Full-Time

Creative Services Manager

Posted on 8/18/2026

Deadline 12/20/27
Publicis Groupe

Publicis Groupe

10,001+ employees

Advertising, media planning, and digital marketing

No salary listed

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

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Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Risk Management

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Requirements
  • The candidate should think strategically and align project outcomes with broader business objectives.
  • The candidate should track project details meticulously to ensure that no deliverables are overlooked.
  • The candidate should foster a positive team culture through an empathetic and approachable leadership style.
  • The candidate should remain focused and composed when facing unexpected challenges or tight deadlines.
  • The candidate should be open to exploring new methods and technologies to enhance project outcomes.
  • The candidate should focus on achieving measurable project success.
Responsibilities
  • Define project scope, timelines, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with client requirements and internal capacity.
  • Set priorities for project tasks and milestones so team members remain focused on high-impact work.
  • Work closely with the traffic team to allocate resources effectively and balance workloads across projects.
  • Anticipate potential obstacles, develop contingency plans, and implement solutions promptly to avoid disruptions.
  • Maintain consistent and proactive communication with clients about project status, milestones, and changes.
  • Facilitate regular check-ins with team members to monitor progress and address concerns or roadblocks.
  • Create and present project reports containing progress updates, risk analysis, and key insights for stakeholders.
  • Identify inefficiencies and recommend changes to improve project-management workflows.
  • Take ownership of projects from initiation through closure, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and on budget.
  • Develop and implement streamlined processes tailored to the team's needs to improve efficiency and reduce turnaround times.
  • Collaborate with creative, traffic, and client-servicing teams to foster a cohesive working environment.
  • Establish KPIs and benchmarks to track project success and report progress regularly to senior leadership.
  • Oversee complex workflows for the FAB account, ensure smooth project execution, and maintain alignment between client needs and team deliverables.
  • Coordinate more than 25 creatives within CATS while managing growing project demands.

Publicis Groupe is a global marketing and communications group that delivers a range of services including advertising, media planning and buying, digital marketing, and public relations. Its offerings combine data, technology, and creativity to help brands grow and engage with customers, often through tailored, performance-based engagements. The company operates through a network of agencies aligned under a single strategy, the 'Power of One' approach, which integrates capabilities to provide seamless and holistic solutions rather than separate, siloed services. Revenue mainly comes from service fees and performance-based contracts. The goal is to help clients transform digitally and achieve measurable growth across automotive, retail, and consumer goods sectors.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

1926

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What believers are saying

  • Publicis raised 2026 organic net-revenue guidance to 4.5%-5% on July 16, 2026.
  • H1 2026 delivered 4.7% organic net-revenue growth and a record 17.5% operating margin.
  • New business wins and AI demand drove the July 16, 2026 outlook upgrade and 21st growth quarter.

What critics are saying

  • India’s CCI cartel probe on July 31, 2026 still targets Publicis’ advertising pricing and discounts.
  • The FTC and eight states sued Publicis, Inc. on April 15, 2026 over media buying collusion.
  • AI-native clients can bypass agencies entirely by automating planning, buying, and measurement in-house.

What makes Publicis Groupe unique

  • Publicis’ Power of One bundles creative, media, data, and technology under one client plan.
  • The May 17, 2026 LiveRamp deal adds secure data collaboration and AI-agent infrastructure.
  • The February 4, 2026 160over90 acquisition deepens sports marketing across Super Bowl, Olympics, and World Cup.

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