Planning Manager

Company Description

Who We Are in the UK? 

Spark Foundry, the Acceleration Agency.

We help brands to identify, learn and respond to opportunities faster than the competition.

Every client has an area of their business they need to accelerate, from short-term goals to long-term transformation.

We’ve proven our approach during the most difficult year on record. Now we’re using it to provide a launchpad for their future.

Come be an accelerator with us.

How we accelerate

• Planning: an approach that works in practice rather than theory, arming planners with the ability to create cutting edge campaigns
• Intelligence: a suite of tools that give definitive answers to big questions, and uncovers actionable insights about real people
• Trading: a model built on flexibility and trusted relationships, underpinned with bold guarantees
• Relationships: a culture of asking challenging questions to better understand the brief – we are not a ‘yes’ agency
• People: a strong history of recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds and accelerating their careers

Our Commitment

We are diverse though our experience, people and the clients we look after - and we celebrate that diversity. Our people hold us accountable to our beliefs and via regular surveys and our grass roots D&I team, The Collective, and internal next generation board, Firestarters, we hold regular events and work continually towards generating ideas, initiatives and educating our people to ensure we are a diverse and inclusive agency.

As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Spark Foundry is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

Overview

We are hiring an Account Manager to join Spark Foundry UK and work on Mondelez, one of Publicis Groupe’s most exciting global clients. This is a brilliant opportunity to help shape campaigns for iconic brands including Cadbury and Oreo, from culturally relevant activations to major seasonal moments. You’ll play a key role in planning and delivering work across the full customer journey, collaborating closely with clients, agency partners and media specialists. If you enjoy bringing people together, turning insight into action and helping great ideas move from brief to market, this role offers real scope to make an impact.

Responsibilities

What you'll be doing:

• Plan and deliver integrated media campaigns across Mondelez brands, including Cadbury and Oreo 🍫.
• Build trusted day-to-day relationships with clients, helping them feel informed, supported and confident in the work.
• Bring clear media thinking to recommendations, explaining the rationale in a way that is thoughtful, persuasive and practical.
• Work closely with investment, planning and wider Publicis teams to connect the right expertise around each brief.
• Support the quality and accuracy of plans, proposals and client-facing work before it is shared.
• Contribute to campaign ideas across channels, helping brands show up in relevant and effective ways.
• Support and develop junior team members through guidance, feedback and shared learning.

Qualifications

Skills we're looking for:

• Experience in media planning across both traditional and digital channels.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build constructive client relationships.
• A collaborative working style, with confidence bringing different teams and specialists together.
• Good attention to detail and a clear sense of ownership over the quality of your work.
• The ability to turn client needs, business context and audience insight into practical media recommendations.
• A proactive mindset, with an interest in culture, brands, media and the wider industry.
• Experience supporting others in their development, whether through coaching, line management or day-to-day guidance.

Additional Information

Spark Foundry offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

📖 Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

At Spark Foundry, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.

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