Associate Director, Investment Management

PHM is the leading health media agency in the US. We are designed for—and dedicated to—delivering best-in-class solutions that connect people with meaningful health and wellness solutions every day. Guided by our genuine passion for health and wellness, our work across the entire media ecosystem helps real patients navigate the most pivotal moments of their healthcare journeys.

While we have grown to be the No. 1 agency in our industry, at heart we’re still a startup. It’s that energy and spirit of innovation that allows us to create bold and meaningful “health media firsts” for our clients, and to do it all with #phmlove.

The Associate Director ensures the fiscal responsibility and quality control of their client media investments.  They manage the day-to-day team workload, plans and coordinate projects and can be adaptable to the ever-changing needs of the marketplace. The goal for this role is to support client investment initiatives and help develop and maintain PHM partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

Knowledge

• Strong understanding of how the agency works and how jobs flow throughout
• Strong understanding of client’s business and goals
• Understanding of how client business objectives translate into media investment and management strategies
• Strong understanding of the investment process
• Strong understanding of the overall media marketplace and partner landscape
• Firm understanding of partnership opportunities, deals and terms
• Strong understanding of agency Terms Conditions and media partner contracting process
• Strong understanding of agency investment tools
• Firm understanding of partner invoice portals

Day-to-Day

• Oversees the daily execution of Investment Management team tasks
• Responsible for managing timely delivery of team projects and tasks
• Consulted for partner contractual needs, such as IO notes, SOWs, etc…
• Advances best practices in investment process, efficiencies, etc..
• Responsible partner payment mitigation and resolution
• Responsible for Marketplace Position reporting
• Responsible for execution of ad hoc projects

Internal External Relationships

• Responsible for developing talent, delegating appropriately, and ensuring teams are working smoothly 
• Responsible for managing and prioritizing team assignments
• Provides clear, regular communication regarding client and project goals, prioritization and measures of success to all key stakeholders
• Fosters a positive work environment  
• Provides expertise and shares knowledge with junior team members 
• Delivers constructive, actionable feedback to team
• Begins to develop working relationships with client contacts as necessary 
• Continues to develop relationships with key media partners
• Collaborates internally with leadership across capabilities and teams
• Continues to develop relationships with key Groupe teams, such as ReSources and Business Operations
• Able to navigate proper support for Investment systems and tools
• Contributes to new business efforts as needed

• Minimum of 5 years media planning or buying experience
• 1-2 years management experience
• 1-2 years recent years of experience in media investment systems and tools (Mediaocean, etc…)
• Optional: HCP/Pharma experience

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

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.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.

Compensation Range: $95,000 - $105,000. 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. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 6/30/2025.

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

Salary : $95,000 - $105,000