Paid Social Senior Executive in London

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, 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 five years in a row, Media Week’s Agency of the Year 2025 and one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025.

Overview

We’re looking for an experienced, detail‑driven, and proactive Paid Social Account Executive who’s ready to step up into a Senior Account Executive role. This is an opportunity to manage high‑profile paid social campaigns.

Our client is one of the most prestigious brands in the world, and one of the most prestigious clients within Publicis. They are a genuinely unique business: structured as a charitable foundation with no shareholders to answer to, and with products in such high demand that they consistently sell every item every year, many with long waiting lists. The objectives are to perpetuate the myth, ensuring the dominant market position is sustained long term.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for executing high‑quality paid social media campaigns, primarily on Meta, with a focus on planning, activation, optimisation, and analysis. As a Senior Executive, you’ll play a key role in ensuring accurate planning, smooth campaign setup, delivery, and reporting while helping drive innovation for a fast‑paced, high‑expectation client. You’ll work closely with a junior Executive, providing a great opportunity to develop your management skills and lead by example.

Responsibilities

• Support the end‑to‑end planning, setup, execution, optimisation, and reporting of paid social campaigns, primarily on Meta, with exposure to additional social platforms where relevant.
• Take ownership of day‑to‑day campaign delivery, including builds, QA, pacing checks, and optimisation, ensuring campaigns are accurate, well‑documented, and launched on time.
• Analyse performance data, identify trends and insights, and proactively recommend optimisations and testing opportunities to improve campaign effectiveness.
• Own more complex media plans, as well as trackers and reporting documents, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and clear visibility for internal teams and senior stakeholders.
• Work closely with Account Managers to support budget pacing, performance reviews, and post‑campaign wrap‑ups, flagging risks or opportunities early.
• Collaborate with and support junior Paid Social Executives, helping guide best practices, QA their work where appropriate, and contribute to a strong team‑delivery culture.
• Proactively contribute ideas to improve campaign performance, workflows, and operational efficiency, particularly for high‑profile luxury watch campaigns.
• Maintain clear and professional communication with internal teams, platforms, and—where appropriate—clients, supporting smooth day‑to‑day operations and aligned timelines.
• Ensure all campaigns are correctly tracked, tagged, and aligned with measurement frameworks, escalating issues promptly when identified.

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of paid social platforms including Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads, Snapchat Ads, and LinkedIn Campaign Manager (experience with Sprinklr is a plus), with the ability to brief, QA, and troubleshoot campaigns across platforms.
• A strong interest in innovation and efficiency, with a proactive mindset focused on process improvement and effective task management.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, with the ability to identify issues quickly and propose practical solutions.
• Strong relationship‑building skills across clients, cross‑agency partners, and internal teams, enabling clear communication and smooth campaign delivery.
• Confidence managing larger budgets, with a solid understanding of budget pacing, documentation, and reporting.
• Excellent attention to detail, ensuring accuracy across setup, optimisation, and reporting.
• An analytical mindset with strong communication skills, able to clearly articulate performance insights, campaign plans, and operational updates.

Additional information

Starcom has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees, full details of which are shared when you join. This includes the classics like Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical, as well as Reflection Days, Shared Parental Leave, and spans initiatives.

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

At Brand Name, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs – for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition – please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change – building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.

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