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 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.

We're looking for an exceptional Business Director to join our team on a 12 month fixed term contract to lead on one of our biggest growth accounts: Primark.

What will I be doing?

Primark is moving through a significant transition at the moment, and investing into digital transformation like never before. You will ultimately lead on this client and play a large part in that transformation.

You'll be responsible for:

• Fully and autonomously leading the Primark account;
• Ensuring their planned digital transformation continues at pace and driving collaboration across the Power of One team, whilst also spotting and leveraging growth opportunities where possible;
• Leading a team of 5 people;
• Delivering sustainable profitability and growth across clients with accurate forecasting.

What are we looking for?

When looking for great talent to join Team Blue, we look for someone with high EQ, the ability to build strong relationships and someone who really wants to expand a high growth client, delivering category leading work for Primark.  In terms of the experience that we're looking for, you'll have:

• Strong experience in and an understanding of digital planning across SEO, social, programmatic and global activation;
• Led strategic direction for your clients, supporting management in delivering against a growth plan;
• Confidently managed forecasting and profitability conversatoins with partners, the client and your teams;
• Worked in a large agency, on a key client and demonstrated real impact.

We are doing things that haven’t ever been done within the retail landscape and it’s already delivering strong results. We want someone that isn’t afraid of digital, someone that is not afraid to get stuck in, roll their sleeves up and challenge the status quo.

What's in it for me?

This role is a little unique in that whilst you will be directly responsible for Primark, it will also give you the breadth of clients, team capability and challenges that exist within Team Blue. Recently shortlisted for Team of the Year, Team Blue has gone from strength to strength over the last 18 months, and our ambition to continue on this path means that you'll play key part in that journey.

You'll also be entitled to 25 days of annual leave, a great pension scheme, Summer Fridays and our Work Your World scheme, allowing to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.

If this sounds like it could be your perfect next move, apply today!

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. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process.  If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.