Publicis Groupe UK is a marketing and digital transformation business made up of 5,000 talented and versatile people with expertise in media, creative, influence, technology and data, working across 21 agencies.

Publicis Groupe UK creative agencies include Saatchi & Saatchi, BBH, Digitas, Leo Burnett and Publicis•Poke. Also, within the stable are PR agencies MSL and Kekst CNC and sustainability consultancy, Salterbaxter. Publicis Media is home to Zenith, Starcom and Spark Foundry as well as specialist practices PMX, Performics, Publicis Sport & Entertainment and Publicis Content, providing expertise across media strategy, investment, data and technology.

Langland, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness and Digitas Health serve clients across health and wellness, science and medicine. They combine expertise across advertising and branding, clinical trial experience, data and analytics, technology, medical strategy and education and public relations and policy. 

At the core of Publicis Groupe’s data and technology offering sits Epsilon which provides personalisation at scale through CORE-ID, its proprietary data tech platform.

Publicis Sapient is the business transformation arm of Publicis Groupe, marrying technology, data sciences and business consulting with engineering and creativity, it helps clients transform digitally.

Publicis Groupe UK clients include BT, McDonald’s, ASDA, Tesco, L’Oreal, P&G, Kellogg’s, VW UK, Reckitts Benckiser, Samsung and Disney among others, encompassing six of the UK’s top 10 advertisers.

Annette King is CEO of Publicis Groupe UK. Employees share a common purpose, consistent ways of working and a financial structure that encourages collaboration.

In 2015 Publicis Groupe introduced the Power of One. Simplifying the traditional agency structure, the model removes silos between agencies and disciplines to put clients’ needs at the heart of the structure.

Publicis Groupe UK has offices in Chancery Lane, Television Centre in White City, Baker Street, Turnmills in Farringdon, Windsor, Teddington and Dublin, and people based in Edinburgh.  Publicis Groupe has a presence in more than 100 countries and employs nearly 84,000 people worldwide.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

PRODUCE WINNING WORK

• Contribute to development and elevation of the pitch content to ensure a compelling, bold and memorable story
• Add strategic value at each stage of the pitch process; able to effectively evaluate content across media, data and tech, and creative
• Know the changing advertising agency landscape, identifying our competitors’ points of difference (and their weaknesses)
• Provide strategic consultation and guidance to Local Market Business Development teams running pitches that fall in the Consult Tier

LEAD TEAMS

• Support and motivate pitch winning teams through high stress, demanding processes, so new business is something people WANT to be part of.
• Foster collaborative relationships across Publicis Groupe agency brand and practices to ensure a consistent strategy is deployed on pitches
• Provide support and input for team Group Directors as needed; Partnering to create new tools and processes to give team a competitive advantage
• Provide support for Local Market Business Development teams running pitches that fall in the Consult Tier

DESIGNING, ACTIVATING AND OWNING THE PITCH DELIVERY PLAN

• Guide and execute pitch coordination – timelines, checkpoints, deliverables, design and pitch theatre/production needs
• Overall logistics management of new business pitches, from physical in-room needs to virtual meeting management
• Lead with a robust understanding of all aspects of the Groupe, from media/creative planning, data, tech, tools, and commercials

CLOSE COLLABORATION

• Closely collaborate across the Publicis Groupe to unlock Power of One opportunities and ensure a consistent, winning strategy is deployed across all pitches
• Ensure accountability across key pitch stakeholders to meet deadlines and deliverables
• Responsible for accurate and timely entry of pitch details in Publicis Groupe's Central Repository (via Salesforce)

THE PERSON:

• 6+ years of media, creative, PR planning/strategy, integrated marketing, or similar experience; background in business development in other verticals with cross-over skills
• Self-starter who is curious and proactively thinks around corners
• A natural-born planner, with excellent attention to detail and a passion for organizing process and people
• Ability to perform in a fast paced and changing environment, under pressure to deadline
• Believes no ask is too big and no detail too small
• Proven ability to guide cross-functional teams to a common vision
• A relentless competitive nature and hunger to win

CRITICAL SKILLS:

• Fearless and confident leader in group settings and with executive leadership - setting expectations and flagging potential issues before they happen
• Strategic mindset - seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies
• Winning story-telling, strategic writing, editing and communication skills
• Flawless project management and organisational skills
• Curiosity and a relentless ability to always stay one step ahead
• Innate bias for making it happen - doesn’t wait for direction or hold out for answers that may not exist
• Ability to work in a “flat” team structure - ask for help when needed and offer help when bandwidth is available
• Ability to handle big swings in workload

SUCCESS CRITERIA:

• Contribution to achieving Meeting set revenue conversion targets and external new business rankings performance
• Outstanding feedback from key pitch stakeholder

As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Groupe UK is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities in our application process.

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