campaign optimization, the Director builds strong relationships and establishes clear lines of communication with agency partners and the client services team alike. This role oversees all campaign activity and deliverables for the team. The Director facilitates the training and development of the team and determines each individual’s assignments and bandwidth, distributing work as needed.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage the daily workflow of campaigns across the video ecosystem (linear TV, FEP, VOD, OTT, Mobile, Connected TV, Addressable), including proposal development, campaign activation and maintenance, and post‑buy recaps


• Assume accountability and ownership of campaign execution for assigned client accounts


• Review client deliverables for quality, ensuring that recommendations and work product are sound and viable


• Own the development of strategic proposals, coordinating across teams to account for all relevant inputs


• Manage, train, mentor, and develop a team


• Understand and effectively communicate value proposition, technology, and processes as related to the growth of current and prospective agency accounts


• Participate in forecasting exercises for senior management


• Develop processes to ensure data integrity and implement across the agency


• Maintain a strong understanding of the systems used such as Mediaocean/Prisma or other digital buying tools, Ad Servers/Verification, DSPs, Social Platforms, DMPs, and internal proprietary tools


• Provide ideas and solutions for pain points/problems in processes; then work alongside internal and external teams to develop best practices, enhancements, and tools to improve these


• Determine and activate how to deliver necessary data to teams for various reporting purposes


• Build and maintain strong relationships across multiple internal teams and external teams


• Maintain relationships with vendors to ensure trust and confidence with our buying partners


• Cultivate a team‑focused mentality across the larger Investment team

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, preferably with a concentration in marketing, advertising, communications, business, sociology, or consumer insights


• 7+ years of total related media experience


• 4+ years of team management experience with progressing responsibilities


• Outstanding Leadership skills coupled with diplomacy (can work across and within multiple teams)


• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities


• Leadership ability to manage a matrixed team within the agency and matrixed clients; confidence to lead brand clients whose focus is product marketing vs. media, balancing competing priorities to manage projects successfully


• Skillful negotiator in the Video space, especially in National Television


• Able to leverage marketplace relationships for the client’s good


• Keep current on the pulse of changing marketplace conditions (audience, sales offerings, programming, etc.) and be able to make insightful recommendations to clients


• Ability to adapt to change, nimbly manage challenges and make quick decisions


• Provide oversight to National Video spend allocations


• Experience utilizing multiple media tools

Benefits

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more


• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility


• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption


• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance


• Tuition Assistance


• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more


• Matching Gifts programs


• Flexible working arrangements


• Work Your World Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere; Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)


• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

Compensation Range: $121,315 - $174,300 annually. The Company believes this is the pay range for this position at the time of this posting. Compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant and the requirements of the position.

Starcom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military service or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.