Spark Foundry make up part of a thriving global media network and are part of the Publicis Groupe, one of the world’s leading communications groups. We are globally connected with over 8,000 employees in 110 offices across 70 countries.

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

Spark Foundry are now Meta’s, (formerly Facebook), global Media partner across key markets. The brand is made up of multiple products across a large and diverse portfolio, that includes: Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Quest and many more. Meta are made up of multiple divisions, that include: Reality Labs, Brand Product Marketing, Global Business Marketing and Meta Works (B2B), with each dedicated towards driving growth for Meta both at consumer level and B2B.

The successful applicant for this role will work on the Reality Labs division within the Meta portfolio. Reality Labs is solely dedicated to the promotion of VR / AR / MR, and the Metaverse, and is the division that Meta are investing in to drive long-term growth.

As the Account Manager on our flagship account, and a member of the planning team, you will work alongside the Business Director and Account Director, to help keep service levels high for our clients and deliver innovative and effective media plans that drive growth for our clients. You will be the day to day support for your client group, helping them create best in class media planning, strategy and account handling. You’ll focus on research into audiences and the competitive landscape to create planning insights.

• Knowledge of all media channels
• Experience of working within a media agency or media agency-adjacent industry
• Client management experience
• Experience of delivering post-campaign analysis reports
• Strong analytical skills and able to understand and interpret data; to identify trends, opportunities and make strategic arguments.
• Strong knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint
• Knowledge of systems such as or similar to: TGI, GWI, Comscore, Mintel, Warc, YouGov Brand Index, AdIntel, Netbase, Euromonitor, and Lumina
• Previous experience of working across EMEA markets or a single market

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. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process. If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.