Performance Manager

**Job Description**:
As the Human Experience 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 people love and actions 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.

**What we can offer you**:

- An inclusive and fun workplace where the alchemy of people and technology creates experiences that drive People, Powered, Growth, for both our teams and Clients
- 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.

**About the opportunity**:
We’re looking to hire a Performance Manager
- Search In this role you will have strong knowledge and capability across Paid Search - If you have Social & Programmatic knowledge, this will be a bonus Also, this role would suit someone currently in a digital / performance role, with some working knowledge across Paid Search, that would love to develop in this space.

You will work on a globally recognised portfolio of brands and will be responsible for planning and delivering best-in-class performance media campaigns with the support of the Performance Director and your direct reports (Performance Execs & coordinators). 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 Paid Search, 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

**Key Responsibilities, but not limited to**:

- Own the Client relationship to ensure we are aligned and delivering on their business needs.
- Manage the build of new and existing Search (SEM) campaign accounts, ensuring a high level of detail is observed and we are aligned to the clients brief.
- Supporting Directors across the team and managing, Executives and/or Coordinators, to ensure account deliverables including reporting, optimisation tactics, copy-writing, quality-checks and best practice.
- Review reporting and write insights for monthly and quarterly reviews, laddering up to the ‘so-what?’
- Identify areas for account improvement and feed-back to Performance Media Directors and into Coordinators/ Executives.
- Project manage at a campaign level, owning and managing PPC campaign execution end-to-end

**Qualifications**
- 3-4+ years’ experience working in a similar SEM role
- A depth of knowledge in paid search, and other performance channels, both operational and planning
- Experience using 3rd party platforms including SA360. A plus if you have: DV360, Trade Desk
- Analytically minded with a strong attention to detail
- Strong communications and client management experience