OOH & Publishing & Audio Account Director

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelTemporary

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-channel media strategy with a strong data backbone, turning insights into action for senior clients while leading a team to deliver innovative campaigns. Focus on publishing/audio strategy, OOH programmatic opportunities, and tight media-owner negotiations to maximize performance.

  • Media Strategy & Planning: Own publishing and audio plans with data-driven optimization.
  • Client Leadership & Partnerships: Manage senior stakeholders and negotiate for best value with publishers.
  • Team & Measurement: Mentor the team and embed insight-led frameworks to drive results.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead Publishing & Audio strategy, delivering smart, effective, and innovative media plans
  • Collaborate on OOH campaigns, including programmatic DOOH, location data, and creative opportunities
  • Own senior client relationships—becoming the go-to strategic partner
  • Negotiate with media owners to deliver best-in-class value and performance
  • Turn data into action with insight-led planning and measurement frameworks
  • Drive award-winning ideas and continuous innovation
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team

Requirements

  • Proven experience across Print, Radio & Digital Audio planning
  • Strong commercial mindset with excellent negotiation skills
  • Passion for data-driven marketing and emerging tech (location-based, attention metrics, etc.)
  • Confidence managing senior stakeholders and complex client environments
  • Track record of over-delivering on campaign performance
  • Experience building strong relationships with publishers and partners
  • Leadership experience with a focus on team growth and development

Benefits

  • Pension
  • Life Assurance
  • Private Medical cover
  • Reflection Days
  • Shared Parental Leave
  • Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups)
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Publicis Groupe UK

Publicis Groupe UK is a marketing and digital transformation business, employing 7,000 people across 30 agencies. We are designed to help our clients thrive, with the capabilities, the experience and the understanding of how to unlock growth in a platform world.Our model is built to serve our clients’ ambitions and overcome the challenges they face. Through the Power of One we are seamlessly connected to partner with our clients, delivering all the capabilities our clients need. We maintain strong agency brands that attract best-in-class talent and unite them through a common purpose of growth. We build, enrich and activate first-party data.We deliver breakthrough creative experiences.We find more customers and connect them to commerce.We architect and build direct ecosystems.Most importantly, we place real customers at the centre of everything we do, engaging them with diverse, dynamic and creative experiences that accelerate their journey to purchase and invite them into an on-going relationship with our clients’ brands. Publicis Groupe UK agencies: Leo UK, Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicis London, Digitas, Turner Duckworth, Fallon, BBH, Spark Foundry, Starcom, Zenith, MSL, Salterbaxter, Kekst CNC, Taylor Herring, Langland, Digitas Health, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness, Prodigious, Publicis Pro, 3|Share, Epsilon, Publicis Sapient.

London, England, GBR
99 employees (18 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
24.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
52.8%
Direct
35.4%
Referral
7.2%
Social
3%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~99

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
12 (12% of company)