Programmatic Account Manager

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 23,500 employees worldwide.

Our Commitment
Publicis Media is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups.  We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background.

The Role

The Programmatic Manager is responsible for all aspects of programmatic campaign implementation and will line manage a small team of Programmatic Executives and Senior Executives.  The Programmatic Manager will report into the Programmatic Account Director. 

You will be responsible for:

• Media planning excellence – Developing media plans that deliver on the client KPIs and that also deliver the best commercial outcomes for Publicis Media.  Always ensuring that all calculations are correct.  Seeking opportunities to showcase innovative approaches and proven campaign strategies to all relevant stakeholders. 
• Test and learn – Creating test and learn roadmaps with a particular focus on robust test designs, hypotheses and measurement.  Bringing innovation to your programmatic media plans & embracing a test & learn culture across the emerging solutions in market (cookieless, retail media data, SVOD platforms). 
• Operational excellence – Driving brilliant basics across the team, and continuously work to deliver operational efficiencies through automation and smart thinking.  Proactively organising workflow and implementing a process driven approach for the full end to end implementation of multiple campaign types.  Working with internal teams to manage finance queries and PO tracking and ensuring that the use of QA technology is mandated to mitigate errors.
• PCAs - Showcasing campaign performance across leading DSPs such as DV360, The Trade Desk & Amazon by providing in depth analysis that demonstrates results and key learnings that can easily be the basis of making future campaign decisions. 
• Awards – Identify market leading work that has been delivered by you and your team.  Proactively, track upcoming award entry opportunities and draft submissions to play your part in the OneProgrammatic team becoming recognised for award winning work.
• Client contact via on weekly calls – Build strong and trusted relationships with your clients by demonstrating that you understand your client’s business inside and out.  Use the time spent with clients to showcase campaign results and identify new opportunities to expand on positive learnings that drive business value.  
• Team management – You will have a small team of Executives and Senior Executive who you are responsible for the learning & development and performance, setting and delegating by and communicating clearly and effectively.

We are looking for someone who:

• Accurately selects key metrics and dimensions relating to the client's business and marketing success measures to report marketing outcomes.​
• Is inquisitive about data and delivers actionable business insights.​
• Identifies the limitations of available data and generates creative, solution-driven strategies for data usage.​
• Has a high attention to detail when practising quality assurance and due diligence or their own work and the work of their team.​
• Uses the appropriate technology (both Publicis proprietary solutions and industry solutions) to solve client business challenges.​
• Uses technology to increase efficiency of iterative work outputs.​ Tests new technology to determine its value for client engagements.​ Champions the team to use and test new technology.​
• Will confidently present the benefits of Publicis proprietary solutions, e.g. Epsilon, APEX, and T&I products.​
• Works collaboratively across channels, engaging appropriate colleagues when necessary.​
• Pursues opportunities to utilise their skills outside of core role expectations.​
• Approaches change with a mindset that seeks opportunity and growth.​
• Ensures equal opportunities and supportive ways of working are in place for teammates with equity requirements by working with the Talent team.​

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).

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