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 Team Assistant is a key role to keep the team running smoothly through performing key administrative and support tasks in the daily role of the leader they support and by supporting with critical projects and tasks. This role can be broken down into:

Senior Support

• Diary management: Weekly, fortnightly, and monthly key meetings booked, rearrange and reconfirmed
• Meeting preparation: Actions, deliverables, and data requests presented ahead of time
• Support, where applicable, in the preparation of presentations prior to Exec meetings 
• Maintain team files – maintain structure and access to the right people.
• Coordinating all major company meetings, circulating agendas, taking minutes, and circulating actions where required
• Organising office socials both internally and with external partners
• Organising events and conferences
• Travel, expenses, and entertainment booked and managed

In this role, we're looking for someone who has some previous experience of supporting a senior individual and can demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Excellent time management and organisation with the ability to plan, think ahead, be proactive
• Track record of liaising with multiple senior stakeholders on a regular basis
• Sound interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with the team, other departments and third-party contacts.
• A good team player who is helpful, curious, resourceful, conscientious.
• Proficient IT skills including MS Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to proactively manage your execs time.
• Ability to build solid relationships both internally and externally.
• Outstanding attention to detail.

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.