12 month FTC - Digital Associate Director

Publicis Groupe; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media agency seeks a Digital Director for a 12-month FTC position. The successful candidate will guide digital media strategy for a priority business unit, ensuring effective campaign execution across various channels while managing client relationships and mentoring junior staff. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on account management, critical for driving successful digital initiatives.

Benefits

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical and Income Protection Plans

Work Your World opportunity

Reflection Days

Help@Hand Benefits

Family Friendly Policies

Flexible working and Birthday Day Off

Great local discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in digital media planning or account management.
• Strong background in performance marketing across Paid Search, Paid Social, and Programmatic.
• Excellent client relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee campaign execution and ensure strategic alignment.
• Serve as primary client contact for digital media planning.
• Support senior leadership in key client meetings.

Skills

Digital Media Planning

Performance Marketing

Account Management

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Team Leadership

Job description

Company Description

Publicis Media helps clients drive sustainable business growth by harnessing the modern media landscape to drive one-to-one consumer connections at scale. Publicis Media UK is made up of 2000 people working across market-leading media agencies including Zenith, Starcom and Spark Foundry as well as specialist practices Publicis Media Exchange (PMX), Performics, Publicis Sport & Entertainment, Publicis Media Content and NextTECHnow. Together they combine deep expertise in media investment, strategy, insights and analytics, data and technology, commerce, performance marketing and content. Publicis Media is part of Publicis Groupe and is present in more than 100 countries with over 23,500 employees worldwide.

Our CommitmentPublicis Media is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background.

Job Description

12 month FTC Digital Director:

As a Digital Director, you will oversee one of Sky’spriority business units—TV, Connectivity, or Content—playing a key role in shaping digital media strategy. You will act as the primary client contact, ensuring smooth day-to-day account management and execution of multi-channel media strategies across Paid Search, Paid Social, and Programmatic. Your role will involve working with senior stakeholders to develop and implement effective digital plans while ensuring high-quality campaign delivery and performance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients on digital media planning and performance.

• Manage and coordinate budgets across paid digital media channels.

• Oversee campaign execution, ensuring strategic alignment and operational excellence across Paid Search, Paid Social, and Programmatic.

• Work closely with channel specialists to refine and implement innovative media strategies.

• Ensure high levels of accuracy in campaign activation, optimization, and reporting.

• Identify opportunities for testing and innovation in the digital space and collaborate with teams to execute initiatives.

• Support senior leadership in key client meetings, business reviews, and strategic planning.

• Provide insights and recommendations based on industry trends to improve client outcomes.

• Guide and mentor junior team members to enhance performance and career development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in digital media planning or account management, ideally at an Account Director level.

• Strong background in performance marketing across Paid Search, Paid Social, and Programmatic.

• Excellent client relationship management skills with the ability to navigate multiple stakeholders.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into strategic recommendations.

• Experience managing large, complex accounts with multiple priorities.

• A proactive and solutions-focused approach to campaign management and team collaboration.

Must Have:

• Extensive prior experience in a digital focused planning role, with proven experience in project management and strong digital performance knowledge across Paid Search, Programmatic & Paid Social.

• Strong leadership and communication skills, ability to engage with multiple client contacts & internal team members.

• Well versed in receiving and responding to client briefs with clear KPIs and digital media strategies

• Ability to build relationships with 3rd parties and working collaboratively with all stakeholders.

• Operational experience working on large complex accounts with numerous products, stakeholders, goals and priorities.

• A critical thinker in your day-to-day and able to operate independently to solve challenges and navigate novel situations. Be solution driven, innovative and proactive with how you manage planning & operational processes.

• Be strategic and commercially minded in planning goals for your teams, as well as being able to shape and develop paid media strategy with client’s business goals in mind.

Additional Information

Publicis Mediahas fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics,Pension,Life Assurance, Private Medical and IncomeProtectionPlanswe also offer;

• WORK YOUR WORLDopportunity 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 BENEFITS24/7 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 POLICIESWe 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 OFFYou are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTSThis includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of ourbenefits 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 thePublicis Career Pagewhich showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

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