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🤔About Us ?

GroupM, the global leader in media investment management, focuses on helping advertisers promote their brands. With a presence in 80 countries through international networks, GroupM works with renowned clients across diverse sectors such as Luxury, Automotive, Food & Beverage, Services, and more.

In France, GroupM operates through the agencies Wavemaker, EssenceMediacom, Mindshare, T&Pm, and Keyade (1,000 employees).

Our mission at GroupM is to make advertising a useful and responsible performance driver for everyone. To ensure a stronger local footprint, GroupM France has transformed its model with the ambition of enabling all our clients to benefit from:

• PEOPLE: Access to a shared platform of excellence in media campaign execution and performance, thanks to the best resources and experts across the entire value chain.
• PROCESS: A codified end-to-end media process in four steps, based on a suite of proprietary and interconnected tools.
• PLATFORM: Cutting-edge analytical, decision-support, and measurement capabilities: a new collaborative AI-powered Operating System, and extremely granular data and technology, in which the group invests heavily every year.
• PRODUCTIVITY: Unmatched media buying power and impact to best serve our clients' growth in a challenging economic environment.

🎯 Key aspects of the role:

• Ensuring that potential clients receive the most compelling and well-structured proposals that the agency / Group can offer, both in terms of content and design
• Crafting the right narrative to communicate the agency's value proposition and capabilities effectively.
• Streamlining the pitch process to be efficient and well-organized, avoiding unnecessary stress and disorganization.
• Engaging and challenging internal stakeholders to collectively deliver optimal solutions for prospects and clients.
• Aiming to secure new business wins to expand the client portfolio and reinforce the agency's growth-oriented culture.
• Collaborating closely with the global headquarters in London to align strategies and optimize the agency's approach to new business opportunities.
• The New Business Director is expected to be a driving force within the Group, not only leading by example but also by actively participating in the creation and delivery of winning pitches. This role is crucial for maintaining the high standards of GroupM France and its agencies and for fostering a culture of growth and excellence.

REPORTING OF THE ROLE

The role reports to the Head of New Business and is critical to the Group’s growth, with the New Business Director playing a pivotal role in expanding the client portfolio and sustaining GroupM and its agencies growth mindset. The position offers the opportunity to work with a lively, hard-working, and fun team on a variety of industry-leading projects with significant exposure to senior leadership. The job emphasizes the importance of a positive atmosphere and the ability to lead effectively without the need for late-night rushes to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities of the role

• New Business – project management
• Project management of new business initiatives, ensuring adherence to processes, timelines, presentation deliverables, and budget constraints.
• Coordination of various teams and disciplines involved in responding to pitches, from the initial brief to client feedback and presentations (strategy, analytics & insights, planning, client services, Media Solutions, top management),
• Ownership of media responses and support throughout all pitches, maintaining close relationships with planning and client teams.
• Leading the production of pitch materials, including decks and ad hoc content.
• Ensuring high-quality presentation delivery, managing designers for pitch presentation aesthetics, and producing collateral materials.
• Proposing innovations in media, tools, measurement, and reporting.
• Monitoring the media market and prospecting for new opportunities.
• Managing a team that includes a New Business Executive and an intern.

KEY REQUIREMENTS : 

The most important attributes we are recruiting this role on are energy, attitude and writing skills.

• A strong desire to win and a thirst for experience.
• Comfort with facing challenges and stepping out of comfort zone.
• Significant experience in a similar role with an in-depth understanding of the media/marketing industry landscape, including media campaigns.
• Energetic and dynamic leadership
• Demonstrable project management skills and a natural ability for organization.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in both French and English, with strong attention to detail.
• Proven ability to engage and manage senior stakeholders.
• A friendly and approachable manner with a flexible attitude to work, capable of building collaborative relationships across the business at all levels.
• The ability to work autonomously while managing tight deadlines in a demanding environment.
• 6-8 years of experience in a relevant field.

✨What we offer:

🏆 A key role within a global leader: Contribute to the success of a major player in media marketing consulting and participate in ambitious projects for renowned brands.

💼 A stimulating and collaborative work environment: Join a team of passionate experts and thrive in a corporate culture based on innovation, excellence, and continuous learning.

🚀 Unique professional development opportunities: Benefit from privileged access to cutting-edge training, innovative tools, and stimulating assignments to develop your skills and advance your career.

🌞 A privileged work environment: Join a socially responsible company committed to diversity, inclusion, and the well-being of its employees.

Apply now and become part of the GroupM adventure!

🤝Recruitment Process:

🥇Interview with the recruitment team: A first interview by phone or video conference with a member of our Talent team. This will allow us to better understand your skills and experience, and will give you the opportunity to ask questions about the position and the company.

🥈Operational interview: You will then meet with Guillaume Commenges, the Head of New Business, and possibly a second interview will be scheduled.

🥉Case study: A case study will be proposed to assess your technical skills related to the position. Feedback will be provided.

We are committed to making this process as quick and efficient as possible, and to maintaining open and transparent communication throughout.

💡About GroupM by WPP:

GroupM, the media investment arm of WPP, is a major global player in media marketing consulting. We are committed to making advertising a performance driver that is useful and responsible for everyone. Present in 80 countries through international networks, we support advertisers in promoting their brands. One-third of the amounts invested in media worldwide go through GroupM.

Led by CEO Alexandra Chabanne, GroupM France represents more than 1,000 employees grouped within the agencies GroupM, Keyade, Mindshare, T&Pm, and Wavemaker. GroupM works with renowned clients in diverse sectors such as luxury, automotive, consumer packaged goods, services, and more.

Joining GroupM means sharing our commitment to innovation, ethics, and transparency, benefiting from a collaborative and learning culture, as well as a privileged work environment.

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