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Ignite your career as an OOH Senior Buyer in the Publicis Media Exchange! As an experienced Media Investment Professional, you already know that OOH is dynamic and more important than ever, providing clients with market specific strategies that maximize results while reducing waste. Publicis Media Exchange has re-imagined OOH bringing together our Collective, Spark, Starcom, Infinite Roar and Zenith agency brands. Discover the difference that PMX has to offer. Join our team and you could be doing your best work on behalf of our envied client roster. The Publicis Media Exchange activates across all OOH channels too, including traditional, digital & programmatic.

Our Senior Buyer roles are the critical thread connecting the marketplace to client goals and outcomes. In this role your understanding of marketplace pricing and dynamics will be pivotal to our success.

As a Senior Buyer, you will:

• Assist team with RFP & buying process including organizing & compiling proposals, mapping, building plan recommendations & PPT decks, and contracting buys.

• Work closely with the Client Leads to understand key client initiatives and timelines to proactively prioritize and manage workload.

• Work with Client Leads to adhere to the most updated client buying guidelines for assigned clients.  

• Provide required reporting to Client Lead.

• Integrate PMX Partner deals within schedules for OOH.

• Monitor and optimize delivery of OOH investments within in flight when current data is available.

• Inform Client Leads of any issues with a PMX Partner's ability to deliver against any seller deal KPIs.

• Drive added value and ensure vendors are adhering to the delivery.

• Provide key data to marketplace behaviors throughout the year.

• Contribute on collaboration to develop seller deals with Client Leads and IC Leads.

• Mentor and train junior team members on negotiating strategies across OOH.

• Be agency subject matter expert on media negotiation training.

This could be an outstanding opportunity for you if you have 3+ years of experience negotiating OOH Investment and are great with people; If you are approachable, collaborative, responsible and accountable; If you exhibit sharp attention to detail and strong math skills; If you have an intermediate knowledge of Excel and experience with OX and MediaX media platforms; If you have a strong understanding of OOH measurement (Geopath),

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Difference" 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 USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

Compensation Range: $60,800 - $93,600 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 5/23/26.