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!

As Global Search Strategy Manager, you’ll be working on one of the most dynamic and exciting brands in the agency, responding to campaign briefs and client requests across Samsung’s mobile vertical.

You will report directly into the Global Search & Performance Director for the account and will be a key member in the team for client briefings, global search campaign strategy and planning, global search trends gathering and reporting across specific Search and eCommerce initiatives for top markets.

What will you be doing?

This role is essential to drive the vision of the paid media practices executed by Starcom in eCommerce and Performance in general. You will be accountable for helping to create the vision of search practice, as well as elevating our approach to search strategy, planning, testing and execution.

You'll also:

• Bring your expertise in search and social to the team, putting this at the forefront of any activity you undertake
• strong, trusted relationships with clients, ensuring you’re their first port of call for campaign updates
• Leading high quality day-to-day output on the campaigns that you manage
• Supporting your AD to deliver outstanding work every time

What are we looking for?

In order to be successful in this role, you’ll have experience managing search activations and planning, from initial planning to campaign reporting.  In addition to this, we’ll prioritize candidates who have the majority of the below skills and experience:

• Experience working in a Search planning and/or implementation role in a digital agency
• Experience working directly with clients in an agency environment, with the ability to politely manage deliverables and share comprehensive campaign updates (must).
• Experience with digital and performance channels (Search, Shopping a must, nice to have are Social and Programmatic knowledge bases).
• Ability to think through and develop tactical approach to campaign executions to ensure successful delivery
• Experience with multi-market campaign planning and activation

Don’t be put off applying if you don’t meet all the criteria – if you meet over half, then this could be the right role for you; just don’t forget to be clear on how you meet these criteria in your application.  Equally, we don’t specifically look for people with university degrees; experience and aptitude is much more important to us. 

Starcom has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. 

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

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