The Editorial Director for AFR Ventures is responsible for driving the strategic and editorial success of key Financial Review projects, including its influential AFR Lists and Summits across key industries. AFR Ventures also oversees the paper’s Special Reports, Thought Leadership and a broad range of special events. The successful candidate will report to the Director of Ventures and work closely with the Commercial Director to develop and deliver high-quality content for new and existing partners. 

Responsibilities:

• Identify, develop, and optimise new and existing event opportunities, ensuring timely, high-standard delivery of themes, agendas, and speakers.
• Collaborate with Sales to conceptualise and present Special Report opportunities; oversee the Special Reports Editor to ensure high-quality, timely content.
• Manage Program Managers to ensure successful delivery of AFR Lists, covering operations, marketing, methodology, and customer service.
• Grow and execute Thought Leadership initiatives, developing a suite of products like Insights Reports, Roundtables, and whitepapers.
• Explore and propose new products such as polling and market research, crafting campaign proposals and pricing.

Digital Manager – Programmatic Focus

About the job

PMX is the central investment practice for Publicis Media, accountable for the smart application of investment by leveraging scale, marketplace innovation, deeper partnerships and intelligence.

We are client-centric and operate on the principles of trust, transformation & talent.

We are a passionate team focused on delivering growth for Publicis Groupe by educating and driving adoption of Publicis Groupe solutions including Precision, APEX, Partnerships, and Value Management.

This role sits within the APEX team.

What does life at Publicis Groupe look like?

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses, enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering:

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing

• A creative, fun and rewarding office environment backed up by our Publicis

• Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”

• Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network

• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes

• A culture of open feedback and guidance to achieve your goals through our Career Conversations program

• A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva!Women, Égalité, enABLE and Embrace (reconciliation action plan) programs

• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year

• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave and generous secondary carer benefits

• Access to counsellors, psychologists and professionals through Sonder - an all-in-one digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs

THE PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Working with multiple stakeholders within agencies and market to ensure successful campaign delivery and client outcomes in APEX self-serve and monitored IO digital campaigns.

As a valued member of the team, the digital performance manager will work with the programmatic director and account managers to deliver and plan effective biddable campaigns.

KEY OUTPUTS

SELF SERVICE

• Deliver RTB buying strategies, optimization and strong reporting insights across APEX trading clients
• Generate finest outcomes for our clients bringing best practice and new innovative ideas to get to the goal
• Identify and effectively communicate the APEX trading desk proposition, tech, process and partnerships as they relay to the grown of current clients

MANAGED SERVICE

• Ensure briefs are clear and details from agency partners and effectively brief appropriate partners
• Own the digital media strategic and tactical recommendation outputs
• Generate the finest outcomes for clients delivering on APEX KPIs and business goals for the group 

CLIENT SERVICING/ MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS 

• Build relationships with key agency teams, you need to be a trusted partner
• Work with agencies to help provide brief acknowledgements for their clients assisting through the planning and buying process
• Build new media proposals, effectively communicating media strategies and rationale
• Assess the digital media landscape, building strong relationships with programmatic partners and tech to effectively communicate this to stakeholders

COMMERCIAL/ FINANCE

• Deliver on APEX targets via products and solutions to clients
• Assist GDD/PD with monthly reconciliations and owning the finance process as well as campaign forecasts in salesforce
• Ensure agencies remain compliance with paperwork and loading

OPERATIONAL

• For self-serve – ensure tight streamlined process is implemented for programmatic excellence including recommendations, monitoring and optimization
• For managed – follow streamlined process for briefing/proposals/ invoicing & billing

IDEAL EXPERIENCE

• Min 3 years' experience in programmatic media trading
• Preferred client facing experience
• Strong knowledge and working knowledge of Australian media and programmatic landscape
• Experience across DSPs: DV360, TTD, Yahoo
• Preferred experience in DOOH and Audio programmatic media buying

If you don’t tick every box in this ad, please don’t rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity, rather than ticking boxes – so if this role resonates with you, please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words, these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people; regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate in. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.

Uniqueness is powerful; without it we wouldn’t be where we are today. So be you – we like it that way.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via[email protected]- your personal information will be kept confidential.

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• Lead the delivery of a bundle of projects.
• Lead the delivery on other projects within the Government Super Sector as required. Previous experience working on construction projects for Government agencies such as Dept of Education and Health will be highly desirable
• Ensure all deliverables are peer reviewed and produced in a timely manner.
• Manage Client expectations through excellent communication.
• Always maintain the highest standards of Governance and Quality Assurance.
• Contribute to the overall improvement of service offering for the Government Super Sector within the Sydney Cost Management Team.
• Apply commercial acumen to projects and support the client through the decision-making process to deliver a project that not only provides value for money but also delivers a sound commercial outcome.
• Play an instrumental role in developing winning bids, networking, expanding brand awareness, and generating new opportunities for the business unit
• Manage a team of 5 (Senior Cost Managers and Cost managers)
• Manage projects profitability, invoicing, and commercial performance fee variations
• Externalise within the local property market to raise company profile and secure new opportunities to meet the target budget.
• Play an active role in bid writing
• Play an active role in all activities related to business administration, both internally and externally
• Take ownership of workload and utilisation planning
• Attract local talent and grow the local team.
• Integrate with leadership and delivery team in NSW and the Cost Management Business