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.

Who We Are in the UK? 

Spark Foundry, the Acceleration Agency.

We help brands to identify, learn and respond to opportunities faster than the competition.

Every client has an area of their business they need to accelerate, from short term goals to long term transformation.

We’ve proven our approach during the most difficult year on record. Now we’re using it to provide a launch pad for their future.

Come be an accelerator with us.

How we accelerate

• Planning: an approach that works in practice rather than theory, arming planners with the ability to create cutting edge campaigns
• Intelligence: a suite of tools that give definitive answers to big questions, and uncovers actionable insights about real people
• Trading: a model built on flexibility and trusted relationships, underpinned with bold guarantees
• Relationships: a culture of asking challenging questions to better understand the brief – we are not a ‘yes’ agency
• People: a strong history of recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds and accelerating their careers

The digital strategy manager will touch many aspects of the agency response to client, as well as gain managerial experience via the team executive.

In addition to the core planning and strategy team that this role sits within, the digital strategy team also work closely with the search, social, and programmatic teams to deliver for the client.

Building strategy documents (nice to have)

Working with the planning and creative team to help develop the digital strategic direction for brands within the McCormick portfolio. This includes budget allocation, timings, platform use, audience targeting, use of innovation, working with the KPIs and success measurement.

Setting campaigns live (must have)

Working with the digital strategy team exec to set campaigns live with the search, social, and programmatic activation teams, as well as direct with digital media partners. This includes ensuring activity is booked, properly set up within platform, and troubleshooting any launch incidents. In addition, to work with the creative teams to ensure that creative is delivered on time and in the right format.

Ongoing campaign maintenance (must have)

Working with vendors and internal activation teams to optimise campaign performance and provide weekly reporting calls to clients.

Innovation and transformation (nice to have)

The applicant should have a track record of delivering innovation to clients. This is either via a 70/20/10 approach to innovation, or from the likes of an innovation roadmap. Innovation can mean a lot of things - knowledge of emerging technologies like voice, chatbots etc, or simply helping clients test new opportunities such as a use of data or a new creative unit.

Communication (must have)

Communication skills are a must for this role. This is a crucial role within our team and is the conduit between digital strategy, activation, and planning. The digital strategy manager also interfaces with clients on a daily basis.

Ad-hoc digital requests (nice to have)

Dealing with client requests such as; sourcing internal information on campaign performance history, assisting with innovation projects, budgeting etc.

Entrepreneurial: Someone who is a self-starter, likes to develop a process and to create fresh approach for clients and their team.

Thoughtful: Takes the time to properly digest a brief and direction and to build their own perspective into any response.

Wanting to learn: We want people that are hungry to improve themselves professionally through self-education and questioning what they do not know

Able to challenge: Has the space and is encouraged to questions and disagree internally (with all levels of the team) and with clients where appropriate

Happy to be challenged – not to be proud or unable to take constructive criticism of own work.

In return, we can offer the candidate the opportunity for a high growth role on a client that loves digital and is constantly looking to bring innovation into their activity. We also have a close-knit team that welcomes people and is genuinely interested in their progression and personal development.

We are diverse though our experience, people and the clients we look after - and we celebrate that diversity. Our people hold us accountable to our beliefs and via regular surveys and our grass roots D&I team, The Collective, and internal next generation board, Firestarters, we hold regular events and work continually towards generating ideas, initiatives and educating our people to ensure we are a diverse and inclusive agency.

As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Spark Foundry is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process. If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.