Global Senior Account Executive

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own global, multi‑market media planning and coordinate cross‑regional inputs to deliver a single, coherent strategy across biddable and offline channels.

  • Global Planning: Drive day‑to‑day media delivery across markets and ensure plans travel well across regions.
  • Cross‑Market Alignment: Unite local markets with US counterparts, sharing insights, timelines, and best practices.
  • Insight-to-Action: Turn data and inputs into actionable recommendations for client meetings and ongoing optimization.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the day‑to‑day delivery of global, multi‑market media planning across biddable and offline channels.
  • Partner closely with local markets and US counterparts to align plans, insights and timelines into one clear global strategy.
  • Coordinate global requests and responses, ensuring information is accurate, timely and easy to use.
  • Contribute to planning inputs, PCAs and reporting, turning data into clear insights and recommendations.
  • Lead weekly client status updates and support the preparation of high‑quality client meetings.
  • Build trusted relationships with client and agency stakeholders through clear communication and follow‑through.
  • Help improve ways of working by spotting opportunities to streamline processes and share best practice.

Requirements

  • Experience within a media agency or media‑adjacent environment, working on local or international clients.
  • A strong understanding of the media landscape, with curiosity about how channels work together.
  • Clear, confident communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams.
  • Analytical thinking and confidence working with data to inform decisions.
  • A collaborative mindset and willingness to support others to deliver great work.
  • Comfort working in evolving environments, with an openness to learning and development.

Preferred

    Benefits

    • 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: 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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    Spark Foundry

    3.9 Glassdoor

    As one of the fastest-growing global media agency networks, Spark Foundry is not beholden to legacy.We embrace nimbleness, agility and open-mindedness as part of our Startup Spirit. But as part of Publicis Media, we tap into a Powerhouse Soul, gaining access to first-mover opportunities alongside market-shaping clout, plus leading-edge AI and technology.Together, our Startup Spirit and Powerhouse Soul allow us to innovate and iterate faster than any other agency, bringing clients a distinct competitive advantage. Our innovative experiences have been recognized by Cannes Lions, Effies, Shortys and Webbys, all delivered by best-in-class talent across more than 70 global offices. Spark Foundry is part of the global Publicis Media agency network, a key division of Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40].

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