Job Description

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 center 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, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellogg Company, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa and more.

Overview

The VP, Director of Programmatic and Social leads a team that drives strategic development and execution of programmatic and Social campaigns across channels. The VP, Director assists with planning activities for complex or large spend campaigns and is responsible for generating strategic insights while driving learnings across the full suite of the client’s activities. The VP, Director serves as the escalation point of contact for clients and internal teams and will work in close partnership with clients, media partners, and strategy and investment teams.

While providing senior-level thought leadership on audience strategies and campaign optimization, the VP, Director builds strong relationships and establishes clear lines of communication with agency partners and the client services team alike. They assist with all campaign activity and deliverables for the team, and facilitates the training and development of the team.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long-term vision and strategy for our programmatic buying capabilities.
• Manage, train, and develop direct a large team of programmatic and Social experts, based in our offices across the US.
• Assume accountability and ownership of campaign execution for assigned client accounts
• Proactive & consistent communication with client & liaise with strategy, planning, analytics, data architecture, etc. to run point on all digital activity
• Demonstrate collaborative, confident, and persuasive client management skills
• Direct & assist with the daily work flow of all programmatic and social campaigns, including proposal development, campaign activation and maintenance, and post-buy recaps
• Proactively communicate with Agency media teams to respond to RFPs, build strategic campaign plans, communicate service offerings, and identify and deliver new solutions in a collaborative fashion
• Review client deliverables for quality, ensuring that recommendations and work product are sound and viable
• Understand and effectively communicate the Programmatic team's value proposition, technology, and processes as related to the growth of current and prospective agency accounts
• Participate in forecasting exercises for senior management
• Embrace and encourage a culture based on teamwork, collaboration, and intellectual curiosity
• Adopt established account management standards and program management best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred, preferably in marketing, advertising, business, engineering, statistics, economics, sociology, or equivalent
• 10+ years of experience in programmatic media with increasing levels of responsibility
• 7+ years of people management experience
• Working knowledge in technologies such as Programmatic DSPs and Social Ad Platforms
• Strong analytics, organizational, and communication skills
• Experience within a major agency holding company or independent agency known for programmatic and social excellence
• Exceptional strategic thinking, client communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Client facing experience with the ability to identify risks and effectively manage through issues
• Strong project management, analytics, organizational, and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience in applying social marketing to brand-building & direct response initiatives

Additional information

Starcom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• 'Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to U.S. based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Compensation Range: $146,490 - $210,420 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 09/16/2025.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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