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!

Job Description

This Digital Planning Manager role will work across the Samsung consumer elections division, which typically covers campaigns for their TVs, domestic appliances and laptops.  You will report into the Performance Director and be involved in all aspects of the day-to-day running of the account. 

What will I be doing?

From briefing at the very beginning, to strategic understanding and account handling through to activation, delivery and post campaign analysis. This means you will work as part of a much wider team on a daily basis and have frequent client contact.

In this role, you will manage the implementation of campaigns across all digital channels with a particular focus on performance planning e.g. traffic and sales driving activity.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Working collaboratively with internal specialists, media owners and clients during all steps of the process to deliver quality and innovative solutions for Samsung.
• Planning cohesive campaigns across a number of budget levels, varying from established to breakout categories
• Driving operational excellence across the team, including accurate forecasting, invoicing, and timely timesheet completion
• Agile management of budgets across channels/audiences to ensure maximum ROAS is delivered across digital channels, whilst keeping a diligent view of financial process and reporting

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

In order to be successful in this role, you’ll could come from one of two backgrounds.  You’ll either be a digital activation specialist looking to move into a broader digital planning role, or you’ll have a strong planning background with a want to improve your digital skills.  You’ll ideally have experience across search and SEO, although other digital specialisms are fine too. 

In addition to this, we’ll prioritise candidates who have the majority of the below skills and experience:

• Experience working directly with clients in an agency environment, with the ability to politely push back where necessary
• Highly organized, with the ability to juggle multiple campaigns at the same time.
• A keen interest in keeping up to date with trends both across the client vertical and also within digital/ecommerce, to ensure that our approach to client campaigns is using the latest category insights and best in class digital practice

If this sounds like you, don't hesitate to submit an application today.

Additional Information

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with employees being office-based on Mondays and two other days during the working week.

If you have any adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.

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