Spark Foundry make up part of a thriving global media network and are part of the 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 launchpad 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 planning team at Spark is the heart of the agency, in terms of its function, its people and its location.

As Strategic Planning Manager working on a large, high profile retail account, you will be at the forefront of understanding the context of the brand, category and consumer leading to clear strategic guidelines and innovations for our biggest client. With the support of the wider planning team, you will have the opportunity to work on various projects in a fast paced environment working with one of the largest brands in the UK.

The team you will be joining, has been described as world class – the work they do is industry leading and will continue to push and breakdown barriers. The best brains in the agency are on this account, you will learn from the best and become one of the best.

The role of Strategic Planning Manager is key to the continual evolution of our award winning campaigns.  The understanding of context and continual analysis of how consumption patterns emerge is fundamental to effective and innovative campaign creation.  This role allows an individual to work across teams at pace, gaining invaluable experience in a category dominated by change.  Our 3 service mantras for success sum up the role: pace, accuracy and innovation.

Who are we looking for?

The planning team at Spark is the heart of the agency, in terms of its function, its people and its location.

As a Planning Manager working on a large, high profile account, you will be at the forefront of innovation. With the support of your Business Director and Account Director, you will have the opportunity to own various projects in a fast paced environment.

The team you will be joining, has been described as world class – the work they do is industry leading and will continue to push and breakdown barriers. The best brains in the agency are on this account, you will learn from the best and become one of the best.

You will be planning across all ATL channels, working closely with investment teams to activate campaigns as well as collaborating with our data and analytics specialists. The client is industry leading in terms of their innovative outlook for the next year, so it will be an exciting journey for you to be taken on.

Alongside the media planning aspect of your role, you will be working closely with investment and strategy teams to develop and explore new platforms and technology, thinking of new approaches you and the client can use with their data. You will be helping the client move away from their previous strategies towards media and help them become more data driven in their approach.

You will have an Account Executive to manage and mentor, and will work in a large team of comms planners, so will be surrounded by industry leading support.

You will have had strong experience in comms planning with knowledge of all media channels, including digital, also have worked with test & learn methods. You will have worked on a large client (in terms of billings), and have experience managing multiple projects in a busy environment. An interest in innovation and development in the marketplace.

You must have excellent attention to detail, dealing with huge budgets and tracking them effectively through the finance systems requires precision. Great relationship building skills will be needed as you will be navigating around the vast investment team to ensure campaigns are activated on time and on budget.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a strong Planning Manager to take their next step into a new challenge, working on an industry leader who wants to achieve great results.

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.