Jobs at Publicis Groupe

Overview

• We are seeking an experienced and motivated Out-of-Home (OOH) Specialist to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the OOH advertising landscape, including both traditional and digital formats, and possess the skills to develop and execute successful OOH campaigns. This role involves collaborating with clients, managing projects, and leveraging data to optimize campaign performance.

Responsibilities

Campaign Strategy and Development:

• Develop and execute innovative OOH advertising strategies tailored to client objectives and target audiences.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to create compelling and effective campaign concepts.
• Analyse market trends and consumer behaviour to inform campaign strategies and recommendations.

Client Management:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, providing exceptional service and addressing any concerns or needs.
• Present campaign proposals, performance reports, and strategic recommendations to clients.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships to ensure satisfaction and repeat business.

Project Management:

• Oversee the end-to-end execution of OOH campaigns, including coordination with vendors, media owners, and creative teams.
• Manage campaign budgets, timelines, and deliverables to ensure successful and timely completion.
• Monitor campaign performance and adjust as needed to optimize results.

Technical Expertise:

• Utilize industry-standard tools and software to manage and analyse OOH campaigns.
• Stay updated on the latest OOH technologies, including digital billboards, programmatic advertising, and data analytics platforms.

Data Analysis and Reporting:

• Analyse campaign performance data to measure effectiveness and ROI.
• Prepare and present detailed performance reports, including insights and recommendations for future campaigns.

Market Research:

• Conduct research on market trends, competitor activities, and industry developments to stay ahead of the curve.
• Use research findings to enhance campaign strategies and provide valuable client insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in OOH advertising or a related field.
• Proven track record of successfully managing OOH campaigns and client relationships.
• Strong understanding of both traditional and digital OOH media formats.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting, with experience using relevant software tools.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with programmatic OOH advertising and digital billboard technologies.
• Familiarity with media planning and buying processes.
• Advanced proficiency in data visualization tools and analytics platforms.

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Overview

• We’re looking to deepen operational efficiency through a new hybrid role_Financial Operations Specialist.

Role Overview:

• The Financial Operations Specialist plays a critical role at the intersection of Operations and Finance . This hybrid role is designed to ensure operational excellence in core areas such as float management, inventory control, campaign reconciliation, and supplier coordination—while also leading the agencies financial reporting and monthly close process.
• With a full view of the specialized business operations, this person will not only manage key systems and workflows but also recommend improvements that increase efficiency and control. The FinOps Manager is a trusted partner to the MD and plays a central role in aligning operational realities with financial accuracy.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Operations (70%)

• Oversee and manage Float Management processes, including tracking usage, allocations, and reconciliations.
• Own Campaign Management and Reconciliation, ensuring accuracy between what is booked, fulfilled, and reported.
• Monitor and manage Inventory & Voucher Operations: stock levels, aging stock, insurance coverage, and procurement.
• Coordinate the ordering and secure storage of new digital and physical inventory.
• Build process maps and continuously improve operational workflows to enhance accuracy, transparency, and efficiency.
• Maintain oversight of operational risks and proactively address inconsistencies or inefficiencies.
• Act as a liaison between internal teams (Tech, Client, Finance) to ensure smooth operational execution

Finance (30%)

• Lead the monthly financial close process including revenue recognition, cost allocations, and accurate accruals.
• Prepare and submit monthly Management Accounts (Manacs) in line with group requirements.
• Manage financial submissions such as Rolling Forecast (RFs) when required.
• Monitor and report on financial health and campaign profitability, supporting the MD in decision-making.
• Ensure all reporting and reconciliations align with audit and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a hybrid finance/ops or finance/controller role
• Experience in media, digital platforms, or retail operations a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of reconciliations, revenue recognition, and financial reporting.
• Operational process experience—ideally with campaign tracking, inventory management, or finance operations.
• High attention to detail, organizational strength, and process discipline.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to build reports and reconciliations.
• Ability to build relationships across teams, influence process improvements, and collaborate effectively.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Operations Management, or a related field. (CIMA/CA(SA)/similar qualification preferred but not essential)

Additional information

Success in this Role Looks Like:

• Float and inventory reconciliations are accurate, timely, and transparent.
• Campaigns are delivered and reported without operational errors or financial discrepancies.
• Monthly finance submissions are completed on time and support Incentiv’s group-level reporting.
• Opportunities for improvement are flagged and implemented proactively.
• The MD and leadership team have full visibility of financial and operational performance

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Overview

• The Commercial Finance Partner will work closely with the Agency/Business Unit Managing Director and the Commercial Director to envision and execute the Agency’s/Business Unit’s strategic plan to grow Revenues and Contribution Margin in line with Groupe targets.
• The ability to communicate with and work with several different teams is essential, as this role deals with a shared service centre, Agency/Business Unit management and a regional finance team.
• The Commercial Finance Partner shares and supports our company’s core values as the cornerstone of their work ethic & actively builds them into their team dynamic & way of work.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Business partner
• Controlling, budgeting and internal control functions
• Financial Management
• Finance Team People management

Business Partner

• Partner with the Agency/Business Unit Managing Director to execute business strategies.
• Assist the business with pricing, client contract management, supplier management, resource planning and all other financial and operations issues.
• Support business in negotiations by providing financial information (pricing, cost of resources and teams, targeted profitability); working and dealing directly with clients as and when necessary.
• Assist with RFP’s to protect the company’s interests and help close the deal with all pitches.
• Provide finance training to the Client Services team for job management, client management, and revenue forecasting.
• Work with the business to monitor new business growth pipeline and client health assessment.

Client Reporting

• Catalyst for change – efficiencies, standardization, quality, operational agility and automation. The finance team should be the shining example of that.
• Advises on the business situation, increasing revenue, reducing costs and accelerating cash collection from clients
• Helps to define the most optimal way to deliver services to ensure quality service to clients and profitability for the Groupe

Budgeting and internal control functions

• Aware of and track risk and advise leadership team on an ongoing basis of status and recommended course of action.
• Budgeting, monthly forecasting and handling of all analyses/comments to be provided to the Agency/Business Unit Leadership team.
• Monitoring client profitability and working with the business to address any low-margin or non-profitable clients
• Ensuring compliance with the Publicis Groupe operational and financial policies and processes including the use of standard toolsets and methodology, in accordance with the Publicis Corporate Policies
• Compliance with FMC requirements defined by the Groupe Internal Audit
• Working with the Job & Revenue Teams in managing the working capital improvement including the reduction of overdue receivables and of WIP, the acceleration of the billing process & the analysis of cash generation.
• Work with the Payroll Finance Team and Talent Team on Employee related matters including approval of hires and contracts.

Financial Management

• Organize the Finance function to achieve smooth running of the day-to-day Finance operations providing relevant and effective support to the business teams
• Instituting and/or maintaining sound financial processes and systems to facilitate optimum control and accurate time charging, as well as tracking of all jobs, to improve cash flow; overall, to improve the speed and accuracy of billings, the profitability of time cost-based work, and the rapidity of client payment
• Accurate and on-time production of monthly management accounts

Finance Team People management

• Manage the Finance Team and ensure clarity of objectives within the team and consistency in ways of working
• Ensure that all members of the finance team receive appropriate professional and job training and support those taking external professional qualifications.
• Motivates and manages the team to achieve excellent job performance.
• Responsible for completing or supporting others complete the annual performance appraisal within the finance team.
• Ensure that the finance team integrates with other teams in the business

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in a similiar position, preferably within a Marketing / Advertising industry
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related feild (Honours or CIMA / CA(SA) preferred)
• Knowledge of Excel, financial systems and business software
• Understanding of financial modelling, business case development and performance metrics 

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Overview

• Join our team of unicorns as a skilled and experienced Full Stack Java Developer!
• Are you passionate about architecting innovative web applications and enterprise platforms using Java? Do you thrive in a dynamic, highly collaborative environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
• At our company, we are seeking an exceptional developer with deep expertise in core Java as well as hands-on experience with modern Java frameworks and technologies such as Spring Boot, Kotlin, Hibernate, Micronaut, and Quarkus.
• The ideal candidate should be well-versed in building scalable, high-performance applications, with a strong understanding of RESTful API development, dependency injection, and microservices architecture.
• This role is ideal for Java developers who engineer with the rigor of a software architect, but who also care deeply about user experience and design

Responsibilities

Platform & Application Development

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using Java (Kotlin, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, JPA/Hibernate) and modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Node.js, Next.js).
• Integrate and optimize enterprise and CMS solutions (WordPress & Contentful) and third-party SaaS platforms.
• Engineer responsive, accessible, and performant front-end experiences using React across devices and browsers.

Code Quality & Best Practices

• Write clean, reusable, and testable Java and JavaScript code, adhering to industry best practices and internal documentation protocols.
• Participate in structured peer code reviews, focusing on Java codebase excellence and shared learning.
• Implement performance optimizations including caching (Redis), efficient asset management, and lazy rendering.
• Ensure unit tests and integration tests are included for all features, with a minimum of 70% test coverage.

UX & Digital Craft

• Translate UX/UI designs into elegant, animated user experiences leveraging motion libraries (Framer Motion, GSAP).
• Support design consistency and thoughtful user interactions throughout the interface, using Storybook and atomic design patterns.
• Work closely with design teams to create visually compelling and interactive digital solutions.

Systems & Integration Engineering

• Develop and consume RESTful APIs and integrate with microservices architecture, primarily using Java and Spring Boot.
• Implement asynchronous data processing and queue management (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka, Horizon, etc.).
• Fulfill DevOps requirements to manage cloud deployments across AWS, Azure, or GCP, including CI/CD integration.

Innovation & Learning

• Explore new technologies and bring forward ideas to improve the Java development workflow and platform capabilities.
• Participate in technical spikes, PoCs, and company-wide learning initiatives.
• Contribute to internal Java libraries and shared engineering tooling.

Agile Collaboration

• Work in Agile squads alongside UX, strategy, data, and delivery teams.
• Actively participate in sprint planning, estimation, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
• Maintain strong communication and accountability within a remote-first team.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of hands-on full stack development experience with a strong focus on Java in an agency or product environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Java (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, JPA/Hibernate).
• Experienced in front-end development using React and strong skills with HTML, SCSS/CSS.
• Experienced with RESTful API design and implementation, and message queueing (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Horizon).
• Skilled in Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud deployments on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Competent in caching strategies (e.g., Redis) and developing scalable, distributed applications.
• Experience with animation/motion libraries (Framer Motion, GSAP) is a plus.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and collaborative team delivery.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills; able to articulate technical ideas clearly.
• Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent practical experience).
• Proven track record of successful Java/Spring Boot/React projects, with a robust portfolio.

Extra Skills (Beneficial)

• SharePoint (for local and client intranet application)
• AWS CLI, Azure CLI, GCP CLI
• Terraform
• CloudFormation

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Overview

• We are seeking a talented and experienced Multimedia Designer/Animator to join our creative team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in graphic design, animation, and video editing, with a focus on creating compelling multimedia content for advertising campaigns, social media roll out and template creation for After Effects toolkit construction.

Responsibilities

• Design and animate engaging multimedia content for advertising campaigns across various platforms, including television, social media, websites, and digital displays.
• Collaborate with production, copywriters, art directors, and other team members to develop creative concepts and bring them to life through visual storytelling.
• Create motion graphics, animated videos, and interactive media that effectively communicate our clients' brand messages and marketing objectives.
• Work closely with account managers and clients to understand project requirements and ensure that deliverables meet their expectations and deadlines.
• Toolkit creation for global market localization.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional experience in multimedia design, animation, and video editing, preferably within an advertising agency or production environment.
• Degree in design/animation is preferred, but tertiary education is vital.
• Strong portfolio showcasing your skills
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Premiere Pro.
• Strong conceptual and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate ideas into visually compelling content.
• Experience with social media rollout strategies and optimizing multimedia content for various digital platforms.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Highly organized, filling professional

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Overview

• We are looking for a craft centric, conceptual motion graphics designer (with at least 4 years of experience) to work with our multi-talented studio, that services Toyota South Africa. The role requires a key understanding of motion graphics design and the ability to create exceptional work for web & digital, digital out of home and all major social media platforms.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with internal and external teams to manage Video and Motion Graphic projects effectively.
• Manage internal relationships on production-related issues, as well as managing client needs and expectations.
• Manage your creative process on projects.
• Work with other disciplines (Strategy, Creative, Media, and Accounts).
• Be a champion for technical innovation.
• Define or apply the aesthetic of overall campaigns.
• Consistently produce creative elements against a deliverables list.
• Participate in brainstorms & conceptualisation.
• Lead the craft of motion work.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 4 years of experience as a Motion Graphics Designer in an Interactive, Video, and / or Motion Graphics related field.
• The ability to provide rationales for creative choices made
• Knowledge of existing and emerging technologies & platforms
• A strong understanding of best practice interaction and visual design principles
• Facilitates technical workgroup meetings
• Must be able to work on one sizable and one medium size project at any given time.
• Have the ability to attend every review on a project with 3 new ideas.
• Must be comfortable running and overseeing projects independently.

Additional information

• After Effects and Adobe Creative Suite
• KeyNote / PowerPoint
• Animation
• Blender (Advantageous)
• Cinema 4d (Advantageous)
• AI Image & Video Generation (Advantageous)
• Strong understanding of relevant plugins: Trapcode Suite, Magic Bullet Suite etc.