Biddable Account Executive

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 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

Biddable Account Executives at APEX support Biddable Account Managers in the activation, performance and ongoing management of APEX Value-Based Solutions, including Guaranteed Outcomes. The role acts as a key conduit between Publicis agencies and internal biddable trading teams, ensuring best-in‑class service delivery and campaign performance to meet and exceed client business objectives. This position supports global Guaranteed Outcomes accounts and reports into a Biddable Account Manager, APEX Guaranteed, London.

Responsibilities

• Support the Biddable Account Manager within an APEX agency hub to manage and grow key accounts across programmatic and paid social campaigns.
• Work with internal trading teams to ensure timely campaign launches and smooth activation.
• Help turn campaign insights into actionable recommendations, sharing learnings with teams and clients.
• Deliver accurate and timely reporting in line with APEX SLAs, and monitor performance against objectives.
• Build strong relationships with Publicis agencies, internal teams, DSPs, and technology partners.
• Respond to client and agency queries, escalating where needed in line with SLAs.
• Maintain shared campaign documentation and complete administrative tasks to support the team.
• Contribute to regular team meetings and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of the digital marketing industry and media landscape.
• Effective time management skills, ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills, with an ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Proficiency in Excel.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Superb attention to detail and ability to focus on multiple projects or tasks at once.
• A curious mind and a keen interest in new digital marketing technology.

Additional information

Employees joining The Pack, an early careers programme that connects, supports and develops you to kick‑start your career with us, initially start with an annual salary of £28,850.

The recruitment process

• Step 1: Apply and get started!
• Step 2: Show us your skills and strengths – complete some fun, interactive tasks through our assessment tool delivered in partnership with Arctic Shores. Look out for this in your emails following your application!
• Step 3: A quick chat with a recruiter to get to know you better and for you to ask any questions and let us know if you require any adjustments.
• Step 4: Join us for a virtual assessment day where you can showcase your skills and strengths.
• Step 5: We’ll give you feedback, post assessment day, whether or not we move forward with your application.

Benefits

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 EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).