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 are hiring a Paid Search & YouTube Senior Executive to help create high-quality campaigns that make a measurable difference for our clients. You’ll combine paid-search expertise with growing exposure to YouTube, connected TV, measurement and AI-led search. With ownership of defined campaign workstreams, you’ll turn performance data into clear insights and practical recommendations. This is an opportunity to deepen your craft while collaborating with supportive specialists, platform partners and client teams.

Responsibilities

• Build, manage and optimise paid-search campaigns in Google Ads, working within agreed strategies and budgets.
• Monitor campaign pacing and performance, explain meaningful changes and recommend timely action.
• Support the planning and activation of YouTube campaigns across video, reach, connected TV and measurement.
• Create clear reports that connect performance results with key drivers, opportunities and next steps.
• Prepare forecasts, budget phasing and media-plan inputs, while maintaining accurate spend and finance trackers.
• Shape recommendations across keywords, search terms, bidding, creative assets and landing pages.
• Support campaign testing, quality assurance and client presentations, working with internal specialists and platform partners to resolve issues and explore new opportunities.

Qualifications

Practical experience managing paid-search campaigns, whether gained in an agency, in-house team or another multi-campaign environment. Working knowledge of Google Ads, including campaign builds, keywords, bidding, budgets, optimisation and performance analysis. Confidence using data to identify patterns and turn findings into clear, useful recommendations. Experience monitoring campaign pacing and maintaining accurate budget, spend or finance information. The ability to produce well-structured reports, presentations or written updates for clients and colleagues. Good working knowledge of Excel or Google Sheets, including formulas, data checks and structured reporting. Clear communication, thoughtful attention to detail and an organised approach to deadlines, quality assurance and approval processes; exposure to YouTube, Search Ads 360, GA4, Search Console or Looker Studio is welcome but not essential.

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:

📖 Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (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.