Publishing & Audio Manager

Company description

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!

Overview

What will you be doing?

We’re looking for a Publishing & Audio Manager to join our ambitious and collaborative Investment team.

Reporting to the Publishing & Audio Director, you’ll be responsible for planning, executing, and managing multi-channel campaigns across Print, Digital Display, Radio, and Digital Audio.

You’ll negotiate pricing and value, manage campaign delivery against key KPIs, and ensure the highest quality output for your clients. This is an opportunity to make your mark — shaping strategy, mentoring junior talent, and helping evolve how we approach publishing and audio in a digital-first world.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end campaign planning and buying across publishing and audio channels.
• Negotiate pricing and value to meet performance, quality, and audit targets.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, planners, and media partners.
• Deliver actionable insights, ideas, and innovations that elevate campaign performance.
• Support and mentor junior team members, ensuring quality and consistency of output.
• Contribute to new business efforts with pricing, ideas, and presentations.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

• Experience planning and buying across Print, Digital Display (including programmatic), Radio, and Digital Audio.
• Solid understanding of the programmatic landscape and digital media ecosystem.
• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Confident managing clients, presenting results, and collaborating across teams.
• Experience mentoring junior colleagues and overseeing campaign delivery.

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience using and activating 1st-party data.
• Understanding of emerging tech such as attention measurement or location-based targeting.
• Previous experience planning and running print campaigns.

Additional information

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.

Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

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