Publicis Media
Publicis Media helps clients drive sustainable business growth by harnessing the modern media landscape to drive one-to-one consumer connections at scale. Publicis Media UK is made up of 2000 people working across market-leading media agencies including Zenith, Starcom and Spark Foundry as well as specialist practices Publicis Media Exchange (PMX), Performics, Publicis Sport & Entertainment, Publicis Media Content and NextTECHnow.
Together they combine deep expertise in media investment, strategy, insights and analytics, data and technology, commerce, performance marketing and content. Publicis Media is part of Publicis Groupe and is present in more than 100 countries with over 23,500 employees worldwide.
APEX
APEX Exchange (APEX) is a distinct, next-generation trading entity within Publicis Media that identifies and invests in emerging market trends to benefit Publicis clients.
We develop innovative offerings through direct partnerships and principal investments that allow clients of all sizes to benefit from custom solutions that best fit their business challenges in an increasingly complex media environment.
Our clients opt in to solutions outside their agency’s core services that offer tangible benefits, including guaranteed outcomes, increased flexibility, and advantageous pricing.
Our Commitment
Publicis Media is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background.
Overview
What do our Operations teams do?
Operations is the heartbeat of our work, handling client billings and ensuring all processes run and operate smoothly.
We are responsible for managing all offline requests (TV, cinema, OOH, print and radio) from briefing, providing solutions, booking inventory with vendors and finance procedures; as well as assisting with digital reconciliation on a monthly basis - confirming how much inventory has been delivered and ensuring we are billing the agencies/paying vendors on time.
We are responsible for tracking all vendor deals, reporting on how much inventory we've sold, what we have left to sell and how much revenue we've generated and assist our finance team with forecasting and invoicing.
Responsibilities
Why you should kick off your career in Operations
Gives exposure to all media.......
When you first join the team, your key focus will be digital reconciliation, ensuring the accuracy and consistency of all financial data, giving you the opportunity to learn and become proficient at each stage of the process. You will work on a specific agency and be allocated your own clients, giving autonomy and responsibility from the outset.
Once you feel comfortable with digital reconciliation, you will be introduced to offline media and be involved in responding to agency requests - learning how different media is traded, confirming which vendors we have deals with, what advantage we can offer agencies/clients and assist with inventory management/tracking.
We're a collaborative team who are always looking to evolve and improve efficiency at all stages in the process via automation, new systems and better ways of working with our key stakeholders.
Qualifications
You'll smash it if you...
- Have an interest in numbers and finance
- Have excellent time management
- Have a high attention to detail
- Enjoy problem solving and processes
Additional Information
The Recruitment Process
Step 1: Apply and get started!
Step 2: Show us what you’ve got – complete some fun, interactive tasks through Arctic Shores’ assessment. Look out for this in your emails following your application!
Step 3: A quick chat with a recruiter to get to know you better and for you to ask any questions and let us know if you require any adjustments.
Step 4: Join us for a virtual assessment day where you can showcase your skills and strengths.
Step 5: We’ll give you feedback, post assessment day, whether or not we move forward with your application.
Publicis Media has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Planswe also offer;
- WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
- REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
- HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
- FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
- FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
- GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.
Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!
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.
Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).
