Media Performance Executive

Company Description

Publicis Media helps clients drive sustainable business growth by harnessing the modern media landscape to drive one‑to‑one consumer connections at scale. Publicis Media UK is made up of 2000 people working across market‑leading media agencies including Zenith, Starcom and Spark Foundry as well as specialist practices Publicis Media Exchange (PMX), Performics, Publicis Sport & Entertainment, Publicis Media Content and NextTECHnow. Together they combine deep expertise in media investment, strategy, insights and analytics, data and technology, commerce, performance marketing and content. Publicis Media is part of Publicis Groupe and is present in more than 100 countries with over 108,000 employees worldwide.

Overview

What will you be doing? We’re hiring Media Performance talent across APEX, PFX and Commerce at Publicis Media. Publicis Media combines media strategy, data, investment and performance expertise to deliver measurable outcomes for leading global brands. If you’re commercially minded, analytical and performance‑focused keep reading.

The Teams:

• APEX - What they do: APEX is a growth and solutions hub focused on problem‑solving and driving value for clients across all media. As the principal investment arm of Publicis Media, APEX takes on the investment risk to drive growth, guaranteed performance, and business outcome solutions, redefining inventory media through a strategic approach to investment and risk to deliver meaningful business growth.
• PFX - What they do: Performics is the performance marketing arm of Publicis Media, leveraging technology and innovation to create and convert consumer demand through search, social, display and commerce. Over the past two decades, Performics has cultivated deep partner relationships with leading search engines, social networks and media platforms, and is the agency‑of‑record in performance marketing for over 95% of Publicis Media’s clients.
• Publicis Commerce - What they do: Publicis Commerce helps brands navigate the complexity of the evolving retail and direct‑to‑consumer landscape to ensure investment drives sales wherever consumers transact, delivering sustained business growth. Launched four years ago as a global consultancy practice within Publicis Groupe, Publicis Commerce brings together commerce talent, technology and partnerships to build products and solutions that drive clear business outcomes for clients.

Responsibilities

• APEX Responsibilities: Respond to client briefs and develop media plans across Programmatic Display, Video, DOOH, Audio, Retail and Social. Create audience and targeting strategies for performance‑driven proposals aligned to business KPIs. Manage briefing, planning and sign‑off processes across agencies, activation teams and media partners. Support accurate delivery by working closely with operations and finance on successful activations. Build strong relationships with agency stakeholders and support Digital Strategy Managers across APEX activity.
• PFX Responsibilities: Setting up and optimisation of social media campaigns, including creating trafficking sheets and implementing within campaigns. Management of finance processes including booking campaigns, reconciliations and solving finance queries. Inputting accurate data into daily, weekly and end of campaign reporting, writing insightful commentary with clear actions for future campaign improvement. Support day‑to‑day quality checks and maintenance across all activations to help reduce errors and risk. Building positive relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Publicis Commerce Responsibilities: Support the Measurement team by gathering, organising and analysing campaign performance data across digital media platforms. Assist in building clear reports and dashboards, identifying trends and contributing to campaign reviews and insights. Work closely with media, planning, buying and analytics teams to support campaign decision‑making. Help prepare materials for internal and client‑facing meetings and participate in training to develop knowledge in digital measurement and analytics.

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

• APEX: You’ll be a good fit if you enjoy working across multiple digital channels and turning briefs into performance‑led plans. Are organised, detail‑driven, and comfortable managing multiple stakeholders and processes. Are commercially curious and keen to build expertise in performance media and APEX solutions.
• PFX: You’ll be a good fit if you are proficient in Microsoft Office solutions – particularly Excel. You are an analytical thinker with strong mathematical skills and excellent attention to detail. Have good communication and writing skills. Are proactive, enthusiastic and have a willingness to learn.
• Commerce: You’ll be a good fit if you have a strong interest in data, numbers and how they tell a story in digital media. Are curious, detail‑oriented and keen to learn tools such as Excel, Google Sheets or data visualisation platforms. Communicate clearly, stay organised and enjoy collaborating to solve problems.

Additional Information

If you’re interested in performance media and want to explore roles across Apex, PFX or Commerce, apply here. Our recruitment team will align you to the most suitable role based on experience and interest. 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.

Publicis Media 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).