Job Description
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 P&G, Samsung, FCA (Stellantis), McDonalds, Novartis 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 2020. We have welcomed brilliant clients such as 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 teams as part of a global community, driving flagship D&I and L&D programmes within Publicis; 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.
The Programmatic Director is responsible for overseeing all programmatic solutions working across the portfolio of brands within P&G. You will be working closely with the Head of Digital Strategy and a Digital Associate Director to help shape client strategy and drive data intelligence. You will have direct line management responsibilities for the Digital AD and will be responsible for the running of the PGOne programmatic team, which is expanding. As Programmatic Investment Director, you have three overarching responsibilities.
Key duties include:
- Build strong, trusted relationships with key tech and supplier partners, internal stakeholders and clients
- Support Head of Digital Strategy to deliver outstanding work for P&G which delivers against specified KPIs
- Lead high quality day-to-day output of the team, be a subject matter expert in your field
- Direct management of the Digital Associate Director and responsible for the running of the programmatic team.
- Mange the output of your team, ensuring they deliver best in class quality work
- Work collaboratively with various teams within broader PGOne (Planning, Data and Biddable practices)
- Participate in internal and external meetings regarding current projects, future possibilities, briefs and brainstorms
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience in Digital, specifically programmatic disciplines
- Experience in trading and managing budgets within a digital agency, ideally using The Trade Desk
- Full comprehensive understanding of digital marketplace, and broader understanding of the UK Media Marketplace as a whole
- Extensive experience of managing teams
Publicis Media is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. If you have any reasonable 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.