Associate Director, Paid Social

Starcom; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 97,575 - 139,965; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Flexible work arrangements

Work Your World program

Job summary

Starcom, a global media agency, seeks an Associate Director, Investment to oversee digital channels for a global electronics account within Constellation. You will translate investment strategy into media plans and manage cross-functional teams delivering campaigns from planning to activation and reporting.

The role requires 7–9 years of cross-channel media management, strong analytical thinking, excellent communication, and proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• 7-9 years of cross-channel media management experience.
• Digital media agency experience preferred.
• Strong analytical thinking and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the coordination and execution of media, creative, ad ops and data to deliver complex campaigns.
• Lead the execution of media plans and interpret results.
• Act as primary internal contact for operational elements of campaigns.

Skills

Media management

Analytics

Communication

Project management

Excel

PowerPoint

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 center 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, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellogg Company, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa and more.

Overview

This role at Starcom will serve as a member of Publicis Groupe's strategic internal agency, Constellation. Constellation serves as an internal‑facing brand formed by a collective of Publicis Groupe agencies to address our client's creative, data, strategy, media, and technology requirements. Team members collaborate across agencies while functioning as sub‑divisions within their respective brands to provide dedicated support for the client. By acting as a unified interface, Constellation eliminates operational silos and presents a single service entity and primary point of contact for the client. The Associate Director, Investment position supports the planning for all major digital channels including: TV, Partnerships, Digital Direct, Paid Social, Programmatic, and Paid Search for a global electronics media account with Constellation. This role works with a myriad of cross‑functional disciplines (Investment, Strategy, Performance Analytics), and other teams to support and achieve client's business objectives. This role will help oversee the total execution of a media campaigns from investment strategy through activation and assisting in reporting deliverables. This person is focused on how media strategy translates investment strategy to deliver on campaign goals. This role continually evaluates and improves upon media processes and opportunities and is a partner to the Client Service and Project Management functions to support internal and client facing discussions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the coordination and execution of media, creative, ad ops and data to deliver complex, large‑scale media campaigns.
• Work with Director to review client deliverables for quality, ensuring that recommendations and work product are accurate and on strategy.
• Exhibit strong brand and direct response expertise.
• Lead the execution of media plans; provides analysis when necessary; helps interpret campaign results and analysis.
• Ultimate responsibility for delivering the highest quality, flawlessly executed campaigns.
• Support media strategy development and associated measurement and ad ops plans.
• Support in the delivery of media tacticals and POV’s, coordinating with necessary teams to account for all relevant inputs, as well as oversee the translation of the investment strategy across activations.
• Serve as primary day‑to‑day internal contact for operational elements of a campaigns.
• Work with project management and client service to support internal investment teams & deliver on client requests.

Qualifications

• 7-9 years of cross channel media management experience is required.
• Digital media agency experience is preferred.
• Strong analytical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Strong project and time management skills.
• Strong desire to contribute to a team.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office solutions, specifically Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Additional Information

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more.
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility.
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption.
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance.
• Tuition Assistance.
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more.
• Matching Gifts programs.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Work Your World Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility).
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances.

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents. You must be actively employed for 90 consecutive calendar days in order to be eligible for Publicis medical and voluntary benefits. You will also be eligible to participate in the Publicis 401(k) Plan after you complete 1,000 work hours in a consecutive 12‑month period.

Starcom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $97,375.00 - USD $139,965.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third‑party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 8/1/2026.