Starcom Hiring for Operations Executive (entry level) at London W12 Full Time

Starcom is the Human Experience Company; we believe that our clients’ competitive advantage lies in understanding people better, and acting on that understanding faster than the competition.

The future lies in bringing together media, creativity and data to create powerful experiences that will drive faster growth. We are the flagship Publicis Media agency to do this through our Power of One client teams that span clients such as Stellantis, P&G, Samsung, P&O and Visa.

We work differently to most agencies and base many of our models on consultancy ways of working to build a more agile workforce in this hybrid world. We complement our account teams with Squads – small teams that work for a short period to solve a specific brief. We hold cross discipline Sprints to crack client briefs at speed. These processes are designed to fuel high performance and fast results through collaboration.

Even in this most challenging period, Starcom has had an exceptional 12 months. We have welcomed brilliant clients such as Stellantis, Ferrero, Axa, KP Snacks and E.ON into the fold. Our client satisfaction scores are among the highest in the market, significantly above agency norms. We place a huge focus on our team 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 in 2021.

Starcom operates in over 100 markets across the world. We have very close ties to our global HQ in Chicago who encourage learning and sharing best practice with our colleagues around the world. We are part of Publicis Groupe.

This exciting dual role focuses on Corporate Trading and the administration across all our media and all our clients, together with financial administration relating to approval, booking, reconciliation, invoicing and reporting of campaigns across all media and all clients. It’s an incredible opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed person who enjoys working with people and numbers to join a vibrant media agency.

• Maintaining central folder containing statements (client and agency) and relevant documentation
• Requesting statements and check spend on a monthly basis to ensure they have been added correctly and against the correct barter agency.
• Investigating and resolving (or escalating) any media vendor invoice queries in a timely manner
• Liaising with the planning and investment teams around upcoming campaigns, and encouraging them to trade where possible
• Putting all campaign budgets on to invoicing system and matching them to correct client Purchase Order number to ensure that media activity is invoiced accurately and paid on time
• Setting up campaigns each month and dealing with any ad hoc changes
• Vouching bookings and reconciling monthly spends in conjunction with Investment team and media vendors
• Trafficking digital campaigns

• Excellent project management skills to prioritise tasks on these busy accounts
• Be confident working with numbers and large amounts of data
• Be adept at interpreting data and identifying themes and inconsistencies
• Be proficient in the use of Excel spreadsheets with the ability to write and understand basic formulae

Additional Information

Starcom is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation or gender identity. 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.