New Business Director

We are Publicis London
At Publicis London we have one founding belief – that nothing is more valuable than an idea that Moves The World. We’re focused on the absolute best of international creativity: be that British brands looking to export or Global brands requiring a London hub. We want the best talent from around the globe to bring their skills to our agency.

Some of our clients include L’Oréal, Essity, Nestlé, Heineken, Renault/Dacia, Tourism Ireland and many more.

Our values are designed to guide the way we behave. We have three:
Empathy: listen with intent, look out for each other, bust your biases. 
Invention: Find inspiration in strange places. Never stop experimenting. Make new things and make them useful. 
Action: make it collaborative, make it happen, make it mean something. 

Skills we're looking for:

• Relevant new business experience gained within a creative agency or comparable environment, with a strong understanding of how agency pitches work.
• Experience leading complex new business pitches from start to finish, balancing strategic thinking with outstanding delivery.
• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to assess opportunities, understand client needs and focus effort where it can have the greatest impact.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to bring structure and clarity to multiple pitches and workstreams.
• Clear and persuasive communication skills, together with the ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, prospective clients and partners.
• A collaborative, solutions-focused approach that helps different disciplines contribute their best thinking towards a shared goal.
• Strong attention to detail and appreciation for excellent creative work; experience bringing together capabilities across international markets or disciplines is welcome but not essential.

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Publicis London offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

📖 Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

At Publicis London, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic. 

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.