Saatchi & Saatchi

Director, Out of Home

Saatchi & Saatchi$121K — $185K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in Out of Home (OOH) media
  • Proven leadership skills with a focus on team dynamics
  • Expertise in Microsoft Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint
  • Familiarity with media platforms like Media Ocean and MediaX
  • Strong communication, relationship building, and negotiation skills

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain relationships with clients to fulfill their market needs
  • Collaborate with agency colleagues to innovate client communication strategies
  • Prepare semi-annual industry reports to share insights
  • Monitor and ensure accuracy of CPMs based on market trends
  • Manage investment reporting and utilization effectively
  • Lead and develop a team of Buyers and Client Leads
  • Encourage innovative problem-solving and diverse investment strategies

Benefits

  • Medical coverage
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • Disability benefits
  • 401K retirement plan
  • Parental and family care leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Flexible time off options
Full Job Description
Overview

Ignite your career as Director, OOH 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 a 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 formats too, including traditional, digital & programmatic.

Responsibilities

Our Client Leads bring it all together, the direct link between our clients, our teams and the continuously evolving marketplace. In this role your ability to problem solve, communicate clearly, and engage across all stakeholders will be pivotal to our success.

As a Director you will:
  • Be a forward-facing industry leader, successfully building relationships with clients. You will interact with the client on a regular basis to understand their needs and help them reach their target market, ultimately growing the business for them and your brand agency.
  • Collaborate with planning Directors and Leads in all Agency Pillars; brainstorm for increased innovation in client communication and / or productivity.
  • Prepare semi-annual state of industry reports.
  • Develop/Monitor CPMs provided to Strategy to ensure accuracy based on Client savings guarantees, marketplace trends and Agency Deals.
  • Advocate and manage the utilization and reporting for any Investments inclusive of VBS (Apex).
  • Assist the IC in the management and development of a team of direct reports that includes Buyers and Client Leads. You will maintain the workload of your team, delegating tasks and responsibilities to ensure the most productive and effective use of each person's skills, while motivating their interests and challenging their minds.
  • Solutions Oriented - Collaborate with your IC Lead, team and client to develop innovative, well-targeted investment solutions. Encourage your team to think of all the possibilities and produce alternative media solutions to problems.
  • Advocate for multicultural & diversity inclusion through Investments. Champion the 4As Fair Play Charter and all other diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Qualifications

This is an opportunity for you if you have 10+ years experience in OOH and are a proven leader who holds authority and fosters respect while leading a team in day-to-day media management. It is preferred that you have advanced experience of Microsoft Suite (specific attention to Excel and PPT), as well as various media platforms such as Media Ocean (Spectra OX & Prisma) & MediaX. If you enjoy building great relationships with clients, staff and vendor partners, have a history of strategizing/negotiating to get the job done right and enjoy delivering polished presentations, we want to talk to you!

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.

Compensation Range: USD $121,315.00 - USD $185,920.00/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 9/1/2026.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
Learn more about Saatchi & Saatchi
Size
6,000 employees
Industry

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Saatchi & Saatchi

More Media Jobs

Find similar Director, Out of Home jobs: