Company description

Team One is Publicis Groupe's premium brand agency dedicated to building and supporting remarkable brands. We were born with a goal: to launch an all-new luxury car brand and send it soaring to success. Since then, we've become architects of aspiration, constructing brands of elevated impact and worth.

Team One has six North American offices across the country, including its Los Angeles headquarters, Atlanta, Boise, Chicago, Dallas, and New York.

The chosen marketing partner of many of the world's high-worth brands, agency clients include Lexus, Lexus Dealer Association, Barclays, KB Home, Alarm.com, Marriott International Luxury Brands (The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, W Hotels, St. Regis Hotels and Resorts), Cathay Pacific Airways, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Wisk, Sparklight, Hewlett-Packard Enterprises, and Simplot.

Team One has one-of-a-kind insight into affluent consumers across the globe. We provide an ever-expanding body of knowledge to give brands, old and new, the tools to leverage their heritage and innovate for the future.

Agency capabilities include website development, CRM, brand and business strategy, data science and analytics, media planning, media buying, performance media, experiential/lifestyle marketing, public relations, influencer programs, social media, design, customer research, and full-service multimedia video production.

Overview

The Communications Director is responsible for making an indelible mark on Team One's brand awareness, influence and reputation as a leading premium and luxury brand agency. Based in Team One's LA office, this individual will work closely with the agency's executive leaders and communications leads to generate programs for executive visibility, media relations and agency communications including social media and PR. This position will report to Publicis Creative's Executive Vice President of Agency Communications and plays an integral role within the Publicis Creative Agency Communications team.

Objectives of this role

• Activate both unexpected and tried-and-trusted PR marketing programs

• Become a go-to press and media resource for industry trends and thought leadership

• Foster an impressive public-facing brand image

• Create and facilitate PR campaigns that obtain press coverage

• Super charge owned social media efforts to gain enthusiastic followers

• Obtain presence for executive leadership on event stages and in press

• Be the trusted go-to expert and agency champion for internal agency leadership

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement results-oriented communication and marketing programs to advance Team One's awareness and creative reputation in the marketplace.

• Monitor and report on campaign success, providing insightful recommendations for optimization and improvement to achieve key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify low-hanging fruit opportunities and moonshot ideas for reputation growth.

• Execute executive visibility and thought leadership programs, with a focus on shepherding external speaking, media and award opportunities that showcase our expertise.

• Managing agency presence at major events like SXSW, CES, Cannes; organizing the contingent, developing panels and speaking opportunities, gaining visibility while on site.

• Lead efforts for Team One's social channels, including community management, content creation and content planning.

• Reinforce the agency's brand identity and ensure consistency across all channels.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Publicis Groupe's creative agency communications team to leverage key skills and strengthen partnerships within the network.

• Achieve media relations success by pitching stories effectively and building and maintaining relationships with market influencers and key members of the media.

• Own reputation leadership internally by proactively working with all agency departments to source news, content and stories that become thought leadership demonstrations of Team One's expertise and culture.

• Be at the forefront of media and industry conversations to effectively insert Team One into news cycles and make Team One a go-to for thought leadership for industry influencers, reporters and media.

• Draft compelling press releases and prepare information for the media to promote Team One and our clients.

• Prep executives by drafting speech outlines, suggest recommended support points and schedule interviews for speaking engagements, press relations and media opportunities.

• Prepare and edit materials for promotional content including employee newsletters, social media content and internal stakeholder presentations.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in agency communications and marketing.

• Highly curious and driven to create and execute stories; build ideas, ask lots of questions, connect dots, draft storylines.

• LA based, with the ability to be in-office three days a week (hybrid).

• Strong understanding of the advertising industry and the role of marketing within it.

• Proven track record of developing and executing successful communications programs.

• Excellent writing and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas

• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to partner across an organization to generate news, content and ideas.

• Highly organized and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to measure and report effectiveness.

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to proactively build and maintain relationships internally and externally.

• Strong media relationships with national and trade media

• Ability to craft and execute effective media pitches

• Attention to detail

• Action-driven and a self-starter. A doer who is willing to take chances, learn and adjust.

• Social media savvy providing knowledge and trends to leverage to the agency's advantage.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto Viva La Diffrence means were better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $73,910.00 - $111,320.00 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 01/29/2025.