Associate Director, Audio Investment

Publicis Groupe•New York, NY

About The Position

APEX is a distinct next-generation trading entity within Publicis Media that identifies and invests in emerging market trends to benefit Publicis clients. APEX develops innovative offerings through direct partnerships and principal investments that allow clients of all size to benefit from custom solutions that best fit their business challenges in an increasingly complex media environment. Clients opt into solutions outside the agency's core services that offer tangible benefits including guaranteed outcomes, increased flexibility, and advantageous pricing. Overview The Associate Director role will report into the Director position and will be a part of the National Audio Investment Team. This team works collectively to ensure that we have a thorough understanding of and a pulse on the media landscape, make smart investments with media partners, negotiating mutually favorable terms, and plan and execute client media buys that best deliver on their business and marketing objectives. This individual will play a large role in planning campaigns across various clients and verticals, while managing their direct reports and fostering their growth. They will be responsible for ensuring excellent customer service and that the business goals for APEX and our clients are both being achieved.

Requirements

5-7 years of experience with knowledge of digital media is critical for success in this role
Ability to work across multiple accounts at once across various verticals i.e. pharma, auto, QSR, retail
Extensive Prisma experience is required
Knowledge of Salesforce, MBOX and MS Office Suite (must be proficient in Excel)
Strong media financial acumen is mandatory
Understanding of the media landscape

Nice To Haves

Experience working across a variety of digital channels with digital audio experience (streaming and podcasts) being a plus
Diverse backgrounds and experience are welcome including Agency Planning/Investment, Media Sales, Consulting and/or Media Client Side
Business financial acumen is preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and manage team, providing coaching and career development for direct reports while overseeing development processes for broader team within management tree
Actively monitor workload and production while balancing team workload and accounts
Leads and/or plays key role in training & development for new hires
Reviews and supports goals of Supervisors
Develops and maintains strong partner relationships while identifying opportunities in the marketplace for partner prospects
Capable of presenting to agencies, clients, or cross-channel teams on marketplace trends and APEX capabilities
Manage relationships with vendors including pipeline management and communicating client needs throughout the campaign lifecycle
Leads escalation discussions of serious campaign or partner issues while acting as lead for dedicated agencies
Develop new strategies for clients and support/manage level of client satisfaction to retain/grow revenue
Lead day-to-day partnership management and/or vendor prospect evaluations to discover new growth opportunities
Oversee dedicated agencies including RFP & campaign support, client satisfaction, setting agency expectations, and fostering growth
Manage team workload ensuring that all team members are operating at baseline capacity while fairly distributing accounts & campaigns
Oversees campaign lifecycle, ensuring teams are following established workflow process and communication protocols
Act as key lead on surfacing recommendations to improve or iterate on business processes and data/file hygiene for broader team
Develop relationships with APEX's Agency Account Leads, Account Management Team, and/or Cross-Channel activation leads
Contributes to Strategy or Activation as needed for new business or high-touch and PACT accounts
Demonstrates ownership of agency relationships and actively solicits feedback on opportunities for service or capabilities improvements including both presenting & driving adoption of APEX Solutions
Maintain strong agency peer relationships with counterparts for escalation and troubleshooting