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Company Description

Apex is Publicis Groupe's futures marketplace, leveraging Publicis capital to create risk-free, value-based investment opportunities for clients. Our industry expertise, understanding of consumer and market trends, and strategic partnerships enable Apex to deliver innovative, omnichannel solutions for clients that drive a range of marketing and business goals. Apex solutions help shape the industry, drive outcomes, and keep Publicis clients ahead of trend.

Overview

ROLE TITLE: NEGOTIATOR

 

TEAM: LOCAL VIDEO INVESTMENT

 

ABOUT APEX

We're not your typical agency. In fact, we aren't an agency at all. Rather, we are a distinct and next generation trading entity within Publicis Groupe. Furthermore, we're experts and innovators in media- making investments today for tomorrow's success. Our goals are rooted in providing unique and incremental benefits to Publicis Groupe clients:

 

You'll work across all Publicis Groupe agencies for the unique opportunity to learn the full media landscape and work with a breadth of clients.

You'll learn both Investment and Business Operations - a unique blend of skills not  often combined within agencies.

You'll work in digital platforms regardless of the channel you work in and if you don't know it, we'll teach you.

You'll lead the industry by looking for future-facing opportunities, areas to invest and upcoming trends within the marketing industry.

 

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Negotiator role will report into the Supervisor position and will be a part of the Local Video Investment Team. This team works collectively to ensure that we have a thorough understanding of and a pulse on the media landscape, make smart investments with media partners, negotiating mutually favorable terms, and plan and execute client media buys that best deliver on their business and marketing objectives.  

Responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE

The expectations for this role fall into 3 key categories:

Developing Teams & Talent

• Understand roles and responsibilities within the team.
• Contribute to training of Sr Associates/Associates on their team and billing/reconciliation team individuals.
• Reviews and supports goals of Sr./Associates.

Delivering on Our Value Proposition

• Participate in meetings with partners.
• Understands partner portfolio offerings and can identify client opportunities.
• Participate in negotiations for assigned clients and campaigns.
• Develop campaigns that partner with preferred partners.
• Participate in negotiations to maximize profit.
• Develop with support performance and delivery of select mid-level accounts.

Managing Business & Operations

• Manage campaign activation; contribute to template and buy entry.
• Leads RFP/post-sale process for select mid-level accounts and can serve as first touch QA for Associates.
• Can execute process with some oversight and high degree of accuracy.
• Participate in discrepancy resolution for assigned clients and campaigns.
• Establish expectations through clear communication with client and vendor.
• Contribute to data input across various tools.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, OX/Prisma, Salesforce, etc.
• Keeps Salesforce up to date for assigned accounts.

Qualifications

TECHNICAL SKILL REQUIREMENTS

We value diversity of thought and experiences at APEX! If you learned about media from the sales or agency side, that's great but we do need folks with basic level of understanding of how media investment works.

• 2-5 years of experience with Basic knowledge of media is critical for success in this role
• Diverse backgrounds and experience are welcome including Agency Planning/Investment, Media Sales, Consulting and/or Media Client Side
• Linear buyer experience is required; CTV experience is preferred
• Basic knowledge of Salesforce and MS Office Suite
• Excel proficiency is required
• Strong media financial acumen is mandatory
• Business financial acumen is preferred
• Basic understanding of the media landscape

SOFT SKILL REQUIREMENTS

Technical skills are a point of entry for the roles at APEX but we're looking for exceptional talent with high emotional intelligence and soft skills that drives our culture.

• Has strong relationships, trust, respect, and support from others
• Hungry to work hard to meet/exceed expectations
• Adapts well, embraces and drives change
• Acts transparently with others
• Leads with positivity and inclusivity to inspire those around them

Additional Information

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 USMTTACompliance@publicis.com.

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

 Compensation Range: USD $60,800.00 - USD $93,600.00/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. 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 9/19/2026.Employment Type: FULL_TIME