Associate Director

2 days ago

Acton, United Kingdom Spark Foundry Full time

**Company Description**

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

We are seeking an individual that has experience and is passionate about the luxury marketplace. This role is split across key accounts for Spark Foundry and would benefit an ambitious individual who has the vision and skills to move the brands campaignsforward across the, Publishing, Direct Display and Audio spaces.
- The new AD will also play a leading role in the investment department and work closely with the leadership team to take Spark’s offering forward. Furthermore, you will contribute by training junior team mates and getting involved in new business.
- Being a confident negotiator and harboring good relationships with partners and auditors.
- A strong knowledge of the luxury marketplace and it’s unique ways of working is vitally important for this role.
- You will be expected to demonstrate your confidence and understanding of working with high profile brands and have a track record of developing innovative work, with commercial acumen at the heart of everything you do.

**Qualifications**
- A confident negotiator with a strong understanding of commercials. Be aware of the commercial requirements of the agency and client requirements from a deal and value perspective. Always thrive to maximise value for your clients.
- A proven track record of working with Luxury clients and a passion to use the latest technologies to deliver against set KPIs.
- You need to have great communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills - our clients like to be challenged, but with diplomacy.
- Organisational skills to manage team workload effectively, ensure timely output and high quality of all work shared with internal teams or with clients.
- Hold yourself and others to a very high standard of professionalism. You are responsible for your own output.

**Additional Information**

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 generationboard, 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.

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