Company description

Marketing today is complex, quick‑moving and under constant pressure - but that’s where we do our best work.

At Starcom, we believe progress comes from focus. In a world of endless data, accelerating technology and constant change, we help brands move beyond what they could do and concentrate on what they should do to drive real growth.

Our Focus Framework gives our people the clarity to identify the audiences, ideas, media, and metrics that matter most - turning complexity into impact and ambition into results.

If you’re motivated by smart thinking, meaningful collaboration, and the opportunity to make a real difference, you’ll find your unfair advantage here.

Starcom. Focus For Growth.

Overview

We're looking for a Senior Activation Executive to join our collaborative Activation team, working across two varied client portfolios. This is an opportunity for someone ready to take the next step in their media career, broaden their channel expertise and contribute to work for established brands.

The Opportunity

You’ll help plan, buy, implement and optimise campaigns across offline and digital channels. Working with experienced colleagues, you’ll turn strategic ideas into effective campaign activity and build relationships with clients, media partners and internal teams.

This position offers the opportunity to work across:

- A globally significant healthcare client with strong access to senior leaders and cross-functional specialist teams.
- A well-known consumer brand portfolio recognised for innovative media partnerships and creative campaign execution.

The role provides a balanced mix of daily activation excellence, strategic thinking,



stakeholder engagement and ongoing professional development.

What You’ll Be Doing

- Delivering the successful implementation, optimisation and reporting of media campaigns across multiple channels.
- Collaborating with planners, investment teams, clients and media partners to achieve campaign objectives.
- Monitoring campaign performance and identifying opportunities to improve outcomes.
- Managing campaign administration, financial processes and media reconciliations with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Preparing campaign reporting, insights and recommendations.
- Building strong relationships with media partners and internal stakeholders.
- Supporting and mentoring junior team members while contributing to a positive team culture.
- Staying informed on audience behaviour, media trends and emerging opportunities.

About You

We're open to candidates from a variety of media backgrounds. You may already be operating at Senior Executive level, or you may be a high-performing Executive ready to step up into your next challenge.

You’ll bring relevant media experience, a thoughtful approach to managing priorities and a willingness to keep developing your skills. You communicate clearly, collaborate with others and use campaign data to identify practical next steps.

- Experience in media activation,



campaign implementation or media planning and buying.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to identify and resolve problems.
- Confidence working with data, reporting and campaign performance insights.Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- A collaborative mindset and willingness to contribute to team success.
- A willingness to learn, seek feedback and continue developing your media expertise.

Experience across offline channels would be valuable, but it is not essential. We also welcome applications from candidates with stronger digital backgrounds who are interested in expanding their channel knowledge.

If you meet most of the requirements but not every one, we still encourage you to apply. We value transferable skills and different perspectives, and we recognise that relevant experience can be gained in many ways.

Why Join Starcom?

At Starcom, you’ll be surrounded by talented people who genuinely enjoy working together. You’ll have the opportunity to learn from experienced leaders, gain exposure to award‑winning work, and build expertise across a broad range of media disciplines.

We offer:

- Access to market‑leading clients and campaigns.
- Structured learning and career development opportunities.
- Exposure to senior agency and client stakeholders.
- A collaborative and supportive team environment.
- Opportunities to contribute ideas and make a meaningful impact.
- The backing of Publicis Groupe’s global network, tools and expertise.

Additional information

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📌 Senior Activation Executive (Sydney)
🏢 Publicis Groupe
📍 Sydney