Global Associate Strategy Director

Publicis Groupe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Starcom in London is recruiting an Associate Strategy Director to shape impactful media strategies for high-profile clients. You’ll turn audience insights into clear strategic recommendations, working closely with client, planning and activation teams to bring them to life.

This role offers the chance to develop strategic leadership across Publicis Groupe, collaborating with specialists from media, data and production to deliver connected consumer experiences.

Qualifications

• Experience developing media strategies and turning data into actionable recommendations.
• Strong analytical thinking with comfort using research and planning data.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and ability to present strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop clear, insight-led media strategies supporting brand and commercial objectives.
• Translate strategy into actionable cross-channel plans with planning and activation teams.
• Support responses to strategic briefs and own defined workstreams.

Skills

Media strategy development

Analytical thinking

Communication

Collaborative teamwork

Client relationships

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 an Associate Strategy Director to help shape impactful media strategies for Kellanova’s savoury snacks portfolio. You’ll turn audience, cultural and performance insights into clear strategic recommendations, working closely with client, planning and activation teams to bring them to life. This is an opportunity to develop your strategic leadership on a high-profile client while collaborating with specialists from across Publicis Groupe.

Responsibilities

• Develop clear, insight-led media strategies that support Kellanova’s brand and commercial objectives.
• Translate communications strategy into actionable cross-channel plans alongside planning and activation teams.
• Support responses to strategic briefs, taking ownership of defined projects and workstreams.
• Analyse research, campaign results and planning data to identify meaningful insights and opportunities.
• Create focused presentations that explain the strategic thinking and build confidence in our recommendations.
• Collaborate with colleagues across media, commerce, social, content, data and production to deliver connected consumer experiences.
• Apply campaign learnings, emerging media behaviours and new planning approaches to strengthen future work.

Qualifications

• Experience developing media or communications strategies, ideally within an agency or similarly collaborative environment.
• The ability to turn complex information into clear, practical and persuasive recommendations.
• Strong analytical thinking, with confidence using research, performance data and media planning tools.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting strategic thinking.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to build trusted relationships with clients, partners and specialist teams.
• Curiosity about people, culture and media, and how these influence consumer choices and brand growth.
• The judgement to manage multiple priorities, seek support when needed and contribute positively as plans evolve

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.