Spark Foundry is a global media agency that exists to bring HEAT – Higher Engagement, Affinity, and Transactions – to brands. By combining flawless media fundamentals with aggressive innovation, Spark inspires consumers to pay more attention; to care more about our clients’ brands; and to buy more products and services from them.

Because we know that heat arises the intersection of complementary forces, our professionals come from myriad disciplines and backgrounds: data, analytics, and insights; content and creative production; communications and strategy; finance and marketing; and sociology, psychology, and other liberal arts disciplines.

The Senior Associate is a integral role on the Video Investment Team.  This person is key to the development and maintenance of all campaigns across all video channels, maintaining quality control and continually evaluating and improving performance against client goals. This role is instrumental to building and maintaining industry partner relationships.  

Looking for a highly motivated candidate who wants to make an impact, developing ideas across the video eco-system (Linear TV, FEP, VOD, OTT, Mobile, Connected TV, etc).  The candidate must have a strong understanding of the TV landscape.

Responsibilities

• Daily system maintenance (Including, but not limited to, schedule changes, campaign stewardship/optimization, ADU requests, deal delivery, billing, budget revisions, post buy analyses, etc)
• Research, strategy, planning, presentation of plans with full execution
• Planning, buying, and negotiation of media (inclusive of TV, desktop, mobile, OTT, FEP, Connected TV, Addressable TV)
• Strong understanding of Mediamath calculations, ability to work with manager on planning costs and assume scatter market buy responsibilities
• Liaise with traffic/creative/ad ops (TAAG)/analytics teams to manage deliverables
• Develop thoughtful insights for post campaign reports across all video channels
• Develop and foster strong relationships with vendors and clients
• Stay apprised of industry standards, new media programs/trends, and competitive landscape
   

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing or related discipline; and/or equivalent combination of education, training, and related experience
• Minimum 1 year of experience as an assistant/Jr. Associate
• Well-versed in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Proficient in the use of Media Ocean and experience in Prisma media management tool 
• Strong oral/written communication and negotiation skills

Balancing the nimble spirit of a startup with the powerhouse soul of Publicis Media, Spark Foundry delivers the best of both worlds to a client roster that spans some of the world’s best and most beloved brands and companies. We combine boutique-caliber insights and service with the buying clout and first-look access of a global leader, bringing the heat to challenger brands that want to act like giants, and to giant brands that want to act like challengers.

With a Millennial-friendly, bottom-up culture that celebrates diversity and aims for all voices to be heard, Spark has become a magnet for the industry’s best talent, with one of the best retention rates in the industry. And by applying a whole-person approach to professional and personal development, Spark develops a workforce that is well prepared for today’s challenges, and also poised to create meaningful careers in the years to come. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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