Executive Vice President, Planning

Spark Foundry is a global media agency that exists to bring HEAT – Higher Engagement, Affinity, and Transactions – to brands. By combining flawless media fundamentals with aggressive innovation, Spark inspires consumers to pay more attention, to care more about our clients’ brands, and to buy more products and services from them.

Balancing the nimble spirit of a startup with the powerhouse soul of Publicis Media, Spark Foundry delivers the best of both worlds to a client roster that spans some of the world’s best and most beloved brands and companies. We combine boutique-caliber insights and service with the buying clout and first-look access of a global leader, bringing the heat to challenger brands that want to act like giants, and to giant brands that want to act like challengers.

With a bottom-up culture that celebrates diversity and aims for all voices to be heard, Spark has become a magnet for the industry’s best talent, with one of the best retention rates in the industry. And by applying a whole-person approach to professional and personal development, Spark develops a workforce that is well prepared for today’s challenges, and also poised to create meaningful careers in the years to come.

Because we know that heat arises the intersection of complementary forces, our professionals come from myriad disciplines and backgrounds: data, analytics, and insights, content and creative production, communications and strategy, finance and marketing, and sociology, psychology, and other liberal arts disciplines.

This executive-level role is the US account lead on a large global account. The successful candidate will oversee the business and specifically the US planning function, ensuring that all business plans are delivered on time, accurately, and with the correct data inputs and deliverables. This role requires a high-caliber media practitioner with strong analytical skills and the ability to leverage data in the creation of media plans. Additionally, they will provide mentorship and cloud cover for junior team members and engage directly with clients who are particularly dominant.

Reporting To: Global Client Lead (GCL)

Team Leadership & Execution:

• Work with the strategic and operations leads. Oversee to drive exceptional strategic product and flawless execution specifically guide the planning team to deliver accurate, timely, and data-driven media plans working closely with clients in media and marketing.
• Serve as a senior advisor and cloud cover for junior staff, ensuring high-quality deliverables.

Client & Relationship Management:

• Engage directly with clients, articulating strategies with data and clear metrics.
• Build and nurture relationships across both media and marketing functions at to elevate the partnership.

Product & Revenue Growth:

• Drive additional revenue by identifying opportunities to introduce new products and capabilities into the account.

Analytical & Strategic Oversight:

• Utilize a strong analytical background to develop objective media plans and performance strategies.
• Integrate insights from both performance and offline media to inform planning and strategic recommendations.

Experience:

• Minimum of 15 years in media planning or related roles at a senior level.
• Proven track record of working with data-driven media strategies and analytics.

Skills:

• Exceptional analytical ability with a clear, objective approach to media planning.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the capacity to mentor junior staff.
• Strong communication skills, capable of articulating complex ideas with clarity and precision.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.

Client Profile Fit:

• Demonstrated ability to engage confidently with type A, performance-focused professionals, especially prevalent within the ecosystem.

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. 

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive.  Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K,  as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.  If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.

Compensation Range: $241,000 - $325,500 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 05/02/2025.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

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Salary : $241,000 - $325,500