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About the Role

As a Senior Planner at Spark, you will be an important member of the Strategy team, driving measurable business outcomes through meaningful human insights. Your key skills will include deep analytical abilities, math proficiency, creativity, a solid understanding of consumer behavior, strong negotiation skills, and great attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze marketing, industry, and human insights data to determine client advertising and media needs.
• Develop a firm understanding of marketing objectives, strategies, and the human-product/media relationship.
• Develop understanding of the client's business and competitive landscape.
• Assist in developing budget allocations across media for strategic and effective media plans.
• Present plans to the client brand group with assistance from senior media team members.
• Clearly communicate media objectives, strategies, and executional guidelines to execution teams.
• Work closely with agency partners.
• Maintain strong relationships with media suppliers and stay abreast of market conditions.
• Ensure campaign quality control and adherence to media plan objectives, including online campaigns.
• Utilize syndicated media, research, and other data resources.
• Take an active role in educating clients on the evolution of the media landscape.
• Actively participate in internal and external status meetings.
• Develop or assist with the development of POVs.
• Actively participate in the financial process, including data collection, input, and ensuring accurate and timely monthly billing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in advertising, marketing, business administration, or communications.
• 3+ years of experience in a Media Strategy role.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated experience in negotiating.
• Ability to work successfully within a team, handle a high volume workload, and meet tight deadlines under pressure.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong analytical abilities and proficiency in math.
• Ability to effectively utilize media research and reporting resources.
• Technical proficiency with media systems and MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Skills

• Analytical skills
• Math proficiency
• Creativity
• Understanding of consumer behavior
• Negotiation skills
• Attention to detail
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• Presentation skills
• Critical thinking
• Problem-solving
• Media research
• MS Excel
• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint

Location

• Remote

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

• $60k - $65k per year

Benefits

• Accommodations available throughout the hiring process upon request.

About the Company

• Spark Foundry is an agency shaped by ideas, believing everyone's ideas are powerful and that collaboration leads to the best work.
• The agency constantly adapts to client business needs to ensure the best service and team development.
• Spark Foundry is recognized for media innovation and goes above and beyond expectations.
• The company is experiencing growth due to investment from Publicis Groupe and momentum from new team members and clients.

Equal Opportunity

• Spark is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• They create and nurture a vibrant work environment that celebrates, values, and leverages all aspects of diversity and inclusiveness.
• They encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide appropriate accommodation for candidates with disabilities or accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process, upon request.