Senior Planning and Activation ExecutiveFull-timeSENIOR PLANNING & ACTIVATIONS EXECUTIVEOUR VISIONSpark Foundry. Famously Effective. Not one or the other, both. The thrill of the idea made better still by the pride of watching it work. A magnetic combination. Attracting clients that become advocates and talent, driven to deliver. Award winning and business changing. But a vision cannot be realized without the right ingredients.You need diverse thinkers and diverse thinking. We call this Allsorts. This helps us tackle obstacles 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. Insight 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.OUR VALUESAllsorts – We believe it takes Allsorts to get magical work. Diverse thinkers and diverse thinking. In what we do and who we are.Art and Evidence – Great ideas are only great ideas if they work. We believe it takes both Art and Evidence to thrive in the industry today.Royalty Makes Loyalty – There is a return on treating clients and partners like royalty.Good Humans - Decency in everything we do. Be a Good Human, Always.ROLE PURPOSEThe purpose of the Senior Planning & Activations Executive role is to plan and implement client campaigns - they are ultimately accountable for the delivery of all client activity. They will help direct the delivery of communication plans and management of offline and digital campaigns from buying and implementation through to reporting and the delivery of holistic campaign learnings.The Senior Planning & Activations Executive is to work in collaboration with the wider Spark team to deliver integrated and creative plans that consider all vehicles (display, SEM, SEO, Social) and mainstream media at every possible opportunity.WHAT BENEFITS DOES SPARK OFFER?Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world's most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses.A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing.A creative, lively and rewarding office environment.Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel.Extensive Learning & Development opportunities.A culture of open feedback and support.A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy.Leave benefits including Birthday Leave and Flexible Public Holidays.Work Your World program allowing flexibility to work from anywhere.Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave.Access to counsellors and professionals through Sonder.KEY DutiesInternal relationship managementDirect relationships with internal teams and relevant external groups.Collaborate with relevant internal resources to create effective cross-channel communication plans.Actively contribute to weekly WIP meetings.Media planning and implementationCreate clear and coherent plans that aid client's business objectives.Manage the implementation process and ensure media is bought and delivered to plan.Trading all campaigns using the Spark Activation Model & Philosophy:Work with the Activation Manager to brief partners and evaluate responses.Negotiate trading positions across all media.Competitor & market analysisComplete regular and continuous analysis of competitor activity and market trends.Trafficking and tracking campaignsDeliver ROI tracking recommendations for all client campaigns.Campaign management & finance processesReconcile campaign delivery and ensure the final delivered plan reflects billings.YOUR SKILLS & WORK EXPERIENCEMinimum 3 years experience in a media buying related role.Preferably higher education qualifications.Expert knowledge of the Australian media landscape.Expert across Office platforms: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.Excellent experience to evaluate and manipulate data.Advantageous with full understanding and experience using relevant tools.WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORDevelops professional relationships with media partners and clients.Attention to detail.Confident and engaging communication skills.Strong organisational skills.Curious nature with a willingness for continuous learning.WHAT DOES LIFE AT SPARK LOOK LIKE?We offer progressive flexible working options to everyone at all levels. Mental health and wellbeing is something we take seriously. We have a lot of fun and are constantly looking at reinventing how we connect with each other.If you don't tick every box in this ad, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity.Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words, these are part of our DNA.Uniqueness is powerful; without it we wouldn't be where we are today. So be you – we like it that way.
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