Associate – Global Business Development

Job Description

You will help and assist with new business pitches. We are looking for someone who loves to make workflows/process simpler and more efficient. This role will be a necessary part of the Global Business Development team supporting great work to have an impact on the growth of Publicis.

• Assist in the qualification of pitch opportunities by completing company due diligence templates and conflict mapping.
• Report to the AD, Global Business Development
• Support in the completion of Request for Information (RFI) documents and support on RFP responses – working with our local markets to source accurate data.
• Conduct market and competitor research using industry sources i.e. COMvergence and RECMA
• Project management – support the end-to-end management of pitch processes including: pitch folder setup, TEAMS channels, aligning on ways of supporting on timing/project plans, diarizing key meetings, supporting work streams, and overall pitch logistics.
• Manage data requests from across the network
• Source biographies/profiles for key meetings and pitches
• Support the upkeep of our reporting tool Salesforce – updating records for new business opportunities including status updates, client rosters, and commercial information.
• Support with tracking of pitch budgets
• Support our pitch experiences team – preparing collateral, setting up meeting rooms, organizing IT support, tech set-up etc.
• Work closely with the design team and pitch leads to develop pitch collateral and support in the distribution across markets.
• Build strong relationships with our NY office building resources, including our IT/AV teams, our wider Business Development Community and local market contacts.
• Support global Business Development and Operations with ad-hoc requests
• Administrative tasks – room bookings, work with the team’s EA to help organize team events, etc.

Qualifications

• 2 years of agency, project management, or event planning experience
• Good organization and analytical skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite,
• An experienced user of Teams video conferencing
• Role is New York City based, may require small amounts of travel to set up pitch teams at client offices