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About the Role

The Activation Executive is responsible for delivering best-in-class media activation planning and buying across all channels, ensuring campaigns consistently achieve agreed objectives while demonstrating a strong understanding of the Australian media landscape. This role involves collaborating with client service teams, negotiating and implementing media campaigns, monitoring performance, and mentoring the Activation Coordinator.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Client Service teams to develop activation plans and media recommendations across all channels, including digital.
Negotiate, buy and implement approved media campaigns, ensuring all activity is delivered in line with campaign objectives.
Monitor campaign performance and support ongoing optimisation to maximise results.
Prepare timely, accurate campaign reporting and provide performance insights where appropriate.
Oversee campaign implementation, ensuring campaigns launch on time and all proofs, trafficking and reporting requirements are completed accurately.
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, media owners and external partners.
Develop a strong understanding of the Australian media landscape, market trends and client industries to inform campaign recommendations.
Attend training sessions and actively build knowledge of media tools, systems and industry best practice.
Support the day-to-day development and mentoring of the Activation Coordinator.
Contribute positively to Spark Foundry's culture by living the agency's values and delivering high-quality work.
Execute media buys across digital and offline channels in line with approved plans.
Monitor campaign pacing, performance and delivery to ensure campaign objectives are achieved.
Implement campaign optimisations under the guidance of senior team members.
Ensure all campaign implementation is accurate, timely and completed to a high standard.
Prepare campaign reporting, including performance summaries and key insights.
Support campaign reconciliations and ensure all documentation is completed accurately.
Escalate campaign delivery issues proactively and work collaboratively to resolve them.
Support the delivery of campaigns within approved budgets.
Manage campaign financial administration, including reconciliations and budget tracking.
Ensure accuracy across financial reporting and campaign documentation.
Resolve finance-related queries in a timely manner.
Maintain strong attention to detail across all commercial and campaign administration.
Build strong relationships with internal teams, media partners and clients.
Support the ongoing coaching and development of the Activation Coordinator.
Communicate proactively and professionally with stakeholders.
Collaborate effectively across teams to deliver high-quality client outcomes.
Demonstrate accountability and ownership of campaign delivery.
Contribute positively to team culture and Spark Foundry's values.

Requirements

Minimum 12 months' experience in a Media Coordinator role or at least 1 year in a similar Activation Executive position.
Good understanding of the Australian media landscape.
Experience across media planning, buying and campaign activation.
Strong organisational and time management skills.
Excellent attention to detail and financial accuracy.
Strong numerical and written communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple campaigns and competing deadlines.
Intermediate Microsoft Office skills.
Passion for media, innovation and emerging industry trends.
Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
Takes ownership of campaign delivery and consistently meets deadlines.
Maintains high levels of accuracy across campaign implementation, reporting and financial management.
Builds strong relationships with clients, internal teams and media partners.
Identifies opportunities and potential issues early, taking action to support successful campaign delivery.
Thrives in a fast-paced environment and embraces change and new ways of working.
Keeps up to date with media trends, market developments and client opportunities.
Supports the development of junior team members and contributes positively to team culture.

Skills

Media planning
Media buying
Campaign activation
Digital media
Microsoft Office
Stakeholder management
Relationship building
Organisational skills
Time management
Attention to detail
Financial accuracy
Numerical skills
Written communication

Location

Australia

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

1+ years experience

Benefits

Wholeself program supporting physical, mindful, and financial wellbeing.
Creative, lively, and rewarding office environment.
Publicis Liberté flexibility approach — "working your way with us."
Access to Global AI Platform Marcel for career mobility and collaboration.
Extensive Learning & Development opportunities via online learning platform.
Career Conversations program for feedback and support.
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion initiatives.
Birthday Leave.
Flexible Public Holidays.
Additional 5 days of leave after 2 years of service.
Work Your World program enabling flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks per year.
Parental leave policy.
Access to Sonder for wellbeing support.
Supportive and recovery-forward culture for employees with life-threatening illnesses.
Partnerships with Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation, and the Australian Disability Network.

About the Company

Spark Foundry brings HEAT to brands, Higher Engagement, Affinity and Transaction.
Spark is uniquely positioned to deliver HEAT because we have an aligned set of beliefs that guide how we navigate a changing media landscape, a structure that is designed for total accountability and a repeatable methodology to bake continuous improvement into everything we do.
Diverse thinkers with diverse thinking—what we call Allsorts—are essential to tackle challenges through the lens of different disciplines and perspectives.
Solutions must drive business results, embracing both the art and the evidence.
Publicis Groupe is the parent company, a progressive and dynamic modern communications business and a recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards.

Equal Opportunity

We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity rather than ticking boxes.
Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. are part of our DNA.
Committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, and religious affiliation.
Value diversity and the skills, knowledge, and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.
Committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process.