Account Executive - Starcom

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!

What will you be doing?

As a world-leading end-to-end logistics business, DP World is revolutionizing the way goods are moved around the world. With a presence in over 10% of global trade, their innovative solutions and cutting-edge technology are transforming supply chains and building new infrastructure in Somaliland. It’s likely that the device you’re reading this job spec on will have been sourced, built, or shipped by DP World.  Publicis Connect is not just a team - we're a movement for change at Starcom built and designed for DP World, and we're looking for someone like you to join us!  

The Planning team within the Team Blue are the guardians of our relationship with the DP World brand. Our DP World team of 7 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 logistic solutions.

As an Account Executive in the planning team, you have three overarching responsibilities that directly relate to our agency Growth Pillars and internal Expectations Framework.

Growth for Clients

Our goal is to create brilliant experiences that drive faster growth for our clients, and you will work with various teams within the broader Publicis Media organisation (Content, Sports, Data and Commerce Practices) to do so. Specific responsibilities are:

• Understand all relevant systems and tools
• Show proactivity and interest in client's business, sharing category news and information with team
• Nail brilliant basics in terms of organising meetings, team admin, clear contact reports

Develop a Growth Team

You will have the chance to be a major contributor in shaping the culture of the teams that work in the agency. Specifically:

• Be an enthusiastic, supportive member within a broader team of planning star players
• Be proactive and offer support to senior team
• Show passion for the industry and a curiosity to learn and grow
• Embrace and drive a positive culture within your team and agency peers

Drive Growth for Starcom

You are an ambassador for the Starcom brand and will be part of helping us build an exceptional reputation both within Publicis Groupe and with external partners. Specifically:

• Support Account Manager in delivering absolute financial accuracy and PO management
• Build Starcom's internal operational reputation through diligence on all reporting, timesheets etc.
• Build Starcom's reputation, positive relationships with media owners and partner agencies

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

• We are looking for someone who enjoys working with data and can pick out trends and insights.
• The Account Executive role requires strong attention to detail.
• A strong team player who wants to learn and develop their skillset.
• This role requires an ideas person who is excited to brainstorm new approaches and solutions for clients.
• You should enjoy collaborating with others and be able to work in a fast-moving work environment.
• We are looking for someone who is proactive and results orientated
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications – preferable but not required

What can we offer?

Starcom works differently to most agencies; we 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 and naturally mean that our people learn and develop incredibly quickly.
In addition, we have a variety of more typical benefits to working here including 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), a generous pension scheme, lots of Employee Action Groups to join and lots of discounts across Westfield.

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.

This position has an immediate start date.

The deadline to apply to this role is Friday 2nd February 2024.