Publishing & Audio Manager in City of London

Join to apply for the Publishing & Audio Manager role at Starcom. 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’re looking for a Publishing & Audio Manager to join our ambitious and collaborative Investment team. Reporting to the Publishing & Audio Director, you’ll be responsible for planning, executing, and managing multi‑channel campaigns across Print, Digital Display, Radio, and Digital Audio. You’ll negotiate pricing and value, manage campaign delivery against key KPIs, and ensure the highest quality output for your clients. This is an opportunity to shape strategy, mentor junior talent, and help evolve how we approach publishing and audio in a digital‑first world.

• Lead end‑to‑end campaign planning and buying across publishing and audio channels.
• Negotiate pricing and value to meet performance, quality, and audit targets.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, planners, and media partners.
• Deliver actionable insights, ideas, and innovations that elevate campaign performance.
• Support and mentor junior team members, ensuring quality and consistency of output.
• Contribute to new business efforts with pricing, ideas, and presentations.

• Experience planning and buying across Print, Digital Display (including programmatic), Radio, and Digital Audio.
• Solid understanding of the programmatic landscape and digital media ecosystem.
• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Confident managing clients, presenting results, and collaborating across teams.
• Experience mentoring junior colleagues and overseeing campaign delivery.

• Experience using and activating first‑party data.
• Understanding of emerging tech such as attention measurement or location‑based targeting.
• Previous experience planning and running print campaigns.

• WORK YOUR WORLD – Opportunity to work anywhere in the Publicis network, up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS – Two additional days of paid leave for wellbeing and self‑care.
• HELP@HAND – 24/7 helpline, remote GP access, mental health support and CBT, wellbeing content, and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES – 26 weeks of full pay for maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and shared parental leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING – Bank holiday swap & birthday day off; entitlements to work off.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS – Membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers around 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.