Spark Foundry · 5 hours ago
SVP, Planning (Pharma Client)
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$180K/yr - $269K/yr
10+ years expSpark Foundry is a leading agency in advertising and marketing, known for its innovative approaches to media. The SVP, Planning role involves generating strategic media initiatives and leading media planning for key client accounts, ensuring effective communication and positive client relationships.
AdvertisingMarketing
Responsibilities
Responsible for developing, implementing, and executing strategy to define the future direction of Client business
Actively listen to Clients and continually identify opportunities to lead thinking
Team leader for Client interaction fostering positive relationships
Identifies key target insights based on Client brief necessary for formulating communication strategy
Evaluates composition of a wide range of media vehicles to determine which would most effectively reach the target audience
Effectively communicates and solicits agreement of best opportunities for Client
Ensure the quality of work for all Client deliverables
Serves as key resource for local markets in defining media strategy and media plans
Supervising, training, and developing staff (managing workload, delegating, and managing projects and resources, performance management)
Develop process improvements and best practices to ensure consistency, flexibility, and efficiency resulting in solutions that meet or exceed Client expectations
Serves as leadership and content development coordinator for all Client presentations
Ability to cross sell interagency products and services
Collaborate with business intelligence/analytics, data and investment teams to identify consumer learning needs and drive consumer insight generation, analysis/interpretation
Qualification
Required
10+ years of relevant experience with progressive levels of responsibility and business acumen in marketing and communications and team management
Must have online and offline media experience
Offline experience will be TV, Print, Radio, OOH
Online experience will consist of Display, Search, Social, and Mobile, and Content Marketing
Fluency with Media Tools and solid understanding of Digital Planning tools
Proven experience and success in presenting plans to Client and influencing top level Client decisions
Demonstrated critical thinking skill and strong problem-solving skills - navigates effectively through difficult issues, builds required consensus to drive business needs and results
Excellent leadership, management and motivational skills
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills - effectively presents formal POV internally and externally
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and quantitative/analytical skills
Strong Client presentation skills and business writing skills
Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning and Client relations
Detail oriented and proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Critical assessor of talent - builds and motivates high performing teams
Able to direct long range planning and the development of programs to maximize organizational resources
Design and manage projects, resources, stakeholders, participants, and deadlines
High results orientation and able to effectively juggle and prioritize many competing demands - high tolerance to effectively manage change
Benefits
Medical coverage
Dental
Vision
Disability
401K
Parental and family care leave
Family forming assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible time off
Company
Spark Foundry
Spark Foundry is one of six global media agency brands within Publicis Media.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Niti Kumar
Chief Executive Officer, Spark Foundry
Sarah Kramer
Global and US CEO, Spark Foundry | Publicis Groupe Client Leader
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