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About the Role

This is a 6-month fixed-term contract for parental cover. We are hiring a Client Partner to join the Mattel EMEA team at Spark Foundry. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in one of Publicis Groupe’s most important regional client relationships, bringing together global strategy, regional planning and local market execution across EMEA. Working with teams across multiple markets and disciplines, you'll help deliver a seamless client experience while driving planning excellence, collaboration and growth. If you enjoy combining strategic thinking with operational leadership in an international environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day relationship with Mattel EMEA stakeholders, building trusted partnerships and delivering an outstanding client experience.
• Drive planning excellence across EMEA markets, ensuring local recommendations align with global strategy while meeting market-specific needs.
• Oversee campaign delivery across the region, maintaining quality, accountability and momentum from briefing through to execution.
• Connect regional, local and specialist teams, creating alignment around priorities, timelines and ways of working.
• Support commercial planning, resource management and growth opportunities that contribute to long-term client success.
• Lead governance and operational processes, providing clear visibility of progress, risks, actions and key deliverables.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, supporting colleagues across markets to deliver their best work.

Requirements

• Experience leading client relationships, planning programmes or account delivery within a media agency or similar environment.
• Strong understanding of integrated media planning and campaign delivery.
• Proven ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and build strong relationships across teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to influence and align diverse audiences.
• Strong organisational and project management capabilities, balancing multiple priorities effectively.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of how to deliver value for both clients and the business.
• A collaborative, solutions-focused approach.

Skills

• Client relationship management
• Media planning
• Account delivery
• Integrated media planning
• Campaign delivery
• Stakeholder management
• Relationship building
• Communication
• Presentation
• Influencing
• Alignment
• Organisation
• Project management
• Commercial awareness
• Collaboration
• Solutions-focused approach

Location

• EMEA

Work Type

• Office-based (4 days per week)
• Fixed-term contract

Benefits

• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical cover
• Reflection Days
• Shared Parental Leave
• Access to Employee Action Groups (EAGs)

About the Company

• Spark Foundry is the Acceleration Agency, helping brands identify, learn, and respond to opportunities faster than the competition.
• We offer a launchpad for future growth, using a proven approach that works in practice rather than theory.
• Our approach involves cutting-edge planning, powerful intelligence tools, flexible trading models, and a culture of asking challenging questions.
• We have a strong history of recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds and accelerating their careers.

Equal Opportunity

• 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 proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
• We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.
• We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process.
• Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.