Associate Media Director

About Team One:

Team One is Publicis Groupe’s fully integrated media, digital, and communications agency built to help premium brands thrive in a rapidly evolving world. We’re known as the ‘architects of aspiration’ helping luxury brands reach modern affluents and next-gen consumers through culturally fluent strategies and experiences, unmatched access, and the agility to move at the speed of culture.

Team One is Publicis Groupe’s fully integrated media, digital, and communications agency built to help premium brands thrive in a rapidly evolving world. We’re known as the ‘architects of aspiration’ helping luxury brands reach modern affluents and next-gen consumers through culturally fluent strategies and experiences, unmatched access, and the agility to move at the speed of culture. We’re a team of 400+ creators, doers, and difference-makers across six North American offices—Los Angeles (our HQ), Dallas, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Boise.

Together, we’re proud partners to iconic brands, including Lexus and the Lexus Dealer Association, Marriott International, The Ritz-Carlton, Barclays, The Real Real, HKS Architects, Metabo HPT, KB Home, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Moët Hennessy, Citi., and Cathay Pacific Airlines. We take pride in our industry-shaping creativity, connection, and exceptional culture that have been recognized with honors like Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators and Ad Age’s Best Places to Work.

The Associate Media Director (AMD) leads the media strategy for major Lexus Dealer Association (LDA) markets, guiding both the work and the team behind it. This role brings together deep experience across digital, broadcast, print, and out-of-home to shape smart, forward-looking plans that anticipate client needs and market changes. The AMD manages staff, builds strong relationships with field partners and ensures high-quality, innovative media solutions.

Travel is required to support key client and agency meetings.

• Lead the preparation and maintenance of market and area media plans and projects, identifying ways to make processes more insightful, efficient, and creative
• Responsible for assigned market LDA financials including flowcharts, billing discrepancies, and vendor negotiations
• Supervise and support the planning team in developing sound, strategic media recommendations
• Collaborate with bullpen to support and/or approve their work on your assigned markets
• Goal entries and buy authorizations
• Flow charts and budgets
• Budget and Billing Reconciliations
• Financial Discrepancies
• Maintain digital buys and compile / analyze metrics reports
• Review and approve spot buys for accuracy based on provided guidelines.
• Developing Heavy Up/Cut recommendations
• Ensure accuracy and timely updates of the Master Planning Sheets
• Communicate regularly with the Media Director regarding project issues and deadlines
• Delegate tasks and follow up with team members and agency counterparts to ensure timely and high-quality project completion
• Develop POVs (Points of View) on a variety of media opportunities and provide strategic guidance to junior team members
• Build and maintain strong relationships within the media community
• Create and potentially deliver client presentations for dealer meetings using PowerPoint or other presentation tools
• Inspire and encourage CORE behavior across the team
• Travel as needed to support client and agency meetings and initiatives
• Attend market meetings, providing media thought leadership and expertise.
• In the absence of a local Supervisor:
• Delegate tasks and follow up with junior team members and agency partners to ensure timely project completion
• In the absence of a local Media Director:
• Manage and oversee regional LDA media team,…