Retail Media Manager | Iconic Beauty Client

Publicis Groupe ANZ; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

A global advertising firm is seeking a Retail Media Account Manager to drive and optimize media campaigns for a luxury brand. This role requires strong expertise in Amazon Advertising and excellent client management skills. The candidate will be responsible for delivering impactful campaign activations and building robust client relationships. The position offers opportunities for professional growth and collaboration in a dynamic team environment, with excellent benefits including pension and private medical care. Located in Greater London.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Amazon Advertising (DSP and Search) is essential.
• Strong understanding of search and advertising strategy required.
• Experience in managing direct reports and fostering collaboration.
• Experience in managing direct reports and fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint for data analysis and reporting.
• Certifications in Amazon Advertising Foundations, Sponsored Ads Foundations, Amazon Vendor Central, Amazon Brand Analytics, Amazon DSP, Epsilon Retail Media, Criteo or similar are a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver day-to-day campaigns across platforms.
• Develop client account growth strategies and innovation roadmaps.
• Collaborate with other channel teams for holistic digital strategies.
• Analyse market trends to provide strategic recommendations.
• Collaborate with other agency teams to integrate digital marketing strategies.
• Manage finance reconciliations and billing processes.
• Provide regular reporting and actionable insights to client teams.
• Participate in ongoing internal trainings in retail commerce and digital advertising.
• Engage with retail and technology partners like Amazon, Criteo, Sainsbury’s, Tesco.

Skills

Amazon Advertising (DSP and Search)

Client management skills

Data analysis

eCommerce strategy

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

PowerPoint

Stakeholder management

Tools

Criteo

Epsilon Retail Media

Amazon Vendor Central

Amazon Brand Analytics

Job description

Company description We are Starcom, a global communications planning and media leader with over 80 years of history, more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices, and a multi-disciplinary team across clients such as Aldi, P&G, Primark, Samsung, Stellantis, and Visa. We focus on people, with flagship D&I and L&D programmes to help every individual reach their fullest potential. We have been recognised as one of Campaign’s Best Places to Work for five years, and as 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? Working with an iconic beauty brand at the forefront of luxury fragrance, where innovation meets creativity. Reporting directly to the Account Director, the Retail Media Account Manager will play a key role in driving and optimising retail media campaigns across leading retailer platforms.

This position is ideal for a commercially minded professional with strong performance and optimisation expertise, excellent client management skills, and a passion for eCommerce strategy. You will be responsible for delivering high-impact campaign activations, building strong client relationships, and supporting the development and mentoring of teams to drive best-in-class retail media performance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the delivery of day-to-day campaigns across platforms, like Amazon Advertising, Epsilon Retail Media, Criteo, adhering to agency best practices and driving eCommerce success for clients.
• Improve communication flows and facilitate calls with local clients to maintain strong relationships and deliver exceptional service.
• Implement quality assurance processes to ensure campaign accuracy and effectiveness.
• Develop and execute client account growth strategies and innovation roadmaps to achieve and exceed eCommerce revenue targets.
• Analyse industry and market trends to provide insights and strategic recommendations that impact client account performance positively.
• Collaborate effectively with other channel teams across the agency to integrate holistic digital marketing strategies. Manage finance reconciliations and ensure smooth billing processes for client accounts.
• Provide regular reporting and analysis to client teams, offering actionable insights and improvement plans where necessary.
• Participate in ongoing internal trainings to expand your knowledge and skills in retail commerce and digital advertising.
• Engage regularly with key retail and technology partners, including Amazon, Criteo, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and others, to explore collaboration opportunities and industry trends.

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

• Must have hands-on experience with Amazon Advertising (DSP and Search). May have experience working with Epsilon Retail Media, Criteo, including proven success in managing large accounts, ideally within an agency environment.
• Strong understanding of search and Amazon Advertising strategy, with knowledge of other digital media channels, attribution models, conversion rate optimisation, "retail readiness", and consumer behaviour. Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to manage internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience in managing direct reports and fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Mindset with the ability to set and achieve goals for teams, as well as shape and execute innovation roadmaps.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for data analysis and reporting purposes.
• Preferred certifications or experience with Amazon Advertising Foundations, Sponsored Ads Foundations, Amazon Vendor Central, Amazon Brand Analytics, Amazon DSP, Epsilon Retail Media, Criteo, or other retailer-specific platforms would be a bonus.

Additional information

Starcom has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees, full details of which are shared when you join. This includes the classics like Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical, as well as Reflection Days, Shared Parental Leave, and spans other initiatives.

Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

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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