Planning Account Manager

Starcom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Starcom is hiring an Account Manager to join the Publicis One team supporting the LEGO Group. You will help deliver integrated media campaigns across markets, build strong client partnerships, and coordinate across EMEA with diverse specialist teams to ensure successful delivery for a globally recognised brand.

You will translate insights into actionable recommendations while supporting and developing junior colleagues, contributing to a collaborative team culture within the LEGO account.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a media agency environment supporting campaign planning and delivery.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Interest in integrated media planning and a curiosity about how different channels work together to drive results.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Account Director to deliver integrated media campaigns across multiple business units and international markets.
• Build trusted day-to-day relationships with clients, ensuring campaign activity and deliverables are managed effectively.
• Coordinate campaigns across EMEA, bringing together specialist teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Contribute to media planning across a variety of channels and manage selected planning and buying workstreams.
• Translate campaign performance and market insights into clear recommendations and actionable opportunities.
• Support and develop Account Executives, helping them grow their skills and confidence.
• Contribute to a collaborative team culture, sharing ideas and supporting innovative thinking across the LEGO account.

Skills

Campaign planning

Client management

Multi-market coordination

Stakeholder management

Job description

Company Description

With a history that dates back over 80 years,

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 Account Manager to join the dedicated Publicis One team supporting the LEGO Group. This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering integrated media campaigns across multiple markets, collaborating with talented specialists and building strong client partnerships along the way. You will help bring campaigns to life, turning insights into action and ensuring exceptional delivery across a globally recognised brand. If you enjoy connecting people, managing complex projects and creating meaningful impact through media, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Account Director to deliver integrated media campaigns across multiple business units and international markets.
• Build trusted day-to-day relationships with clients, ensuring campaign activity and deliverables are managed effectively.
• Coordinate campaigns across EMEA, bringing together specialist teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Contribute to media planning across a variety of channels and manage selected planning and buying workstreams.
• Translate campaign performance and market insights into clear recommendations and actionable opportunities.
• Support and develop Account Executives, helping them grow their skills and confidence.
• Contribute to a collaborative team culture, sharing ideas and supporting innovative thinking across the LEGO account.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a media agency environment supporting campaign planning and delivery.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Interest in integrated media planning and a curiosity about how different channels work together to drive results.
• Ability