Biddable Account Director 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 energized 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.

Job Description

We are hiring a Biddable Account Director to lead multi‑platform performance strategy for a globally recognised luxury brand. This role sits at the intersection of data, media, technology and people — shaping how biddable channels drive measurable business impact. You’ll be a trusted senior partner to clients, a supportive leader to your team, and a catalyst for innovation across paid search and paid social. If you enjoy combining strategic thinking with hands‑on leadership, this is a role where your impact will be felt every day.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading end‑to‑end biddable media strategy, activation and optimisation across search and social channels.
• Acting as a senior client partner, guiding stakeholders through a fast‑evolving media and technology landscape.
• Designing clear measurement frameworks that align activity to business outcomes, not just platform metrics.
• Championing testing, learning and innovation to demonstrate the incremental value of biddable media.
• Embedding strong operational processes, ensuring quality, governance and financial accuracy across accounts.
• Collaborating closely with internal specialists to unlock automation, efficiency and smarter ways of working.
• Creating an environment where teams feel supported, recognised and empowered to do their best work.

Skills we’re looking for:

• Proven experience leading biddable media strategy with accountability for performance and results.
• Strong knowledge across paid search and paid social, with the ability to balance strategy, execution and innovation.
• Confidence managing complex client relationships and large‑scale projects with commercial awareness.
• A collaborative leadership style that brings people together and builds trust.
• A data‑informed mindset, with the ability to translate insight into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Comfort working across global accounts and diverse markets (luxury experience is helpful, not essential).
• Curiosity and adaptability — you enjoy learning, evolving and helping others do the same.

Additional Information

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. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAGs (Employee Action Groups). Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week. 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. 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.