Paid Social Senior Executive

Publicis Groupe UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global media agency in London seeks a Paid Social Senior Account Executive. This role involves planning and executing client campaigns on platforms like Meta and TikTok, optimizing performance, and reporting back on outcomes. The ideal candidate has experience in paid social media, demonstrates analytical skills, and can collaborate well with clients. The company offers a supportive culture, hybrid working arrangement, and extensive benefits, including wellness programs and flexibility in work schedules.

Benefits

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

Income Protection Plans

Work Your World opportunity

Reflection Days

HELP@HAND Benefits

Family Friendly Policies

Flexible Working

Great Local Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in paid social campaign activation and media planning.
• Confident working directly with clients and presenting insights.
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Media plan and execute client campaigns across platforms like Meta and TikTok.
• Create media plans and optimize social media campaigns.
• Input accurate data into reports with insightful commentary.

Skills

Experience in paid social campaign activation

Confident client interaction

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Enthusiasm and willingness to learn

Job description

BRAND: Starcom
Job Function: Media Performance
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience Level: Entry
Workplace Type: Hybrid

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 Role

As a Paid Social Senior Account Executive, you will media plan and execute client campaigns across major platforms such as Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Reddit. You will be responsible for optimising these campaigns and reporting back to clients on their performance and next steps. Working closely and supported by the Paid Social Account Manager.

Key Responsibilities

Operations & Delivery

• Creation of response to briefs including media plans and PowerPoint slides where required
• Setting up and optimisation of social media campaigns
• Creating trafficking sheets and implementing within campaigns
• Management of finance processes including booking campaigns, reconciliations and solving finance queries

Reporting

• Inputting accurate data into daily, weekly and end of campaign reporting
• Writing insightful commentary with clear actions for future campaign improvement
• Presenting to clients the outputs of EOC reports

QA

• Support on day to day QA and hygiene processes across all activation to minimise any errors and risk

People and Culture

• Building positive relationships with clients and internal stakeholders

Qualifications

About You

• Experience in paid social campaign activation and media planning
• Confident working directly with clients and presenting insights
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Initiative, enthusiasm and willingness to learn

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 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.

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