Digital Media Apprentice

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, P&O Ferries, 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 three years in a row (2021, 2022 and 2023) and most excitingly, Media Week's Agency of the Year 2023!

This is an exciting opportunity for an eager apprentice to join our lively, ambitious, and collaborative Digital team.

Reporting into the Digital Manager, you will be responsible for all aspects of delivery for digital campaigns across a range of channels such as:

+ Programmatic
+ Paid Social
+ Paid Search
+ SEO
+ Affiliates

Publicis Groupe provide a full training program which includes direct access to all leading ad tech (Google, Amazon, The Trade Desk, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and Snap.) and supplier partners. As you are exposed to all sides of the digital media ecosystem, you will learn a diverse set of skills from strategy through to buying and activating digital media.

• You will learn the ins and outs of how to become a paid search, paid social or programmatic expert in the digital field
• You will support the team with the operational and technical setup of digital media campaigns across a wide range of platforms
• You will work across live digital campaigns, optimising them on a daily basis and strive to deliver the best possible ROI for our clients
• Reporting and being analytical will be at the forefront of the role, you’ll be producing reports with key insights about our digital campaigns
• Building relationships with clients, internal stakeholders, and key media owners at partners such as Google, Meta and many more will also be a big part of the role

The qualification that you will study and achieve on this apprenticeship is a Level 3 Digital Business Accelerator 

What an amazing place to kickstart your career as a Digital Media apprentice!

The deadline to apply for this role is Friday 5th July.

The proposed start date for this role is August 2024. 

• To have the right to work in the UK
• To have lived in the UK or EEA continuously for the past 3 years
• At least a grade of 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English
• To not hold an undergraduate degree in any subject
• To have not previously studied the course content 
• To not undertake any other qualification during your apprenticeship

Starcom has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. 

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

Employees joining us as apprentices are compensated with an annual salary of £24,000 with standard weekly hours of 35h.