Programmatic Manager

Starcom Melbourne; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Inclusive Benefits

Job summary

Starcom Melbourne is seeking a Programmatic Account Manager to oversee delivery of programmatic campaigns and ensure high-quality activation. This hands-on role partners with the Programmatic Director to drive client success.

The successful candidate will manage campaign performance, support media planning, and build client relationships. Ideal applicants have extensive experience with platforms like DV360 and a strong understanding of the programmatic landscape. Join us at Starcom where we value diversity and offer a supportive work culture.

Qualifications

• Experience running programmatic campaigns across various platforms.
• Strong understanding of ad serving and trafficking.
• Confidence in managing the full campaign lifecycle.
• Organized and detail-oriented with financial accuracy.
• Ability to explain programmatic performance to diverse audiences.
• Experience in supporting or managing junior team members.
• Curiosity about evolving programmatic trends.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the delivery of programmatic campaigns.
• Supporting the Programmatic Director with media plans.
• Troubleshooting issues and optimizing campaign performance.
• Providing clear analysis and actionable insights.
• Managing budgets, POs, and timelines.
• Building professional client relationships.
• Improving processes and campaign effectiveness.

Skills

Running programmatic campaigns

Understanding of ad serving and trafficking

Campaign lifecycle management

Attention to detail

Clear communication skills

Collaborative leadership

Interest in the programmatic landscape

Tools

DV360

The Trade Desk

Amazon

CM360

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

What will you be doing?

We are hiring a Programmatic Account Manager

This is a hands‑on, delivery‑focused role for someone who takes pride in getting campaigns right and helping teams do their best work. You’ll sit at the heart of our programmatic practice, partnering closely with a Programmatic Director to ensure high‑quality activation, operational excellence and confident client delivery. Working within Performics and supported by Publicis Media Exchange (PMX), you’ll help turn data, technology and strong planning into meaningful client outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Owning the day‑to‑day delivery of programmatic campaigns, ensuring accuracy, quality assurance and smooth execution
• Supporting the Programmatic Director by translating strategy into well‑built, commercially sound media plans
• Acting as the go‑to person for campaign implementation, troubleshooting and optimisation across multiple clients
• Showcasing campaign performance across leading DSPs, providing clear analysis and actionable insights
• Working closely with planners, finance teams and wider agency stakeholders to manage budgets, POs and timelines
• Building trusted, professional relationships with clients through clear communication and dependable delivery
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, ways of working and campaign effectiveness across the team

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

• Experience running programmatic campaigns across platforms such as DV360, The Trade Desk and Amazon
• A strong understanding of ad serving and trafficking, including CM360
• Confidence working across the full campaign lifecycle, from planning through to reporting and optimisation
• A structured, organised approach with a strong eye for detail and financial accuracy
• The ability to explain programmatic performance clearly to different audiences
• Experience supporting or managing junior team members, with a collaborative leadership style
• Curiosity about the evolving programmatic landscape, including cookieless solutions, retail media and SVOD

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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.