Paid Social Account Manager

Publicis Groupe; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Paid Social Manager to spearhead Biddable campaigns for a leading UK supermarket. This dynamic role offers an exciting opportunity to blend creativity with analytical skills, ensuring the successful execution of Paid Social strategies while also gaining exposure to Programmatic planning. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, driven by results and eager to mentor others. Join a supportive team that values personal growth and offers a range of fantastic benefits, including flexible working and well-being initiatives, to help you excel in your career.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Reflection Days

Family Friendly Policies

Great Local Discounts

Work Your World Opportunity

24/7 Help@Hand Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in managing Paid Social campaigns effectively.
• Strong analytical skills to derive insights from data.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic execution of Biddable campaigns for clients.
• Ensure optimization goals are met and targets achieved.

Skills

Data Analysis

Team Collaboration

Results Orientation

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or related field

Tools

Meta Ads Manager

DV360

Programmatic Platforms

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, 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

THE CLIENT

This role is with Aldi, one of the UK's leading supermarkets. The team is the first within Publicis to adopt a hybrid model, combining both Social and Programmatic planning to deliver a comprehensive media strategy. This offers the Biddable Manager a unique opportunity to gain extensive knowledge in both Social and Programmatic, ultimately allowing you to become a well-rounded digital expert.

THE ROLE

We are looking for a new or experienced Paid Social Manager, to lead the strategic and tactical execution of the Biddable campaigns. You will ensure the Paid Social media strategy is executed, implementation and optimization goals are achieved, and client’s targets are met as efficiently as possible. This is a hybrid role where you will also get to learn Programmatic, deepening your knowledge of the wider media mix. Campaigns will be a range of branding and direct response. You will work with partners including Meta, X, Snap, Pinterest, TikTok, DV360, TTD, Teads & Blis.

The ideal candidate will enjoy working with data and have very strong attention to detail. They will be a team player who is keen to learn and is results driven. They will be ready to take responsibility for the effective implementation of activity within their accounts and be eager to share their knowledge with the wider team and be an effective mentor and role model to their team. The dynamic and fast-paced nature of Biddable demands a mix of creative and analytical skills in order to drive results. We are looking for candidates with prior experience in Paid Social, with Programmatic experience as an added bonus.

Qualifications

THE RIGHT PERSON WILL BE ABLE TO CONFIDENTLY…:

1. Drive for Results – Be action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; eager to learn and apply new initiatives to increase performance within the team and for the client.
2. Read data – Able to draw insights from data analysis and suggest recommendations.
3. Work in a team – Be seen as a team player and is collaborative, easily gains trust and support of peers; encourages collaborations; can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all; can represent his/her own interest and yet be fair to other groups.

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).