Associate Director

About Publicis Groupe

Publicis Groupe Turkey is part of one of the world’s largest and most dynamic communications groups. With 14 agencies under its umbrella — including Starcom, Zenith, Spark, Datawise, PMX, Performics, Publicis Istanbul, Leo Burnett, MSL, Digitas, Hypers Productions, Publicis GO, Platform Next, and Saatchi & Saatchi — we bring together nearly 500 talents in İstanbul. Our expertise covers data, performance marketing, affiliate, e-commerce, content, production, media, advertising, and PR.

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day client communication and strategic discussions, ensuring alignment on objectives, priorities, and deliverables.
• Communicate frequently with both the client and global teams; actively participate in calls and discussions in English.
• Drive strategic thinking across brand portfolio and categories. Anticipate client needs and proactively provide strategic recommendations.
• Play an active role in preparing and delivering annual, mid-year, and quarterly business review presentations for both the client and global teams, providing insights and performance reporting.
• Translate data into clear insights, learnings, and forward-looking recommendations.
• Develop and present strategic decks across multiple brands, ensuring strategic clarity and creativity.
• Contribute to the planning and execution of integrated media strategies across diversified channels.
• Guide the team, ensuring strong coordination, task delegation, and smooth daily workflow management.
• Manage the day-to-day administration of accounts and proactively support Account Managers/Executives.
• Manage and monitor budgets, forecasts, and financial reconciliations in partnership with finance team.
• Ensure clear, timely, and consistent information flows across all parties.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree.
• Fluency in English is mandatory—must be comfortable with active verbal communication and global alignment calls.
• Minimum 7 years of agency-side client management experience, preferably including planning background.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and mentor team members; strong leadership presence.
• Strong and proactive communication skills.
• Ability to prepare and present strategic decks, business reviews, and performance analyses.
• Strong multitasking capability and adaptability in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel & PowerPoint), and familiarity with industry tools.
• Strong project and budget tracking skills; ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams effectively.