About the Role
Publicis Sport & Entertainment seeks a Media Partnerships Director to build its new media partnerships offering. This role involves leading the delivery of innovative partnership solutions, developing activation strategies, managing client relationships, overseeing campaign execution, and nurturing industry partnerships to drive cultural relevance and commercial outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Lead the implementation of integrated media and partnership solutions across sport, entertainment and culture.
- Work closely with clients to understand their business challenges and identify opportunities for growth.
- Manage the delivery of partnership campaigns, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget and to the highest standard.
- Collaborate with specialists across Publicis Groupe to build innovative, multi-channel solutions.
- Develop strong, trusted relationships with key stakeholders.
- Provide strategic recommendations that deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Lead responses to briefs and contribute to new business opportunities.
- Ensure exceptional client service across every stage of the partnership lifecycle.
- Build and maintain relationships with media owners, publishers, content partners and suppliers.
- Stay across emerging trends, platforms, fandoms and cultural moments.
- Identify new partnership opportunities that create value for clients and the business.
- Manage campaign budgets, forecasting, billing and financial reporting.
- Oversee project workflows, timelines and stakeholder management.
- Support the continued development and growth of the Media Partnerships practice.
Requirements
- 6+ years' experience in media partnerships, client services, brand partnerships, content partnerships, project management or a related field.
- Experience within agencies, media owners, publishers, entertainment businesses or partnership-focused organisations.
- Strong stakeholder management and client relationship skills.
- A track record of delivering integrated campaigns and partnership solutions.
- Experience managing projects from strategy through to execution.
- Commercial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting and financial management.
- Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills.
- A passion for culture, fandoms, sport, entertainment and the evolving media landscape.
- A collaborative mindset and desire to contribute to a growing, ambitious team.
Skills
- Media partnerships
- Client services
- Brand partnerships
- Content partnerships
- Project management
- Stakeholder management
- Client relationship management
- Campaign delivery
- Budget management
- Forecasting
- Financial management
- Communication
- Presentation
- Influencing
Location
- Australia/New Zealand
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 6+ years
Benefits
- Comprehensive Wholeself program supporting physical, mindful, and financial wellbeing.
- Creative, lively, and rewarding office environment.
- Publicis Liberté flexibility approach — "working your way with us."
- Access to Global AI Platform Marcel for career mobility and collaboration.
- Extensive Learning & Development opportunities via Marcel Classes.
- Career Conversations program for open feedback and support.
- Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion strategy driven through committees.
- Leave benefits including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and additional leave after 2 years of service.
- Work Your World program enabling flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks per year.
- Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks based on tenure, paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap, and Cub Care leave.
- Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through Sonder.
- Supportive and recovery-forward culture for employees with life-threatening illnesses.
- Partnerships with Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation, and the Australian Disability Network.
About the Company
- Publicis Groupe is a world leader in marketing communication and digital business transformation, driven through the alchemy of data, creativity, media, and technology.
- Our connected platform of companies and capabilities unites people in a collaborative way of thinking and working.
- Publicis Groupe offers seamless access to the expertise of its 110,000+ talents across 100 countries globally.
- In Australia, our powerhouse of marketing capabilities stretches across creative agencies Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Publicis Worldwide, media agencies Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry, Razorfish, Digitas, Epsilon, Arc, Prodigious, PMX, PR Herd MSL.
- Publicis Sapient drives digital business transformation for our clients.
- Publicis Sport & Entertainment creates integrated partnerships connecting brands with communities, passions, and moments through sport, entertainment, gaming, music, fashion and beyond.
- Winner of Australia/New Zealand CSR Achievement of the Year – Publicis Groupe ANZ – Gold 2025.
- Winner of Asia-Pacific Best Place to Work (Network) – Publicis Groupe APAC - 2025, 2024.
- Winner of Australian Business Awards - Employer of Choice 2024, 2023, 2022 & 2021.
- HR Awards Excellence Awardee - Employer of Choice 2022.
- AWEI Silver Accreditation 2025.
- Certified family friendly workplace.
Equal Opportunity
- We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity rather than ticking boxes.
- Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. are part of our DNA.
- We are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, and religious affiliation.
- We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate.
- We value diversity and the skills, knowledge, and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.
- Uniqueness is powerful; without it, we wouldn't be where we are today. So be you — we like it that way.
- We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via recruitmentpublicisgroupe.com; your personal information will be kept confidential.
