Saatchi & Saatchi

Vice President, Audiences

Saatchi & Saatchi$168K — $230K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in digital media or consulting roles such as strategy, advanced analytics, or marketing technology.
  • Deep understanding of digital platforms like DSPs, DMPs, and cross-screen data analytics.
  • Experience leveraging audience data for strategic media investment decisions.
  • Proficient in using both first-party (1P) and third-party (3P) data to meet business goals.
  • Strong management experience leading teams in fast-paced environments.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and prioritization skills under pressure.
  • Excellent communicator, capable of creating compelling narratives from data.

Responsibilities

  • Integrate audience data into media strategies to drive data-driven decision-making.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to transform client objectives into actionable media strategies.
  • Lead and mentor the audience team to incorporate insights into media planning stages.
  • Develop audience strategies that align with client business objectives.
  • Ensure team possesses strong technical skills to utilize data and ad tech effectively.
  • Lead initiatives to achieve enhanced client outcomes through effective data usage.
  • Maintain subject matter expertise in Adtech/Martech trends and privacy regulations.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Disability insurance and 401(k) plan.
  • Parental and family care leave policies.
  • Tuition reimbursement for professional growth.
  • Flexible time-off policies to support work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Overview

The Vice President, Audiences will work closely with internal teams across strategy, investment, analytics, and ad tech to integrate audience data into media strategies for our client. This role is pivotal in translating client goals into actionable data solutions, ensuring the effective use of data and technology to drive media and audience strategies.

The VP will guide teams in leveraging audience data tools, such as Epsilon Clean Room, CDPs, and other Publicis and 3P data platforms, to optimize media planning and execution across multiple channels, including digital, video, social, mobile, and offline media. This position is responsible for building strong relationships with clients and data/technology vendors, staying ahead of industry trends, and providing thought leadership to drive smarter, data-driven media strategies. The VP will oversee the creation of audience strategies to drive Client outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Integration of Audience Data: Facilitate the incorporation of audience data into media planning and execution to ensure data-driven strategies.
    • Prepare data strategy presentation and drive integration in media plan focused on audience details
    • Build and present to client's data and technology use case recommendations and performance reports
    • Manage the process of audience definition, sharing, reporting across the team
  • Collaboration Across Teams: Work in conjunction with Strategy, Investment, Analytics, and Ad Tech teams to translate client goals into actionable data-driven media strategies; sharing guidelines across brands and client teams
  • Leadership and Guidance: Lead Audience team members to ensure that audience insights and signals are seamlessly integrated into all stages of media planning.
  • Developing Strategies and Insights: Create strategies and insights that align with clients' business objectives and desired outcomes.
  • Technical and Analytical Expertise: Ensure team has a strong technical foundation and analytic skills to optimize the use of data and ad tech tools.
  • Driving Client Outcomes: In partnership with AD/Director, lead efforts to use data and technology effectively to achieve client goals and enhance business results.
  • Subject Matter Expertise:
    • Maintaining knowledge of current Adtech/Martech Ecosystems trends
    • Strong understanding of current privacy rules and regulations
    • Strong understanding of research and test design
    • Strong understanding of 1P and 3P industry sources
  • Data Management: Lead Audience team in defining and tracking audience groups, coordinating data sharing with partners, and compiling performance reports.
  • Build And Maintain Relationships: With clients, internal agency counterparts, and data & technology vendor

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in digital media, including consulting (strategy/operations), advanced analytics, marketing technology, or digital strategy/buying.
  • Strong knowledge of digital platforms and tools: DSPs, DMPs, third-party audience data, cross-screen OLV, and data analytics.
  • Experience leveraging audience data for strategic investment and communication decisions.
  • Experience using 3p data and 1p data to impact media and business goals
  • Strong experience managing teams
  • Strong attention to detail, prioritization skills, and a proven ability to operate in high-pressure environments.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Fluency in 3P syndicated industry research tools (eMarketer, comScore, Statista, Mintel, GWI, MRI, crosstab reporting, etc.)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Proven history of bringing storytelling into data-based presentations

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.

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Compensation Range: USD $168,150.00 - USD $230,100.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. This role may also be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation. 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 8/10/2026.

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.
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