Innovation and Strategy Director

  • Full-time

Company Description

SPARK FOUNDRY is a thriving global media network and part of Publicis Groupe, one of the world’s leading communications groups. We are globally connected with over 8,000 employees in 110 offices across 70 countries. We harness a start-up spirit with a powerhouse soul, melding an entrepreneurial, innovative business approach with the full resources, capabilities and clout of Publicis Media.

SPARK FOUNDRY holds the IPA Platinum CIPD Award for outstanding Learning and Development, reflective of the fact that the agency has achieved IPA Gold Accreditation for the last four years. We pride ourselves on having an industry leading Learning and Development programme where every single member of staff has access to a personal business development plan, with almost 100 training initiatives available.  

We have also been recognised by Mumsnet as being a family friendly company, receiving Gold Accreditation for the last three years, for the support we provide for our parents and families. We are the only media agency to obtain this award.

Job Description

If you are someone who likes to work with clever and enthusiastic people, we're your agency. Spark Foundry's clients are famous for being creative and fun and this is reflected in how we all work together.

Day to day you will be working with our head of strategy and innovation inspiring and challenging clients and our teams. You will be the key to unlocking how consumers interact with channels and technology, effectively solving client's business problems through innovative thinking.

 

Qualifications

  • Experienced media strategist with a focus on digital innovation, someone who can think differently and help clients become category leaders
  • Excellent communicator, someone who can help clients understand the key issues and be an effective storyteller
  • Strong foundation in traditional strategy
  • Able to cut through data to create actionable insughts and innovative strategies 

Additional Information

Publicis Media is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups.  We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background.

If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.

We always reply to every application, and do not wait for our advertisements to expire before checking through applications, so please move fast as we anticipate this role could move quickly. 

If successful, a recruiter from our Talent Team will arrange a  screening call with you, to answer any questions you have, before sharing your details with the hiring manager for this role, and progressing through to the interview stage. 

For this role, there are 2 interview stages - we've kept the process as short as possible, as we understand how difficult it can be to attend interviews around work. 

We really look forward to receiving your CV, and getting the ball rolling on your application. 

 

 

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