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About the Role

We are hiring a Business Director to lead brilliant media thinking for George, a prominent UK fashion retail brand. This high-impact role is central to Spark Foundry's partnership with George, focusing on shaping strategy, strengthening client relationships, and delivering work that drives both brand growth and commercial progress. The role involves combining smart planning, retail insight, strong team leadership, and a collaborative approach to help George enhance its fashion authority while maintaining its value-led foundation. This is an opportunity to make a visible difference for a major client by transforming complex challenges into clear, effective media strategies.

Responsibilities

Own trusted senior client relationships, acting as a key day-to-day partner for senior stakeholders and helping create the conditions for strong, effective work.
Shape and direct media strategy for George, ensuring plans are grounded in insight, commercially focused, and built to deliver measurable impact.
Partner closely with the Managing Partner to understand client priorities, define success, and bring a strong client perspective into internal discussions.
Lead the development of integrated campaign thinking, working with strategists, investment teams, and account colleagues to deliver connected, high-quality outputs.
Oversee team workflow, service levels, and deadlines, helping the team stay focused, supported, and clear on priorities.
Contribute to accurate forecasting and business updates, bringing commercial awareness to account planning and decision-making.
Support, coach, and develop the team, creating clear goals, encouraging growth, and helping people do their best work.

Requirements

Strong experience in media planning, ideally within an agency environment, with brand-side experience also valued.
A confident understanding of retail, fashion, or consumer-facing communications, with the ability to connect audience insight to business outcomes.
Experience leading integrated campaigns, working with cross-functional teams to bring strategy, planning, and activation together effectively.
Skilled client partner, comfortable building relationships with senior stakeholders and navigating complex conversations with clarity and care.
Sound commercial awareness, including an understanding of agency financials, revenue opportunities, and profitable account management.
Clear and engaging presentation skills, with the ability to translate strategic thinking into compelling recommendations for senior audiences.
A collaborative leadership style, with experience supporting managers and developing high-performing teams through feedback, coaching, and clear direction.

Skills

Media planning
Retail insight
Integrated campaign leadership
Client relationship management
Commercial awareness
Presentation skills
Team leadership
Coaching
Feedback delivery

Location

Work Type

Office-based (4 days per week)

Experience Level

Senior

Benefits

Pension
Life Assurance
Private Medical cover
Reflection Days
Shared Parental Leave
Access to Publicis Career Page showcasing Inclusive Benefits and 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 accelerate brands through Planning, Intelligence, Trading, Relationships, and People.
We are diverse in our experience, people, and clients, and we celebrate this diversity.
Spark Foundry is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce and ensuring a diverse and inclusive agency.
Our values guide us to listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change, building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.

Equal Opportunity

Spark Foundry is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
We 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.
We will work with candidates to ensure the process works for them if they have access needs related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition.