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Director, Planning

Starcom Mediavest Group Germany Gmbh
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 2/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/23/2025

Company Description

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.

Job Description

The Director, Strategy manages the strategy and digital planning process for assigned clients. The Director is a leader who contributes to brand strategy, builds solid relationships with clients across all levels and functions, and is able to manage, lead, and develop their internal strategy team while also playing an active "hands-on" role in the deployment of strategic plans. They should also be fiscally accountable to Spark Foundry ensuring proper budget management and identifying upside revenue potential for the agency.

Responsibilities

  • Strong leadership presence and client management skills
  • Leads thinking to inspire innovative solutions, creativity and a proactive approach
  • Digital mindset / fluency and an insatiable curiosity
  • Flexibility and agility to manage complex processes
  • Embodies Spark Foundry's values and cultivates them among team members
  • Ensure the team delivers sound strategic plan recommendations based on clear understanding of client objectives
  • Maintain an in-depth knowledge of client businesses with a focus on upstream initiatives
  • Expert command of Media Research resources, capabilities and limitations
  • Exemplify collaboration by building and maintaining productive relationships across all communications areas (internal teams and agency partners)
  • Ability to think beyond "media" as an active collaborator in the Integrated Marketing Communications process
  • Thorough knowledge of marketing and communications
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; solid presentation skills
  • Authoritative, leadership presence
  • Ability to prioritize and organize issues / projects for self and staff
  • Moderate travel

Qualifications

  • 8 years of Digital Media Planning, Buying, and Management experience in progressive levels of responsibility
  • Demonstrated business acumen and a track record of success in the media services profession
  • Strategic thinker, seeing the bigger picture, with ability to analyze everything and think critically when solving problems to come up with unconventional solutions
  • Ability to establish and manage P&L statement
  • Previous leadership and team management
  • Ability to build great relationships with clients, vendors, and reps
  • History of negotiating to get the job done right and track record of success in Media
  • Additional Information

    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 : $ 119,510 - $ 171,675 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 03 / 31 / 2025.

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

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