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SVP, Media Strategy

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/24/2026
Company description

 

A division of Publicis Groupe, Publicis Digital Experience is a network of top-tier agencies designed to develop capabilities and solutions to enable growth and provide scaled access to the digital capabilities of Publicis Groupe in service of our clients. Together, the Publicis Digital Experience portfolio endeavors to create value at the intersection of technology and experiences to connect brands and people.

 

Our model to transform every brand experience will help clients navigate, develop, and activate commerce in a way that will provide them with a future-proof model for modern marketing. With our unique expertise in consumer engagement, CRM, and commerce, Publicis Digital Experience powers brands and empowers people in a new era of creativity. An ever-changing landscape and the need for fluid thinking is just part of our problem-solving nature. Which means we're untethered from any specific medium or method—we go where ideas will work best.

 

We are an expanding network with more than 5,000 employees, with agency brands throughout our global offices. Publicis Digital Experience brands include Razorfish, Digitas, Arc Worldwide, Saatchi Saatchi X, Plowshare, 3Share, and the Publicis Commerce Exchange.


Overview

The Senior Vice President, Media Strategy serves as senior level leadership in the creation, management, and stewardship of Publicis Digital Experience client media plans and investments. They are expected to leverage client partnerships to lead and formulate strategic planning and business growth utilizing data and insights.  The ideal candidate can step in and lead a growing team, helping scale our practice and grow client businesses through successful partnership and consultative selling.  This position requires a strategic brain well-versed in the changing media landscape, paired show-stopping storytelling and a passion for developing talent and fostering top-to-top client and publisher relationships. You will lead this media portfolio, helping our directors elevate our client partners’ business performance while also educating the agency of the latest marketplace offerings, and you will help drive the vision for the portfolio’s expanding media practice. 


Responsibilities

  • Provide thought leadership and identify opportunities to grow business and service clients 
  • Provide oversight for all media work products and address challenges promptly and with lasting solutions 
  • Responsible for fostering cross-agency communication and partnerships, and contribute to new business pitches 
  • Influence internal leaders and manage direct reports with a strong contribution to the agency's forward vision 
  • Accountable for proper resource management and utilization of the team 

 


Qualifications

  • 15 years of media planning and implementation experience
  • Expert knowledge of digital investment and activation across all online channels  
  • Experience managing, developing, and providing thought leadership to direct reports 
  • Experience leading and fostering client relationships  
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills; able to detect and translate a story behind data   

Additional information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
  • Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
  • Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
  • Matching Gifts programs
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • 'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
  • Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

 

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

 

Publicis Digital Experience is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

 

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

 

Compensation Range: $176,700 to $263,655 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. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 8/1/2025.

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