About the Role
We are hiring an Investment Manager to join the PG ONE team, supporting Procter & Gamble. This role involves shaping media investment strategies, building partnerships, and leading high-impact AV campaigns within an integrated client team. You will drive innovation, deliver commercial excellence, and help clients achieve business growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead media investment and buying activity across multiple P&G brands, delivering high-quality AV strategies and campaign outcomes.
- Build trusted relationships with clients, media owners, and internal teams to deliver exceptional partnership and commercial results.
- Develop innovative media recommendations, identifying new opportunities, platforms, and solutions that create competitive advantage.
- Analyse performance data, uncover actionable insights, and optimise campaigns to maximise effectiveness and return on investment.
- Manage forecasting, buying accuracy, reconciliation processes, and post-campaign analysis to ensure operational excellence.
- Collaborate closely with creative, media, and client stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions and shared business goals.
- Mentor and support junior team members, helping develop capability, confidence, and best-in-class investment practices.
Requirements
- Experience in media planning and buying across AV channels, with a strong understanding of the evolving media landscape.
- Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence a variety of stakeholders.
- Confidence working with data, translating complex information into clear insights and recommendations.
- Experience leading, coaching, or supporting the development of team members in a collaborative environment.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proactive mindset with a curiosity for innovation, emerging technologies, and new media opportunities.
- Strong organisation, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Work Type
- Office-based (four days per week)
Benefits
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical cover
- Reflection Days
- Shared Parental Leave
About the Company
- Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader with over 80 years of history.
- We focus on putting people at the centre of everything we do, using data and technology to drive progress.
- With over 7,000 employees in 100+ offices globally, we are the flagship Publicis Media agency.
- We operate with a 'Power of One' business model, serving clients like Aldi, P&G, Primark, Samsung, Stellantis, and Visa.
- We prioritize employee development through D&I and L&D programs, encouraging 'Brave Plays' for career growth.
- We have an energized and committed talent base, fostering a welcoming and supportive culture.
- Recognized as one of Campaign’s Best Places to Work for five years, Media Week's Agency of the Year 2025, and a Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025.
Equal Opportunity
- We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
- We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
- We 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.
- We will work with candidates to ensure the recruitment process works for them, accommodating access needs related to disability, neurodivergence, or health conditions.
- Sharing information about access needs will not impact an application.
- Guided by our values: listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change.
- We build a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.
