Publishing & Audio 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

Job summary

Starcom Melbourne is seeking a Publishing & Audio Manager for a 12 Month FTC role. This position involves leading the planning and execution of media campaigns across digital, print, and audio. The successful candidate will build strong relationships with clients and partners while managing a team of Executives.

Key skills required include experience in media campaigns, confidence with data insights, and strong communication abilities. This role offers various employee benefits and a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital, print or audio media campaign execution.
• Interest in the dynamics of the advertising marketplace.
• Ability to work with data insights for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of media campaigns.
• Translate client objectives into media responses.
• Build relationships with publishers and partners.
• Negotiate pricing and oversee campaign quality.
• Ensure smooth campaign launches and quality control.
• Act as client contact and lead updates.
• Manage Executives' wellbeing and development.

Skills

Experience planning/activating media campaigns

Interest in media and advertising technology

Confidence working with data and numbers

Clear communication skills

Strong organisation and attention to detail

Collaborative mindset

Curiosity and learning agility

Job description

Publishing & Audio Manager – 12 Month FTC

We are hiring a Publishing & Audio Manager to join our hard‑working, creative, and genuinely collaborative team. This role sits at the center of how we plan, buy, and deliver impactful media across digital display, print, and audio, shaping campaigns from brief through to results. You’ll have real ownership, trusted client exposure, and the opportunity to influence both strategy and execution. It’s a role for someone who enjoys media craft, problem‑solving, and working closely with others to deliver great work.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the day‑to‑day planning, execution and management of Digital Display, Print, Radio and Digital Audio campaigns from brief to review.
• Translate client objectives into clear, well‑reasoned media responses using audience, market and performance insight.
• Build strong working relationships with publishers, audio partners, tech suppliers and internal teams to deliver joined‑up solutions.
• Negotiate pricing and value, applying learnings across campaigns and tracking delivery against agreed quality and audit standards.
• Oversee campaign setup and delivery, coordinating assets, documentation and trafficking to ensure smooth launches and ongoing quality control.
• Act as a confident day‑to‑day client contact, leading status updates, sharing insights and contributing ideas and test‑and‑learn opportunities.
• Line manage Executives and Senior Executives, supporting their wellbeing, development and progression through clear delegation and coaching.

Skills we’re looking for

• Experience planning and/or activating digital, print or audio media campaigns, with accountability for end‑to‑end delivery.
• A genuine interest in media, advertising technology and how marketplace dynamics shape outcomes for clients.
• Confidence working with data and numbers, using insights to inform decisions, optimisation and future planning.
• Clear, adaptable communication skills, comfortable working with clients, partners and internal stakeholders.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities at once.
• A collaborative mindset, able to work independently while contributing positively to a wider team.
• Curiosity and learning agility, with an openness to new tools, processes and ways of working.

Benefits

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.

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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.

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