Manager - Media
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About the Role
Spark Foundry seeks a Media Manager to translate media strategy into actionable plans, manage day-to-day planning, coordinate with teams, track performance, and ensure campaign precision.
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Responsibilities
- Translate overarching media strategy into actionable, category specific plans
- Manage day to day planning, coordinating with internal teams and external parties
- Track performance and ensure campaigns are delivered with precision and impact
- Provide support in reporting, insights generation, and ensuring alignment with client objectives
- Engage with vendors
- Oversee competitive development and align with Sr Manager and Business Director on translating competitors’ activities into strategic insights
- Work closely with Senior Manager and Performance Manager on integrated campaigns
Requirements
- Experience in a similar role of at least 1 year, or in a Senior Media Executive role for at least 2 years
- Education: Marketing, Finance, Communication, or related fields
- Knowledge of platforms: Statex online and offline, Similar Web, XPlan / ZPlan, GWI (ideal)
- Strong knowledge of MS Office solutions (Excel, PowerPoint)
- Previous experience on automotive industry in UAE (ideal)
- Previous experience on international advertisers
- Curious about new technologies and emerging media
- Ability to translate numbers into insights
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Company Description
- Spark Foundry blends the agility of a startup with the scale of Publicis Groupe, delivering innovative, data driven media solutions across 50+ countries.
- We offer end to end services across data, tech, content, commerce, and performance.
- In 2024, we were named Media Agency of the Year at the KSA Smarties.
Overview
- Translating the overarching media strategy into actionable, category specific plans, ensuring timely and effective execution across all offline and digital non biddable channels.
- Managing day to day planning, coordinating with internal teams and external parties, tracking performance, and ensuring campaigns are delivered with precision and impact.
- Provide support in reporting, insights generation, and ensuring alignment with both client objectives and our broader media vision.
- Vendors engagement.
- Oversee competitive development and aligns with the Sr Manager and Business Director on translating competitors’ activities into strategic insights.
- Work closely with the Senior Manager and Performance Manager on integrated campaigns to deliver on the business objectives of the client.
Technical & Product
- Knowledge of platforms: Statex online and offline, Similar Web, XPlan / ZPlan, GWI (ideal)
Business Acumen & Operational Efficiency
- Understanding of local and regional media landscape
- Strong knowledge of MS Office solutions (Excel, PowerPoint)
- Previous experience on automotive industry in UAE (ideal)
- Previous experience on international advertisers
Innovative & Analytical Mindset
- Curious about new technologies and emerging media.
- Ability to translate numbers into insights
Qualifications
- Experience in a similar role of at least 1 year, or in a Senior Media Executive role for at least 2 years.
- Education: Marketing, Finance, Communication, or related fields.
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