Programmatic Manager

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.

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.

What will you be doing?

This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role for someone who takes pride in getting campaigns right and helping teams do their best work. You’ll sit at the heart of our programmatic practice, partnering closely with a Programmatic Director to ensure high-quality activation, operational excellence and confident client delivery. Working within Performics and supported by Publicis Media Exchange (PMX), you’ll help turn data, technology and strong planning into meaningful client outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Owning the day-to-day delivery of programmatic campaigns, ensuring accuracy, quality assurance and smooth execution.
• Supporting the Programmatic Director by translating strategy into well-built, commercially sound media plans.
• Acting as the go-to person for campaign implementation, troubleshooting and optimisation across multiple clients.
• Showcasing campaign performance across leading DSPs, providing clear analysis and actionable insights.
• Working closely with planners, finance teams and wider agency stakeholders to manage budgets, POs and timelines.
• Building trusted, professional relationships with clients through clear communication and dependable delivery.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, ways of working and campaign effectiveness across the team.

Qualifications

• Experience running programmatic campaigns across platforms such as DV360, The Trade Desk and Amazon.
• A strong understanding of ad serving and trafficking, including CM360.
• Confidence working across the full campaign lifecycle, from planning through to reporting and optimisation.
• A structured, organised approach with a strong eye for detail and financial accuracy.
• The ability to explain programmatic performance clearly to different audiences.
• Experience supporting or managing junior team members, with a collaborative leadership style.
• Curiosity about the evolving programmatic landscape, including cookieless solutions, retail media and SVOD.

Starcom offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave.

At Starcom, 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.