Publishing & Audio Manager

We are hiring a Publishing & Audio Manager to join our hard working, creative and genuinely collaborative team. This role sits at the centre of how we plan, buy and deliver impactful media across digital display, print and audio, shaping campaigns from brief through to results. You'll have real ownership, trusted client exposure and the opportunity to influence both strategy and execution. It's a role for someone who enjoys media craft, problem solving and working closely with others to deliver great work.

• Lead the day to day planning, execution and management of Digital Display, Print, Radio and Digital Audio campaigns from brief to review.
• Translate client objectives into clear, well reasoned media responses using audience, market and performance insight.
• Build strong working relationships with publishers, audio partners, tech suppliers and internal teams to deliver joined up solutions.
• Negotiate pricing and value, applying learnings across campaigns and tracking delivery against agreed quality and audit standards.
• Oversee campaign setup and delivery, coordinating assets, documentation and trafficking to ensure smooth launches and ongoing quality control.
• Act as a confident day to day client contact, leading status updates, sharing insights and contributing ideas and test and learn opportunities.
• Line manage Executives and Senior Executives, supporting their wellbeing, development and progression through clear delegation and coaching.

• Experience planning and/or activating digital, print or audio media campaigns, with accountability for end to end delivery.
• A genuine interest in media, advertising technology and how marketplace dynamics shape outcomes for clients.
• Confidence working with data and numbers, using insights to inform decisions, optimisation and future planning.
• Clear, adaptable communication skills, comfortable working with clients, partners and internal stakeholders.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities at once.
• A collaborative mindset, able to work independently while contributing positively to a wider team.
• Curiosity and learning agility, with an openness to new tools, processes and ways of working.

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.