Activation Manager

Job Description

Spark Foundry is looking for an Activation Manager to join us in Sydney. We are one of the fastest growing agencies in Australia and the world. 

At Spark Foundry our vision is to Fuel Famously Effective Ideas. Famous and Effective. Not one or the other, both. That sounds nice, but to get to famously effective ideas you need some key ingredients. 

You need diverse thinkers and diverse thinking. We call this Allsorts. This helps us tackle challenges through different disciplines and perspectives. You need to thrive on the belief that great ideas are only great if they work. It’s not enough to be new, or cool, or interesting. Our solutions need to drive a business result. Everything else is vanity. You need to embrace both the art and the evidence. Right and left. Imagination and activation. Intelligence and technology. Big ideas, forensically measured.  

All that while being a good human?  Sound like you? Sound like where you’d like to be? We’d love to meet you. 

WHAT BENEFITS DOES SPARK OFFER? 

• Enjoy a comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing through a range of initiatives including Yoga, Meditation, PT, a free subscription to the Calm app and education sessions that cover things like financial wellness, health & nutrition and so much more! 
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000  learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes 
• Our Publicis Liberté flexible working approach and an industry leading parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave and generous secondary carer benefits 
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our My Performance Conversation program 
• Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for advancement and collaboration with our global network 

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ROLE 

The purpose of the Activation Manger is to manage the Activation team to deliver exceptional results across their client patch, including supporting major client or sponsorship negotiations and delivery. The Activation Manager should also provide a high level of client service and maintain a cohesive working environment.   The Activation Manager reports into Activation Director / Associate Activation Director and is responsible for the development of Activation Executive and Coordinator, should oversee their output and provide regular feedback. This person should also provide support for the Investment leads where required on various agency projects. 

WHAT KEY RESPONSIBILITIES DOES THIS ROLE HAVE? 

• Activating all campaigns using the Spark Activation Model & Philosophy, across all offline channels 
• Client Management 
• Market Analysis   
• Internal & external relationship management   
• Team Development & Management 

WHAT BEHAVIOURS DOES OUR DREAM ACTIVATION MANAGER HAVE? 

• Passionate about the media and advertising industry with an interest in new technology 
• Confident and engaging interpersonal, presentation and communication skills 
• A team player that is inspiring, collaborative and enjoys training and motivating their team 
• A good negotiator, able to resolve issues in a fair and objective manner. 
• Balances the relationships with media partners, understanding the information sharing boundaries 
• Develops and maintains professional and friendly media relationships  
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities 
• Ability to keep themselves and their team accountable for their outputs 

KEY REQUIREMENTS 

• 5 years experience  
• Strong media buying experience across all offline channels, digital a benefit 
• Preferably a University degree or higher education qualifications 
• Experience of managing at least one person. 
• Expert across the following Office platforms: Word, PowerPoint and Excel 
• Strong media understanding and have a full understanding and experience in using the full suite of media planning and measurement tools.  
• Possess sound financial management skills 

We recognise balance and difference is important in all business.  We encourage you, whatever your background, gender, religion or sexual orientation to apply.  If you need other considerations or adjustments please highlight in your application and our Recruiter will be in touch. 

WHAT DOES LIFE AT SPARK LOOK LIKE? 

We offer progressive flexible working options to everyone at all levels – It’s not a policy. It’s behaviour led and reinforced through our values.  Mental health and wellbeing is something we take seriously– It’s championed by our own people internally and is a regular conversation. We have a lot of fun – Even in this virtual world, we are constantly looking at reinventing how we connect with each other.