Associate - Chicago

Publicis Media is a leading global media agency, and they are seeking an Associate to begin a career in advertising. The role involves supporting client media plans and investments, participating in negotiations, and managing campaign execution while developing strong client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Participate in team brainstorms to kick off plan and consideration set development
• Participate in negotiations, including but not limited to: evaluating RFPs, contracting rates, and increasing program value
• Assist in the creation and presentation of media specific documents such as media plans, tactical decks, and other related functions
• Meet with vendors to stay on top of marketplace innovations and cultivate relationships within the vendor community
• Work with Senior Associate to project manage programs from proposal stage through end date including compiling specs documents, overseeing asset production, and gaining brand approval
• Responsible for generating insertion orders and placement and creative trafficking
• Responsible for the creation of campaign post-launch information such as screenshots, links and placement information to demonstrate proof of placement for clients
• Own post-campaign reconciliation and billing
• Assists in management of day-to-day communication with key partners: Vendors, Partner Agencies, and Creative media and social clients

Skills

• You thrive on a team, can meet tight deadlines, and can juggle multiple tasks simultaneously
• You are comfortable using Microsoft Excel and Power Point. You'll use spreadsheets to perform math calculations and percentages to create understand data and create results
• You want to work in a world of creativity
• You have a basic understanding of consumer behavior, and you want to spend your days influencing the way brands and consumers interact
• You enjoy managing projects and/or processes and taking on new opportunities
• Experience developing and presenting your thoughts and ideas

Benefits

• Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met.
• Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met.
• For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off.

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