Senior Account Executive

**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.

**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
- In this role you will build on your existing media planning & buying experience to develop a firm foundation in **digital media.**You will be expected to develop media plans working closely with other investment channels (AV/Publishing & Audio) and with communication planning teams to support our clients and help to make their brands famous.
- You will be expected to demonstrate your confidence and desire to work with high profile brands and have a track record of developing innovative work. Further you will play a role in the wider investment team, contribute to presentations and training juniorteam mates as well as getting involved in new business.
- Because the role is demanding you will need to make an immediate impact and be a quick learner - we are looking for an accomplished Exec with media agency experience.
- The role will benefit an ambitious individual who has the skills to move the brands digital campaigns forward by adding innovation, regular test and learn and ensuring brilliant basics.

**Qualifications**
- You need to have great communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills - our clients like to be challenged, but with diplomacy.
- A proven track record of working with a diverse range of clients and a passion to use the latest technologies to deliver against set KPIs.
- Have strong knowledge and understanding of campaign performance measurement and be able to demonstrate how to optimise towards different KPIs depending on client objectives with a desire to consistently deliver strong results through testing and ongoingoptimisation.
- Be confident and comfortable with the full end-to-end process of digital planning and buying expertise in at least one discipline.
- Hold yourself and others to a very high standard of professionalism and product.

**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.