YouTube Account Manager – Brand & Performance Lead

Publicis Digital Experience; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Starcom is hiring a YouTube Account Manager to join Performics and steer paid media for a luxury heritage brand. You will own day-to-day YouTube activity, lead campaign setup, tracking, and optimization, and partner with the Account Director on forecasting and planning.

You'll apply hands-on campaign expertise, craft insights from performance trends, and communicate effectively with clients and internal teams to drive long-term brand impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in paid search or paid social with hands-on YouTube activation experience.
• Ability to turn strategy into actionable activation plans and connect learnings to client vision.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency with Excel and analytics tools to improve reporting.
• Experience managing budgets, KPIs, tracking and optimization with accuracy.
• Clear, thoughtful communication and collaboration with clients and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day YouTube activity management, campaigns aligned with objectives.
• Lead campaign implementation, activation plans, tracking, bidding and optimization.
• Manage budgets and account KPIs, collaborate on forecasting and planning.
• Translate performance into clear insights and practical client recommendations.
• Lead reporting cycles (weekly, monthly, QBR) and present results clearly.
• Coordinate and review work across the team, mentoring colleagues.
• Stay current with YouTube industry developments and test new ideas.

Skills

Paid media

Activation planning

Analytics

Budget & KPI management

Client communication

Mentoring teammates

Attention to detail

Job description

Starcom is hiring a YouTube Account Manager to join Performics and steer paid media for a luxury heritage brand. You will own day-to-day YouTube activity, lead campaign setup, tracking, and optimization, and partner with the Account Director on forecasting and planning.

You'll apply hands-on campaign expertise, craft insights from performance trends, and communicate effectively with clients and internal teams to drive long-term brand impact.