Group Head - Media Planning

Company Description

PGD is a center of expertise catering to international markets on a full spectrum of digital, data and tech services. Also, an interconnected network, with a diversity of talent- a never sleeps machine of creation that continuously grows and mutates, to become a more efficient and a collaborative system, that delivers outstanding work. The PGD team in India boasts of over 1000+ specialists across Mumbai, Gurgaon, Pune and Bengaluru certified across all major platforms - Amazon, Facebook Blueprint, Google Adwords, Google Shopping, SA 360, Data Studio and more. With solid expertise in Search, Programmatic, Data engineering, Data sciences, Ecommerce, Consulting and Development, the team supports a host of Publicis operations across US, Europe and Asia and their multinational clients.

Job Description

• People management - development of direct reports to exceed their KPI’s
• Key point of contact for their clients and the agency – you will lead and run the brands on the account, reporting to your Director on your brands development
• Client leadership role - manage key Brand relationships
• Deliver the media strategy across specific products areas and for the annual strategy
• Quality control of the agencies output across the team – Response to briefs, reporting, competitive, PCAs etc.
• Ensure ideas are inspirational, game changing and help our clients achieve their objectives
• Manage cross departmental forecasting, budgeting, finance controls

Qualifications

• A confident, ambitious and motivated planner who can work autonomously, but also enjoys working within a team. We have a strong collaborative working culture and hence we are looking for someone who can fit in with this.
• The ideal candidate would have a positive, can-do attitude and a willingness to quickly get stuck in to projects.
• A strategic & inquisitive mind with a proven track record of using multiple data inputs to arrive at well-thought through and exciting media solutions
• Experience presenting to clients and internal peers.

Additional Information

Publicis Groupe Commitment to Diversity & Equity Policy:

Publicis Groupe is deeply committed to diversity and inclusion in spirit and in action at every level of the organization. It reflects our core values and embodies our purpose of building a great company enabling human potential. We have a deep-rooted appreciation for how diversity of thought drives innovation, and we ground that value in a culture of collaboration and connected thinking.

• Diversity & inclusion are business imperatives on which Publicis Groupe will not negotiate. While fostering a work environment that is inclusive of all talent is a collective responsibility, it is leadership’s job to nurture the career aspirations and goals of all our talent. Promoting gender equality starts at the top and the Groupe will not tolerate anyone speaking for our organization who does not value the importance of inclusion. Publicis Groupe works very hard to champion diversity and will continue to insist that each agency’s leadership be champions of both diversity and inclusion.
• Our Core values “ VIVA LA DIFFERENC’E is based on the very aspect of celebrating differences 
• Our strategy focuses on bringing together teams with diverse perspectives, disciplines, and experiences, because diversity of thought best serves our clients and their customers who they aspire to impact

Equal Employment Commitment:

1. We provide equal opportunities to all our employees and to all eligible applicants for employment in our company. We do not unfairly discriminate on any ground, including race, caste, religion, color, ancestry, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, ethnic origin, disability or any other category protected by applicable law.
2. When recruiting, developing and promoting our employees, our decisions will be based solely on performance, merit, competence and potential.
3. We shall have fair, transparent and clear employee policies which promote diversity and equality, in accordance with applicable law and other provisions of this Code. These policies shall provide for clear terms of employment, training, development and performance management.