Account Planner

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end campaign planning and delivery across multi-channel activations, turning insights into action and guiding cross-functional teams to optimize performance and inform future plans.

  • Campaign Leadership: translate strategy into briefs and oversee multi-channel delivery with on-time, on-budget quality.
  • Data-driven Optimization: use performance insights to refine campaigns and steer future planning and investments.
  • Stakeholder Stewardship: build trust with PUIG stakeholders and lead day-to-day client discussions across teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end campaign planning, from insight development through to execution and performance learning
  • Translate strategic direction into clear, actionable briefs for cross-channel activation teams
  • Build strong, trusted relationships with PUIG stakeholders and guide day-to-day client discussions
  • Use data and performance insights to optimise campaigns and inform future planning decisions
  • Oversee the delivery of multi-channel campaigns, ensuring quality across timelines, budgets and outputs
  • Work collaboratively across internal teams to deliver seamless, integrated media plans
  • Support team development by coaching a junior team member and contributing to a positive team culture

Requirements

  • Experience as an Account Manager or Senior Account Executive within a media or communications environment
  • Confidence leading campaign planning conversations and managing stakeholder relationships
  • Strong understanding of multi-channel media planning and campaign delivery
  • Analytical mindset, with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into action
  • Organised and adaptable, comfortable managing multiple priorities simultaneously
  • Clear communicator who builds trust and works effectively with a range of stakeholders

Preferred

  • Collaborative approach, with a growth mindset and interest in media, culture or the beauty category

Benefits

  • Pension
  • Life Assurance
  • Private Medical cover
  • Reflection Days
  • Shared Parental Leave
  • Inclusive Benefits and Employee Action Groups (EAGs)
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Starcom

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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 center 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 almost 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellanova, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa, WK Kellogg Company and more.

Founded in 1936
Chicago, Illinois, USA
6.1K employees (2,084 in marketing)
66% recommend to a friend
59% CEO approval

Funding

Total Funding
$57.1M
Last Raise
$43.2M
Series A, 1 months ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2026
    Series A • $43.2M
  • Aug 2025
    Series A
  • May 2025
    Series A • $13.9M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
20.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.1%
Direct
41.6%
Referral
9.1%
Social
4.6%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.1K

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Account Planner

Starcom · London, UK · Hybrid