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
What will you be doing?
APEX Exchange is the investment and growth engine within Publicis Media, built to deliver guaranteed performance and commercial outcomes for some of the world’s most recognisable brands. We’re hiring a Digital Strategy Manager to accelerate growth across our agency partners and lead high‑value digital investment strategies.
The role You’ll sit at the centre of agencies, clients and media partners—owning digital growth across your agency patch and driving adoption of APEX’s performance‑led solutions across Programmatic Display, Video, Social, Audio, DOOH, CTV and Retail Media.
This is a commercial role with real influence: shaping strategy, unlocking investment, and delivering measurable results
Responsibilities
- Owning and growing digital investment across key agency accounts, delivering revenue and performance targets
- Developing and leading a high‑performing Digital Strategy team
- Building compelling digital strategies that translate APEX’s proposition into clear client value
- Forecasting and managing agency investment pipelines to drive sustained growth
- Acting as the strategic bridge between agencies, clients, activation teams and media partners
- Strengthening partnerships with premium platforms and publishers to unlock joint opportunities
Qualifications
What are we looking for?
- Strong experience in agency sales, digital strategy, or client development
- Deep understanding of biddable and omnichannel digital media (e.g. DV360, TTD, Meta, TikTok, Amazon, Criteo)
- Commercially confident, with a track record of driving growth and closing opportunities
- Comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders and influencing decision‑makers
- Experience leading or mentoring small teams in a fast‑paced environment
Additional information
Apex has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees, full details of which are shared when you join. This includes the classics like Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical, as well as Reflection Days, Shared Parental Leave, and spans other initiatives like:
📖 Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).
At Apex, 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.
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