Account Executive - Starcom

Company 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 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.

Our Commitment
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. 

Job Description

Department Summary

The Collective is the Publicis bespoke agency solution for the Stellantis brands (Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Citroen, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Peugeot, Vauxhall). The world’s fourth largest OEM. The Collective is an integrated Starcom and Digitas offering that delivers end to end transformative solutions and business growth. We also work closely, in partnership, with our creative agency partners to deliver holistic solutions. Stellantis has an array of the world’s most exciting car brands and with a continued shift to electrification coupled with identifying synergies within their marketing operations, this is a fantastic client to work on to help them unlock growth in a platform world.

The Planning team within Collective are the guardians of our relationship with the Stellantis brands; Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Citroen, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Peugeot, and Vauxhall. We are deeply immersed in their business, acting as a highly valued and influential extension of their brand marketing teams.

We drive the strategic direction of media and wider communications, working closely with our Strategy, DDT (Digital, Data & Tech), Performance, and Investment teams to deliver industry leading automotive solutions.

Job Description

We’re looking for an Account Executive to join the Collective Team to support Stellantis’ automotive brands. Stellantis is one of Publicis Groupe’s biggest clients globally, and we have lots of exciting plans that we need a brilliant Account Executive to help execute.

In this role, you’ll work with a Senior Account Executive, Planning Manager, Account Director and Business Director to build our relationship with the client and support the activation teams across both online and offline platforms to implement our plans, document their performance and deliver a high return on investment.

What will I be doing?

This role calls for a dynamic, brave & passionate mind. You’ll work closely with our internal activation teams, and an external creative partner, to drive the smartest and bravest ideas as well as ensuring best in class campaign delivery.

Attention to detail is absolutely essential in this role as you will lead on reporting which will be sent back to the client on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.

In addition, you’ll also:

• Build strong, trusted relationships with key clients, managing expectations and delivery.
• Support the Planning lead by maintaining high standards in execution, campaign delivery and operational excellence.
• Create innovative ideas to support proactive media opportunities for the client
• Work with the planning team to identify key comms insight & drive transformational media solutions.
• Work with Investment and Performance teams to deliver seamless and timely responses.
• This role will cover digital, above the line media, brand, performance and innovation.

You will also have the chance to be involved in driving new growth opportunities across the account.

Qualifications

We’re all about growth: for our clients, for the team and for you as an individual. 

• Experience in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Passion for the cars/motoring is preferred and a passion for all things media and advertising is a must.
• High levels of attention to detail.
• Reporting and analytical skills.
• Proactivity and initiative.
• Confidence in working with numbers/data/excel. 

Additional information

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