Publicis Groupe
Vice President Director, Media Project Management
Publicis Groupe, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.Present in over 100 countries and employing nearly 80,000 professionals, Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world. Publicis Groupe is listed on the Euronext Paris [FR0000130577] and is part of the CAC 40 index. Active across the entire value chain, Publicis Groupe offers its major clients a transversal, unified and fluid model allowing them access to all the Groupe’s tools and expertise around the world through the mantra “The Power of One.”
Job Description
Our Project Management team enables and executes great work in the smartest way possible. We are passionate about transforming ideas into results as we constantly negotiate, organize and understand the ever-changing landscape of digital marketing and technology.
To help with this, we’re looking for an outstanding Vice President, Director in
Media
Project Management – an integration expert with a passion for using collaboration to drive cohesion across both creative and media planning cycles, striving for flawless execution of brand and performance media campaigns. And we achieve this by establishing integrated connection points by way of campaign timelines, workflows and process documents, driving seamless execution of plans from conception to completion.
Our project work includes integrated management of planning and executional phases across digital media campaigns, digital partnership activations and promotions across external creative teams and 3rd party publishers and delivering operational excellence through day-to-day task management to deliver unparalleled value for both internal and client teams.
As a Vice President, Director, you will not only help develop and execute the plans that allow our teams to create exciting work – you’ll also supervise a team of project managers and oversee large programs of work, if not an entire account. To succeed, you will act as a connected thread across media and creative teams, strive to be proactive, have a passion for media planning and execution, maintain a deep project management toolkit and exercise excellent leadership skills. Sound like you? Read on.
What you’ll do:
As a
Vice President, Director on the Project Management Team, you will:
Lead efforts across cross-disciplinary team to deliver the estimated business value of an approved program
Facilitate, track and monitor programs, activities and roadmaps and scope
Define and adjust processes to meet project/business needs and look for ways to improve processes while coaching teams to do the same
Lead integrated account planning sessions
Ensure internal stakeholders are kept appraised of program status
Participate in team and cross-capability recruiting, interviewing, and staffing
Own partnership with client in house creative team and/or creative agencies
Learn and understand internal media capabilities, processes and backend workflows
Optimize templates and tools utilized by the media team to ensure program success
Participate in new business RFI or RFP requests when necessary
Contribute to capability model definition and management
Demonstrate strong written and oral presentation skills
Develop and articulate compelling decks and lead trainings
Manage multiple direct reports and set career and capability goals with them
Enforce team compliance to high company standards and professionalism
Attend training seminars and continuing education as offered
Day-to-day, your role includes:
Being responsible for the direction, oversight and outcome of a large account, program or process
Problem-solving program and project issues; assisting teams in resolution and successfully leading large teams to develop risk mitigation plans
Working with capability leads to understand business needs and helping identify and solving staffing-mix issues to meet business goals
Working with clients to establish best practice processes that meet client business needs
Demonstrating the ability to deliver constructive feedback while outlining and facilitating development plans where needed
Experiencing something new every day
Qualifications
We’re looking for strong, impactful work experience, which typically includes:
A four-year degree
10-12 years of Project Management, Marketing or related experience
Mastery of large-level projects and programs
A general knowledge of media channels and terminology
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) category experience
Superb organizational skills and proven ability to successfully manage a multitude of tasks, projects and information simultaneously
Highly motivated and detail oriented
Able to navigate complexity and uncertainty with ease, driving stakeholder decisions and process improvements
PMP and/or CSM Certification (or desire to get this)
Working knowledge of enterprise tools (JIRA, MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Slack, Trello)
You are the right person if you:
Demonstrate grit and extreme ownership
Exude positivity
Aren’t afraid to share your ideas
Meet problems head-on and view them as opportunities
Are self-reliant and motivated
Communicate fearlessly
Got what it takes? We’d love to hear from you.
Additional Information
Publicis is an equal opportunity employer.
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Job Description
Our Project Management team enables and executes great work in the smartest way possible. We are passionate about transforming ideas into results as we constantly negotiate, organize and understand the ever-changing landscape of digital marketing and technology.
To help with this, we’re looking for an outstanding Vice President, Director in
Media
Project Management – an integration expert with a passion for using collaboration to drive cohesion across both creative and media planning cycles, striving for flawless execution of brand and performance media campaigns. And we achieve this by establishing integrated connection points by way of campaign timelines, workflows and process documents, driving seamless execution of plans from conception to completion.
Our project work includes integrated management of planning and executional phases across digital media campaigns, digital partnership activations and promotions across external creative teams and 3rd party publishers and delivering operational excellence through day-to-day task management to deliver unparalleled value for both internal and client teams.
As a Vice President, Director, you will not only help develop and execute the plans that allow our teams to create exciting work – you’ll also supervise a team of project managers and oversee large programs of work, if not an entire account. To succeed, you will act as a connected thread across media and creative teams, strive to be proactive, have a passion for media planning and execution, maintain a deep project management toolkit and exercise excellent leadership skills. Sound like you? Read on.
What you’ll do:
As a
Vice President, Director on the Project Management Team, you will:
Lead efforts across cross-disciplinary team to deliver the estimated business value of an approved program
Facilitate, track and monitor programs, activities and roadmaps and scope
Define and adjust processes to meet project/business needs and look for ways to improve processes while coaching teams to do the same
Lead integrated account planning sessions
Ensure internal stakeholders are kept appraised of program status
Participate in team and cross-capability recruiting, interviewing, and staffing
Own partnership with client in house creative team and/or creative agencies
Learn and understand internal media capabilities, processes and backend workflows
Optimize templates and tools utilized by the media team to ensure program success
Participate in new business RFI or RFP requests when necessary
Contribute to capability model definition and management
Demonstrate strong written and oral presentation skills
Develop and articulate compelling decks and lead trainings
Manage multiple direct reports and set career and capability goals with them
Enforce team compliance to high company standards and professionalism
Attend training seminars and continuing education as offered
Day-to-day, your role includes:
Being responsible for the direction, oversight and outcome of a large account, program or process
Problem-solving program and project issues; assisting teams in resolution and successfully leading large teams to develop risk mitigation plans
Working with capability leads to understand business needs and helping identify and solving staffing-mix issues to meet business goals
Working with clients to establish best practice processes that meet client business needs
Demonstrating the ability to deliver constructive feedback while outlining and facilitating development plans where needed
Experiencing something new every day
Qualifications
We’re looking for strong, impactful work experience, which typically includes:
A four-year degree
10-12 years of Project Management, Marketing or related experience
Mastery of large-level projects and programs
A general knowledge of media channels and terminology
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) category experience
Superb organizational skills and proven ability to successfully manage a multitude of tasks, projects and information simultaneously
Highly motivated and detail oriented
Able to navigate complexity and uncertainty with ease, driving stakeholder decisions and process improvements
PMP and/or CSM Certification (or desire to get this)
Working knowledge of enterprise tools (JIRA, MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Slack, Trello)
You are the right person if you:
Demonstrate grit and extreme ownership
Exude positivity
Aren’t afraid to share your ideas
Meet problems head-on and view them as opportunities
Are self-reliant and motivated
Communicate fearlessly
Got what it takes? We’d love to hear from you.
Additional Information
Publicis is an equal opportunity employer.
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