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.

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. 

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 Manager, Digital Vendor Contract Operations ensures strong contracts are in place, which helps reduce the risk of media executions running out of compliance and effectively protects clients and agencies in the event that they do.  More specifically, this role oversees terms and conditions management in the digital media insertion order system, providing guidance to digital buyers ranging from junior level planners/buyers through executive leadership, negotiating deviations to standard business terms with digital vendors, consulting legal as necessary, connecting with Contract Operations leads across other Publicis agencies, and educating and training Spark Foundry digital teams (sharing best practices, socializing guidelines).

Responsibilities

Operations/Systems
• Update digital vendor Terms & Conditions (Ts&Cs) references in Prisma
• Manage Prisma Supplier set up process and maintain approved Supplier list
• Work with Publicis and Mediaocean to enhance Ts&Cs module in Prisma

Vendor
• Provide guidance to digital teams on how to handle various types of vendor resistance to our agency’s terms
• Review and approve IO Notes on business terms (e.g., tracking, reporting, flighting, etc.) and various riders from vendors for digital media
• Route legal term modifications and NDAs to ReSources legal, custom content programs to Business Affairs and questions on centrally managed ad tech/data/research partners to Precision Partnerships

Agency
• Join Publicis Contract Operations Team status calls to represent Spark Foundry and escalate issues to PMX Contract Operations
• Adhere to Contract Operations playbook and develop agency specific processes
• Educate media teams on Contract Operations and provide relevant Contract Operations updates to agency as needed

Client
• Provide guidance on our Ts&Cs with vendors to media teams to relay to clients raising questions
• Review any client specific Ts&Cs/IO Notes to ensure they are more aggressive than our agency standards

• 4-6 years related digital buying experience
• Operations savvy
• Proficient with OX / Prisma system is desired
• Strong leadership and management capabilities
• A people person with ability to communicate at all levels who will have various levels of digital knowledge

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