Spark Foundry is one of five global media agency brands within Publicis Media. Spark Foundry’s bold vision harnesses a start-up spirit with a powerhouse soul that melds an entrepreneurial, innovative business approach with the full resources, capabilities and marketplace clout of Publicis Media. With 3,500 employees across the world, the agency leverages the best industry talent and a growing footprint of offices in key markets including the U.S., UK, MENA, Poland, Australia and China

You will be a Global Account Executive role in the global team, sitting across our global clients, at Spark Foundry.

At Spark Foundry, we have a unique approach and provide the support to help you do this. In fact, our approach is built on creating the space for ideas that lead to smart work, and Spark Foundry is built to celebrate and develop YOUR ideas.

Throughout our rich history, we’ve taken pride in our ongoing legacy of and commitment to constant evolution. It’s in our DNA to evolve. By melding the spirit of a startup and the soul of a powerhouse across our business, we aim to bring modern heat to brands – the kind of heat that arises at the intersection of startup and powerhouse; of data and content; of art and science; of old and new.

Spark Foundry’s Global Team is the heart of the agency – in terms of its function, its people and its location.  We are diverse in our experience, personalities, nationalities and the clients we look after - and we celebrate that diversity.

This vacancy is an amazing opportunity to join the Global Spark team, which is responsible for coordinating planning and buying for all media in all the different countries our client sits in. The team is comprised of individuals with diverse skills and expertise across the media and technology landscape. The Global team works in close collaboration with Communications Planners and other teams to ensure global alignment of our campaigns. Members of the team are aligned to key client brands and expected to build strong direct relationships through impeccable servicing, high-quality product, and proactive ideas.

Our clients are professional but also creative and fun and this is reflected in the way we work and relate to each other.  We’re a great team who know that the way to deliver great work is to work together – and we enjoy it. We are a tight-knit team who socialize together and share in each other’s successes.

The global team works on a collection of clients within the Publicis Media group including King, Avon, Brown Forman, NBA, McCormick, Calm and Marriott, so you will be part of a team of 8, of different nationalities from Colombia to France to, of course, the UK! There will be plenty of scopes for you to impact all of these businesses. These will also ensure you continue to have good exposure to other categories - as well as global digital solutions.

Responsibilities

The Global Account Executive position is a key role within the team and will be supporting other team members in ensuring optimum communication planning and reporting across all markets. The executive should be a team player that brings energy and enthusiasm to the role whilst remaining flexible to different situations and be able to multi-task with ease. General attributes:

• Provide regular deliverables to the client on time and with quality; ensure all submissions to the client are of the highest standard.
• Coordinating deliverables across the global network of over 35 countries, and ensuring local markets are following central guidelines where necessary.
• Building and developing a relationship with the creative and trafficking agencies, and working in tandem with them on delivering ad hoc projects.
• Working closely with the finance team to ensure invoices are raised in a timely manner and any issues are resolved quickly.
• Develop knowledge of different market insights and different media channels.
• Take part in client meetings, to discuss weekly updates and ensure efficient coordination with all markets.
• Working closely with the all markets team to ensure global coordination is effective and in-line with client requirements.
• Be involved with briefing out new campaigns to local markets, making sure that the briefs are clear and ensuring global alignment of media strategy and specific client requests.
• Provide regular market updates to the wider team and clients were relevant (eg. new/interesting opportunities for client, competitor updates, etc.).
• Support local markets by being one of the points of contact and provide them with feedback on their questions.