Client Manager

Job DescriptionClient ManagerAt Spark Foundry our vision is to Fuel Famously Effective Ideas. Famous and Effective. Not one or the other, both. That sounds nice, but to get to famously effective ideas you need some key 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.What benefits does Spark offer?Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, one of the world's most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses, enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering:

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing
• A creative, fun and rewarding office environment backed up by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”
• Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes
• A culture of open feedback and guidance to achieve your goals through our Career Conversations program
• A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE and Embrace (reconciliation action plan) programs
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave and generous secondary carer benefits
• Access to counsellors, psychologists and professionals through Sonder - an all-in-on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs

The purpose of this roleAn opportunity for those looking for more purpose in their role!We're looking for an experienced Client Manager to work on one of Australia's most recognised charity-based organisations. With multi-million dollars worth of media spend for Victoria alone, the role requires you to have exposure to planning across all media channels including digital, paid social, SEM plus TV, radio, OOH and some big sponsorships.Your day-to-day is to create media strategy and implementation recommendations and oversee the delivery of all campaigns. You will guide a team of two Media Executives. You will also be assisting the senior customer leads in maintaining the client relationship through regular communication, presentations, WIP's, and financial process.This role requires experience in creativity, media planning, media marketplace, tools and market dynamics.What are the keys requirements and experience for this role?· Strong media comprehension including knowledge and experience in using the full suite of media planning, trading and measurement tools· Qualified across the following Office platforms: Word, PowerPoint and Excel, Possess sound financial management skills previous digital or local TV planning and/or buying experience preferred· Ideal background of candidate: 3.5 -4+ years experience working within an agency environment and working on big brands and budgetsWhat does life at Spark look like?We offer progressive flexible working options to everyone at all levels - It's not a policy. It's behaviour led and reinforced through our values. Mental health and wellbeing is something we take seriously - It's championed by our own people internally and is a regular conversation. We have a lot of fun - Even in this virtual world, we are constantly looking at reinventing how we connect with each other.Spark Foundry, as a part of Publicis Groupe believes that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.