AddressCompany Description
Why is this an exciting opportunity
As the Human Experience (HX) Company, Starcom harnesses the power of media to bridge the tension between what people want and brands need.
We believe the alchemy of people and technology create experiences that people love, and the actions that brands need. Our people are empowered by technology, and they use it to reinvent, navigating brand offerings in the way they want. They are carving their own desire lines through traditional consumer categories.
Our people are provided the benefit of:
- An inclusive and fun workplace where the alchemy of people and technology creates experiences that people love, and actions that brands needs.
- The opportunity to experience another world, learn a skill or do something you are passionate about outside of media through our annual Human Experience Day.
- Flexible working - the ability to mould the way you want to work to fit your lifestyle.
- A constantly evolving and personalised Learning and Development programme tailored to the training you need to drive your career development.
- Local and Global Mobility - transferring to any agency within Publicis Groupe in Australia and internationally.
- An onboarding program that commences from the point of you accepting our offer and shares everything that you need to know about Starcom and sets you up to achieve success throughout your first 6 months.
- Progressive parental leave initiatives.
- Wellbeing initiatives that support your 'Wholeself' - mental health initiatives which include a Publicis wide shut down in October each year to mark World Mental Health Day. We also have massages, flu shots, free breakfast and fruit and access to our Employee Assistance Program.
You will be joining a talented and well recognised agency with credentials:
- 1x AdNews Media Trading Team
- 1x win & 10+ nominations (e.g., 30 under 30, women in media, next of the best)
- 26x Trade & PR Content
- 2x B&T - Top 10 Recognition (CEO - Rainmaker and COO - Big Spender)
- B&T - Starcom 'Gold' for August - Best Performing Agency in Market
- B&T Award Nominations - Best Digital Transformation and Best Audio Campaigns
This is your chance to join a winning agency filled with talented individuals who want to exceed expectations and do great work, whilst making your mark on one of the agency's exciting clients.
If the values Simple's Better | Boldly Go | Own it | Stand Together resonate, then this is the role for you.
The transformation you will experience
This is an opportunity to join Starcom's team as Digital Director. You might be an established Digital Director or successful and ambitious Senior Digital Manager ready to take your next step, which we will support you on.
The beauty of this role is that you get to take ownership of your work - it is an incredible opportunity to make your mark on a well-known client, who have a huge appetite for innovative executions and impactful media.
The Digital Director will lead digital strategy and execution for a well-known client. Your focus will be on delivering an optimal digital campaign, whilst also collaborating with the wider team to bring innovative campaigns to life. You will provide strong leadership for your clients and support for their team. You will help drive towards digital maturity across test and learn projects and ensure the team reach targets and delight clients.
Of course, we do require a specific skillset with strong knowledge across all digital media channels however, what is equally just as important is we hire someone:
- Who has a genuine passion and curiosity for media
- With an adaptive and growth mindset
- Ready to take their media knowledge to the next level
What you're looking for
- A supportive and collaborative culture
- Clients who are open to be challenged and working progressively.
- Fulfil your career ambitions in a business large enough to accommodate them - we have one of the best mobility programs GLOBALLY!
What type of person will be successful in this role
Someone with a passion for digital, excited by new tech, and overall loves to lead client conversations to help create new and exciting campaigns.
- Providing solid direction on all aspects of digital campaign management with particular focus on Programmatic and Social (Search is also highly desirable).
- Promoting continuous optimisation of the accounts and constantly seeking ways to improve campaign activity and marketing effectiveness.
- Collaborating with the wider team to plan and execute strategies that deliver on marketing objectives while being in budget and on time, in response to client briefs.
- Developing strong partnerships with client stakeholders to propel key projects, improve ways of working, and develop a deep understanding of their business.
- Leading, developing, & motivating a team to drive high performance and professional growth.
- Providing strategic insights on what is happening in the client's industry, with consumers, and competitors. Solid experience in digital marketing with in-depth understanding of performance.
- Demonstrated team leadership and commitment to fostering a culture of excellence and inclusiveness.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Successful track record in managing large clients.
- Understanding of general and digital marketing concepts, language, and objectives.
- Ability to express complex ideas simply and concisely.
Publicis Groupe benefits
Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, one of the world's most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses, enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering:
- A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing
- A creative, fun, and rewarding office environment backed up by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach "working your way, with us!"
- Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network
- Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes
- A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program
- A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE and Embrace (reconciliation action plan) programs
- Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year
- Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave and generous secondary carer benefits
- Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through Sonder - an all-in-on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs
Starcom, as a part of Publicis Groupe believes that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process. If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.
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