Biddable Account Manager

Publicis Groupe; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Starcom, part of Publicis Groupe, is hiring a YouTube Account Manager to join Performics and shape paid media for a prestigious luxury heritage brand. You will own YouTube activity, translating strategy into activation plans while collaborating with clients and internal teams.

You'll lead campaigns, optimise bidding, manage budgets and deliver insights across weekly to quarterly reporting, helping drive long-term brand impact.

Qualifications

• Experience activating and developing YouTube campaigns within paid social.
• Ability to translate strategy into activation plans and connect learnings to the client vision.
• Strong analytical skills with Excel and analytics tools to understand performance and improve reporting.
• Experience managing budgets, KPIs and optimisation with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day management of allocated YouTube activity, keeping campaigns accurate and aligned with objectives.
• Lead campaign implementation including setup, tracking, bidding and optimisation.
• Manage budgets and KPIs, forecasting and planning with the Account Director.
• Turn campaign performance and trends into actionable insights for the client.
• Lead regular reporting to provide clear, useful performance data.
• Coordinate and review work across the team, mentoring colleagues to develop skills.
• Stay ahead on YouTube and industry developments and contribute to testing and best practices.

Skills

Paid social

YouTube campaigns

Activation planning

Budget management

Client collaboration

Mentoring

Project organisation

Excel

Analytics tools

Tools

Excel

Analytics tools

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 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 YouTube Account Manager to join Performics and help shape paid media for one of the world’s most prestigious luxury heritage brands. YouTube sits at the heart of the client’s communications strategy, giving you the opportunity to work on high‑profile campaigns connected with major sporting and cultural sponsorships. You’ll combine hands‑on campaign expertise with thoughtful account management, turning ambitious ideas into brilliantly executed activity. This is a role for someone who enjoys bringing together media craft, insight and collaboration to create work built for long‑term brand impact.

What you’ll be doing:

• Own the day-to-day management of allocated YouTube activity, keeping campaigns accurate, well organised and aligned with agreed objectives.
• Lead campaign implementation, including activation plans, campaign set-up, tracking, bidding and ongoing optimisation.
• Manage budgets and account KPIs, partnering with the Account Director on forecasting and planning.
• Turn campaign performance and longer‑term trends into clear insights and practical recommendations for the client.
• Lead weekly, monthly, QBR and ad hoc reporting, making complex performance information clear and useful.
• Coordinate and review work across the team, delegating effectively while mentoring colleagues and helping them develop their skills.
• Bring the latest YouTube and industry developments into the account, while contributing to testing, best practice and new business opportunities.

Skills we're looking for:

• Experience in paid search or paid social, with hands‑on expertise activating and developing YouTube campaigns.
• The ability to translate strategy into clear activation plans and connect campaign learnings back to the wider client vision.
• Strong analytical skills, with confidence using Excel and relevant analytics tools to understand performance and improve reporting.
• Experience managing campaign budgets, KPIs, tracking and optimisation with care and accuracy.
• Clear, thoughtful communication skills and confidence working collaboratively with clients and internal teams.
• Experience supporting, mentoring or coordinating colleagues, with an approach that helps people do their best work.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the judgement to manage multiple priorities while maintaining consistently high standards.

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.

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