Supervisor, Local Video Investment

Supervisor, Local Video Investment

Apex is Publicis Groupe's futures marketplace, leveraging Publicis capital to create risk-free, value-based investment opportunities for clients. Our industry expertise, understanding of consumer and market trends, and strategic partnerships enable Apex to deliver innovative, omnichannel solutions for clients that drive a range of marketing and business goals. Apex solutions help shape the industry, drive outcomes, and keep Publicis clients ahead of trend.

The Supervisor role will report into the Associate Director position and will be a part of the Local Video 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.

The expectations for this role fall into three key categories:

1. Developing Teams & Talent

• Oversee and supporting training efforts of Negotiators and Associates and they are progressing in their roles.
• Reviews and supports goals of Negotiators.

• Delivering on Our Value Proposition

• Develops and maintains strong partner relationships and contributes to communicating client needs to partnerships team.
• Own negotiations for assigned clients and campaigns.
• Lead holding vendors accountable to APEX standards.
• First point of escalation for campaign issues with partner.
• Identify new opportunities and partnerships that support overall client needs.
• Establish partner relationships across industry.
• Oversee day-to-day team negotiations.
• Supervise decisions across team to shift media.

• Managing Business & Operations

• Understands both Strategy and Activation and can manage across on a high level
• Oversee campaign lifecycle ensuring a smooth, error-free process and service on key accounts.
• Last Touch QA for Negotiators.
• Understands end to end billing process and manages timely reconciliation and approvals for team.
• Owns full process for high level account(s).
• Contribute to discrepancy resolution for assigned clients and campaigns.
• Ensure Salesforce is accurate and up-to-date for all opportunities for accounts with oversight.
• Oversee usage of tools and team input to ensure data accuracy for reporting, etc.

We value diversity of thought and experiences at APEX! If you learned about media from the sales or agency side, that's great but we do need folks with basic level of understanding of how media investment works.

• 4-7 years of experience with Basic knowledge of media is critical for success in this role
• Diverse backgrounds and experience are welcome including Agency Planning/Investment, Media Sales, Consulting and/or Media Client Side
• Basic knowledge of Salesforce and MS Office Suite (must be proficient in Excel)
• Strong media financial acumen is mandatory
• Business financial acumen is preferred
• Basic understanding of the media landscape

Technical skills are a point of entry for the roles at APEX but we're looking for exceptional talent with high emotional intelligence and soft skills that drives our culture.

• Is credible, courageous and persuasive
• Displays a growth mindset to go beyond their own remit
• Takes accountability when things go wrong
• Empowers others, giving them space and authority in their roles
• Gives recognition when individuals deliver or take risks
• Is able to join the dots to develop the bigger picture strategy

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. 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.

Compensation Range: $75,050.00 - $120,159.00 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. 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.