AV Manager

BRAND: Starcom
Job Function: Media Trading
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience Level: Intermediate
Workplace Type: Hybrid

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 the centre 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, we are the flagship Publicis Media agency that uses our 'Power of One' business model, with teams that span multiple disciplines across clients such as Aldi, P&G, P&O Ferries, Primark, Samsung, Stellantis, and Visa.

We place a huge focus on our People and have driven flagship D&I and L&D programmes within Publicis Media; our goal is to help every individual reach their fullest potential and we encourage everyone to make "Brave Plays" in how they approach their work and their own career development. As a result, we have an exceptionally energised and committed talent base, all of us are proud of our welcoming and supportive culture, as evidenced by our recognition as one of Campaign's Best Places to Work for three years in a row (2021, 2022 and 2023) and most excitingly, Media Week's Agency of the Year 2023!

Overview

As a result of onboarding new clients and internal promotions, we have created an opportunity for an AV Manager to join our talented AV team.

If you are an AV Media Planner/Buyer craving the opportunity to grow, this could be the fresh start you need. You'll play a key role in shaping AV strategy for our high-profile brands, guiding them through a challenging marketplace while pushing your own career forward.

Responsibilities

What will you be doing?

• You will be the Planners' primary day-to-day contact for the client account, building strong, trusted relationships, resolving issues with media owners and escalating where senior support is needed.
• You'll be collaborating with the AV Director to ensure that the commercial, audit and client priorities are always at the forefront of the planning process.
• You will have the opportunity to lead the junior team and be responsible for their effective development.

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

You will have a passion for your craft, keen to build successful AV communication strategies that challenge the status quo and excite our clients, deliver outstanding work and already be a specialist AV media buyer and planner. You will also have a genuine desire to share your AV knowledge with our clients, the agency and the wider industry, and continually keep up-to-date with market developments.

Core skills include:

• Advanced negotiation, presentation and communication skills, working across the team, within the wider agency, with clients and media owners.
• Expert knowledge of Media Ocean tools, Prisma, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of the media auditing process.
• Extremely confident with the implementation planning of TV, Video on Demand, Connected TV and Cinema.
• Creative and open to new ideas and confident to challenge briefs.

Additional information

Starcom has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans, we also offer:

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full-time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAGs (Employee Action Groups).