Company description

With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the centre of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, we are the flagship Publicis Media agency that uses our ‘Power of One’ business model, with teams that span multiple disciplines across clients such as Aldi, P&G, P&O Ferries, Primark, Samsung, Stellantis, and Visa.

We place a huge focus on our People and have driven flagship D&I 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 for three years in a row (2021, 2022 and 2023) and most excitingly, Media Week's Agency of the Year 2023!

Overview

What will you be doing?

This role calls for a dynamic, brave & passionate planning mind to join and support the Media Planning team in working for a crucial and long-term client, Visa. As one of our most important and established clients, the right candidate would combine the essential core planning skills with the passion to deliver award winning solutions for an ambitious and forward-thinking client. You will have the chance to work across a range of purpose driven projects including supporting women’s football and promoting small businesses as well as amplifying some of the biggest sports sponsorship properties (FIFA World Cup, Olympics & Women’s World Cup & WEuros). The right candidate would need to have excellent cross channel knowledge and experience leading major ATL campaigns. You will be immersed in the brand as part of a growing agency team who the client consider a genuine partner and extension of their marketing unit.

The Planning team at Starcom build relationships with clients, partners, and internal and external colleagues within Publicis Groupe to deliver powerful work that will grow our clients’ businesses. Our goal is to become our clients’ most indispensable partners by building roadmaps with them. To summarise: it is the Planning Team’s job to deliver brilliant work, seamless operational management, and ensure that the work we deliver for our clients and our agency is profitable, enabling long term partnerships.

Responsibilities

• 360 media planning and strategy for Visa’s campaigns

• Lead on mid-sized campaigns, coordinating responses with Activation teams and media partners

• Striving to deliver on operational excellence for the account, including accurate reporting, invoicing, and timely timesheet completion

• Independently optimise and tighten processes on the account, working closely with the central and global Starcom and Visa teams

• Lead on PCAs, client reporting and proactively look to collaborate with Publicis’ teams to deliver excellent media campaigns to clients

• Understand the nuances of the client’s brand and industry landscape- remaining curious and learning from past campaigns

• Building strong, trusted relationships within the agency’s teams across Biddable, Programmatic, OOH, AV, Partnerships etc. but also with the creative agency as part of Power of One solution to Visa

• Providing support to the team, the Account Director and your direct report to deliver best in class work

• Foster a culture of learning and self-improvement through curiosity and ambition

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

In order to be successful in this role, we're looking for someone who-

• Has experience with planning a variety of briefs from brand, performance and B2B across ATL and Digital campaigns

• Is confident running a mid-level campaign from client brief to execution and post campaign analysis- using the necessary audience and industry planning tools

• Has strong verbal and written communication skills

• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment; there will be multiple campaigns and projects you can own and lead with support from the team

• Has the ability to remain organised and manage deadlines, both personally and for the team as a whole

• Is curious, energetic and enjoys agency life

Additional information

Starcom has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.

• REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.

• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.

• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.

• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.

• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page (https://www.publicisgroupeuk.com/careers/) which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

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