Now Hiring - Publicis Groupe - Media And Communication Senior Vice President, Account Director in New York, NY

Publicis LifeSpeed is a fully integrated, cross-discipline team that provides best-in-class services in a fluid and modular way. With our clients at the center, we create brand movement at the speed of people’s lives by connecting real-time data with world-class creative, content, and media in service of growth and ROI.

Publicis LifeSpeed is a “power of one” solution, encompassing data, media, and production. By drawing from across the vast Publicis Groupe network, we are uniquely positioned to deliver innovation and specialized skills to our clients, as well as enriching opportunities and inclusive benefits to our employees. We pride ourselves on combining the energetic atmosphere of a startup company with the stability and experience of a global leader.

We’re searching for a Senior Vice President, Account Director who will manage the client relationship, partner with senior leadership on high-level strategy and use their deep web knowledge to ensure strategic deliverables.

Tasks and responsibilities include:

• New Business (50%)

• Leads and participates in client pitches and presentations o Identifies and seeks new business opportunities while maximizing existing business accounts
• Develops and presents new business pitches as assigned by the Managing Director
• Generates new business products and services to meet client needs and provide additional revenue opportunities

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  Client Operations (30%)

• Participates in the overall organizational operations, including issues management, capacity planning, infrastructure development, resourcing, etc to support new and existing customer needs.
• Provides comprehensive and proactive communication of critical business issues (including but not limited to changes in account activities) and their impact on budget and/or forecasts to senior leadership
• Develops accurate and timely revenue budget and forecasts that meet and/or exceed established targets o Acts as a senior resource for client through all client marketing strategies (proposals, new ideas, tactical plans, etc) by providing clients with high-level counsel and strategic advice with respect to their associated brands
• Generates product strategy, scientific position and branding supporting fully integrated offerings, including digital
• Actively seeks new assignments and revenue opportunities in collaboration with the Vice President

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  People Management (20%)

• Mentors a high performance account management team through visibility, accessibility, communication and best practice coaching.
• Actively participates in recruitment and development of direct team members (and others within Company as appropriate)
• Supports the VP, Account Director in the development of strategic and creative input to their respective client programming initiatives
• Responsible for adhering to all Publicis policies and procedures

To qualify, you’ll need:

• Four year degree
• 12+ year’s experience
• 8 years of leadership experience in integrated marketing programs and client relationship management with a digital scope
• Creative agency and pharma experience, specifically HCP, strongly desired
• Effective presentation, training and client-facing skills
• In depth communication and written skills
• Strong analytic and strategic abilities
• Candidate must be open to travel as needed

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $143,000- $240,500. 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. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off.