Starcom is the Human Experience Company; we believe that our clients’ competitive advantage lies in understanding people better, and acting on that understanding faster than the competition.

The future lies in bringing together media, creativity and data to create powerful experiences that will drive faster growth. We are the flagship Publicis Media agency to do this through our Power of One client teams that span clients such as Stellantis, P&G, Samsung, P&O and Visa.

We work differently to most agencies and base many of our models on consultancy ways of working to build a more agile workforce in this hybrid world. We complement our account teams with Squads – small teams that work for a short period to solve a specific brief. We hold cross discipline Sprints to crack client briefs at speed. These processes are designed to fuel high performance and fast results through collaboration.

Even in this most challenging period, Starcom has had an exceptional 12 months. We have welcomed brilliant clients such as Stellantis, Ferrero, Axa, KP Snacks and E.ON into the fold. Our client satisfaction scores are among the highest in the market, significantly above agency norms. We place a huge focus on our team and have driven flagship DEI and L&D programmes within Publicis Media; our goal is to help every individual reach their fullest potential and we encourage everyone to make “Brave Plays” in how they approach their work and their own career development. As a result, we have an exceptionally energised and committed talent base, all of us proud of our welcoming and supportive culture, as evidenced by our recognition as one of Campaign’s Best Places to Work in 2021.

Starcom operates in over 100 markets across the world. We have very close ties to our global HQ in Chicago who encourage learning and sharing best practice with our colleagues around the world. We are part of Publicis Groupe.

This role is responsible for managing the Demand Generation and Consideration activity for one of our key travel clients, who are rapidly expanding the paid social and programmatic program.

The role of the Biddable Account Manager requires a highly motivated & technical person to lead planning and buying in paid social, with an opportunity to expand into programmatic. This role sits within the Europe digital hub which is based in London and executes all of the client’s digital buying across Europe. The manager will work with an executive and report to an associate director to deliver best in class campaign strategy, overseeing execution and delivering brilliant client service. You will also be plugged into the part of the team who run wider performance media (PPC, SEO, Affiliates) as well as data & analytics.

You will work with partners including Facebook/Instagram, Google, Twitter, Snap, and Pinterest. Paid Social experience is required.

You will ensure the biddable media strategy is executed, implementation and optimization goals are achieved and client’s targets are met as efficiently as possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Be responsible for campaigns’ overall activation and performance on social and search channels
• Serve as day-to-day contact for UK based clients and the lead for the internal leadership teams
• Establish practices to ensure both consistency in team-work, along with flexibility to flourish under new ideas
• Implement a test and learning plan
• Proactively find new and innovative ways to drive forward the strategy for each client

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a new or experienced Manager, to lead the strategic and tactical execution of the biddable campaigns. The dynamic and fast-paced nature of Paid Social demands a mix of creative and analytical skills in order to drive results. We are looking for candidates with ideally 3 years experience in paid social.

The ideal candidate will enjoy working with data and have very strong attention to detail. They will be a team player who is keen to learn and is results-driven. They will be ready to take responsibility for the effective implementation of activity within their accounts and be eager to share their knowledge with the wider team and be an effective mentor and role model to their team.

Pre-requisites for the role

• Paid Social and/or Paid Search related experience
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Team training and leadership skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with clients, particularly explaining technical concepts to those in non-technical roles
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, across multiple internal stakeholders
• Experience in working towards transactional goals and hitting a target ROAS

Starcom is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process. If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.