UK Media Planning Account Manager

Publicis Groupe; Greater London; Hybrid; 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 in the UK is hiring an Account Manager to join a newly formed team delivering media planning for a leading global consumer healthcare brand. You’ll manage day-to-day UK plans and coordinate with Greece, Portugal and Spain teams to ensure consistency across Western Europe.

This role suits someone with agency experience who can drive organised, clear client servicing and strong cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience in media planning, account management or campaign delivery within an agency or comparable environment.
• Working knowledge of the UK media landscape and how different channels contribute to an integrated plan.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage reporting, actions, deadlines and multiple workstreams.
• Clear and thoughtful communication when working with clients, internal specialists and market teams.
• Care and accuracy in reviewing plans, presentations, reporting and campaign information.
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to learn from colleagues across different disciplines and markets.
• Consumer healthcare or pharmaceutical experience would be helpful, but strong transferable media experience is equally welcome.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day delivery of UK media plans, ensuring work is accurate, clear and completed to agreed timelines.
• Coordinate status updates, reporting and actions across the client, planning team and internal specialists.
• Liaise with established local-market teams to help deliver a consistent approach across Western Europe.
• Turn client briefs into practical plans, working across channels including AV, out-of-home, social, search and programmatic.
• Partner with activation teams to coordinate campaigns around key seasonal moments and consumer needs.
• Build your knowledge of the client’s brands, audiences, planning tools and connected data capabilities, including Epsilon.
• Support the Account Director by identifying delivery risks, sharing progress and suggesting improvements to how the team works.

Skills

Media planning

Account management

Cross-market collaboration

Client servicing

Planning tools

Tools

Epsilon

Job description

Starcom in the UK is hiring an Account Manager to join a newly formed team delivering media planning for a leading global consumer healthcare brand. You’ll manage day-to-day UK plans and coordinate with Greece, Portugal and Spain teams to ensure consistency across Western Europe.

This role suits someone with agency experience who can drive organised, clear client servicing and strong cross-functional collaboration.