Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V
Biddable Account Director
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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, 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 five years in a row, Media Week's Agency of the Year 2025 and one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025.
Overview
We are hiring a Biddable Account Director to help shape the future of one of our most exciting international client partnerships. This is a pivotal role where you’ll influence strategy, inspire a talented team, and deliver meaningful outcomes across multiple European markets. You’ll work at the intersection of data, creativity, and technology—guiding clients through an evolving media landscape while ensuring paid social plays a clear, measurable role in their success. If you’re energised by building something from the ground up and making a visible impact, this is an opportunity to do just that.
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Responsibilities
What you'll be doing:
- Lead paid social strategy, planning, and activation across a diversified mix of platforms, ensuring clear alignment to client goals.
- Build robust measurement frameworks that connect paid social performance to broader business and marketing KPIs.
- Partner closely with clients as a trusted advisor, simplifying complexity and providing clear, actionable insight.
- Drive experimentation and innovation through structured testing, demonstrating the incremental value of paid social.
- Collaborate across media and specialist teams to integrate paid social into wider campaign strategies.
- Establish and refine operational processes, ensuring high-quality delivery, efficient workflows, and strong financial governance.
- Support and develop your team, creating an inclusive environment where people feel motivated, recognised, and able to grow.
Qualifications
Skills we're looking for:
- Proven experience leading paid social strategy, client relationships, and team delivery in a media or agency environment.
- Strong knowledge of paid social platforms, with a clear perspective on strategy, performance, and creative effectiveness.
- Confidence working with complex clients and large-scale projects, with solid commercial awareness.
- A data-led mindset, able to translate performance insights into meaningful actions and recommendations.
- Curiosity for technology and innovation, with an openness to test, learn, and evolve ways of working.
- Collaborative approach, building strong relationships across teams and disciplines to deliver the best outcomes.
- Commitment to inclusive leadership, with a passion for supporting others’ development and creating a positive team culture.
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Additional Information
Starcom offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:
📖 Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).
Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.
At Starcom, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.
We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.
Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.
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