AV Investment Director

Starcom; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading communications agency is seeking an AV Investment Director to spearhead strategy and innovation for P&G's AV portfolio. This senior role involves managing a high-performing team, enhancing client relationships, and driving performance through data insights. Ideal candidates must possess significant AV investment experience and strong leadership skills, contributing to transformative advertising initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Reflection Days for well-being

24/7 helpline for personal support

26 weeks full pay for family milestoness

Birthday day off

Qualifications

• Solid experience in AV investment with deep knowledge of the UK media landscape.
• Proven leadership at Associate Director level or above.
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead AV investment strategy and buying across P&G’s brand portfolio.
• Manage and mentor team members ensuring high performance.
• Deliver accurate forecasts and actionable insights from campaign data.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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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, 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

We’re looking for an exceptional AV Investment Director to lead strategy, delivery, and innovation across P&G’s AV portfolio—one of the UK’s largest and most exciting media accounts.

This is a senior role within the PG One Investment team, where you’ll work closely with P&G stakeholders to deliver best-in-class AV media plans, oversee performance, and drive forward key transformation projects. You’ll manage a high-performing team (including an Associate Director), and act as a senior client lead—ensuring excellence across buying, forecasting, reporting, and innovation.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Lead AV investment strategy and buying across the full P&G brand portfolio
• Own client relationships at senior level and support KPI delivery
• Manage and mentor team members, ensuring high performance and growth
• Collaborate with media owners to build strong partnerships and unlock trading opportunities
• Deliver accurate forecasts and actionable insights from campaign data
• Drive innovation and support P&G’s ambition to become the most intelligence-led advertiser
  
  

Qualifications

What We're Looking For

• Solid experience in AV investment, with deep knowledge of buying, trading, and the UK media landscape
• Proven leadership at Associate Director level or above
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills
• Highly analytical and detail-focused, with strong Excel skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Passion for media, innovation, and team development
  
  

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).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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