Associate Director, Video Investment

Company Description
Meet Infinite Roar
Infinite Roar was born from a simple belief: ambitious brands should not have to settle. We've eliminated the false choice between scale and service by uniquely combining the personalized attention of a boutique agency with the comprehensive resources of a holding company. We are the fastest growing agency within Publicis Media, built on hand raisers and difference makers, who approach every client partnership with an unwavering commitment to driving immediate impact.

At Infinite Roar, there are no compromises - just the perfect fusion of intimate service and infinite possibilities for growth. Agile as a lion, powerful as the pride.

Come Roar With Us
To staff accounts with the attention and talent our clients deserve, Infinite Roar leaders assemble a "dream team" - people with relevant experience making every dollar work like three; who know our clients' categories; who are thrilled to provide high-touch service at every turn; and who understand how to unlock the vast resources of our global network in service of our clients' goals. People who have raised their hands to help ambitious brands grow. People like you

We celebrate diversity, recognizing that our strength often arises from our differences. We strive to foster an environment and build a culture where every member of our team feels: Seen, Heard, Valued, and Appreciated. We aim to help every employee meet their career goals while helping our clients achieve their business goals.

As Publicis Media's most exciting new agency solution, Infinite Roar offers our employees the opportunity to have an immediate role in influencing our processes and approaches, shaping our solutions, and building the industry's first solution built for high-growth, disruptive brands. Come roar with us

Overview
Overview:
The Associate Media Director is seasoned, confident and can effectively multi-task across all video buying responsibilities. The position manages investment across the full Video eco-system (Linear TV, FEP, VOD, OTT, Mobile, Connected TV, etc).

Role Objectives

• Manages the Video Activation Process across multiple clients independently and efficiently:
• Oversees development of planning costs estimates across portfolio
• Approves all final campaign Planned vs. Purchased documents
• Supports team on all campaign negotiations and needs
• Approves and presents final National linear and digital video campaign buys
• Maintains APEX relationship and management of VBS campaign needs
• Supports team on development of all final client specific buy campaign deliverables
• Point of contact for daily media team and/or client needs
• Up to date on current national video partner opportunities and offerings
• Overall management of team stewardship and associated tasks
• Approves all final post buy analysis documents inclusive of client specific campaign insights and data implications
• Works with Planning & Analytics teams to develop reporting cadence and implementation of measurement needs
• Maintains understanding of clients' business needs and marketplace
• Management of internal training needs and system access across team
• Ownership of PMX budget and forecasting tool needs across portfolio
• Leads weekly team status meetings to ensure tracking of upcoming internal and client deliverables
• Attends client meetings as requested, and provides timely follow-up to any internal/client requests
• Develops strategic relationships with key internal team leads
• Represents Video COE in internal and external discussions across key Video topics

Minimum Qualifications

• Working knowledge of all basic media systems/tools/processes (ie. MediaOcean, Prisma, Spectra/Media Bank)
• Experience with all areas of National and Local Video, including Linear, OLV, CTV, Addressable
• Solid listening skills and takes notes during meetings, disseminates notes and follow-up as appropriate
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, and can concisely explain complicated ideas and changes/differences in results.
• Comfortable with presenting, in person and virtually, to client and internal teams.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously, while delegating and managing work of associate appropriately
• Ability to work in a matrix (multi-supervisory) environment; can multi-task, manage one's time, and demonstrate personal organization and ability to meet deadlines (strong work ethic)
• Adherence to agency procedures (on-time and accurate timesheets, GDPs, 360 feedback)
• Expertise in Microsoft Power Point, Excel and Word
• Minimum of 5+ years media buying or activation experience
• Minimum of 2+ years digital experience
• 0 -1+ years people management experience

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

Compensation Range: $$95, $137,865.00 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 11/22/2025.