Publicis Groupe is a business and marketing transformation partner to the world’s biggest brands with 105,000 employees in 100 countries around the world. Publicis Groupe is the world’s most valuable agency group with a market capitalisation of €25bn, on a mission to become an intelligent system company over the next three years with an ambitious AI strategy. The UK is the company’s second largest market with more than 5,000 employees across 25 agencies and capabilities including Saatchi & Saatchi, BBH, Leo Burnett, Zenith and Starcom with three main offices in Chancery Lane (Holborn), Television Centre (White City) and Turnmills (Farringdon). A new regional structure was established in September 2022 with EMEA representing a fast-growing part of the global business.

Our Commitment
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’re looking for a FTC Communications Director to sit within the Publicis Groupe UK Comms team, primarily leading on Saatchi & Saatchi but also supporting Turner Duckworth and on additional agencies and projects as required.

Saatchi & Saatchi is one of the most famous agencies in the world and you will play a critical role in helping to facilitate and deliver fame both within the industry and in the wider world. You’ll be responsible for Saatchi & Saatchi’s reputation in the market - demonstrating how we’re making industry-defining creative work and setting the bar for modern business.

It’ll be crucial that you can build strong relationships of trust with the agency leaders and senior stakeholders within the agencies, and work with them to build reputation among the right audiences, to attract the right clients and talent.

What you will be doing:

You’ll be a comms professional with lots of energy and ideas, natural gravitas and a track record of developing and delivering communications strategies to achieve impactful results. You’ll be used to working with senior clients/stakeholders and have earned your stripes as a trusted adviser across corporate and consumer briefs and clients.

You’re a thinker and a doer, a strong writer, highly organised with experience of working in-house in complex organisations, or working in an agency environment, managing several clients. You’ll have a good news instinct, able to identifies opportunities and come up with new ideas. You’ll have a strong interest in creativity, trends and marketing.

Responsibilities will include:

• Develop and execute clear strategy for agency's reputation and fame
• Craft distinctive external narrative across channels for Saatchi and Saatchi
• Cultivate relationships with target journalists and internal stakeholders
• Write press releases, reactive statements, and Q&As
• Proactively pitch media features and commentary
• Provide PR counsel for client briefs and internal projects

• A bold and ambitious self-starter who takes the initiative, is proactive and resilient, and comfortable representing PR & comms interests with senior stakeholders and big personalities.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the media and experience of managing issues.
• Organised, good at planning ahead with excellent attention to detail.
• Natural gravitas, a great communicator and collaborator, and used to working with multiple stakeholders.
• At home in a fast-paced environment with the ability to think on your feet, work in an agile manner and adapt to changing requests.
• A team player, with the ability to remain flexible.
• Excellent written English.
• Able to think on your feet, work in an agile manner and adapt to evolving needs.
• Engaging, positive with an infectious enthusiasm, someone that people naturally gravitate to and want to work with.
• Corporate and b2b media relations experience.
• Creative industry trade press experience is a bonus but not necessarily required.

Please see the full job description here and apply to discuss further with a member of our talent acquisition team.

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. 

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

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