At 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.

The transformation you will experience

The Associate Client Director manages team workflow, the campaign response process and ensures integration across all relevant internal teams to deliver diverse communications plans. Alongside the Client Director, they are responsible for their teams work & output. They must ensure attention to detail in all facets of their teams work and take responsibility for any errors that occur. It is expected that they will participate in, embrace and lead training forums for their team and where applicable the common good of the agency. The Associate Client Director is also responsible for developing long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with all clients and should own the Marketing Manager level client relationship. The Associate Client Director should also ensure integration with digital and mainstream media is proactively fostered within their group’s dynamic. From time to time, and workload permitting, Associate Client Director will also be called on to assist in New Business opportunities

Your scope will include:

• Pro-actively manage the development of media initiatives which satisfy client objectives within the given timeframes.
• Constantly strive to demonstrate ways to help clients achieve their business objectives, even if they’re not directly related to a current brief. For example, setting up a schedule of training modules on different media innovations, or regular updates / state-of-play reports on current media channels.
• Continually look for opportunities and strives to sell the value of Spark and Publicis extended services
• Manages the planning and implementation of media activity across client campaigns, ensuring it is in line with the overall client media strategy, in collaboration with relevant activations teams.
• Assists in leading and directing the team in the development of media concepts, plans and overseas the implementation of buys.
• Ensures all planning ideas are delivered throughout the activations process (digital or mainstream), or works with the Activations team to provide a suitable alternative
• Ensures quality control processes are properly adhered to within set deadlines.
• Assist in conducting weekly WIP meetings with your team, the top-line summary of which is to be presented in the Directors WIP meeting.
• Assist in leading, inspiring and motivating the team to work collectively on the client's vision and objectives.
• Delegate and provide appropriate guidance / mentoring to enable team members to perform their roles effectively.
• Supports the Client Director in monitoring and conducting bi-annual reviews for their team members.
• Continually monitor, forecast & re-forecast clients financials across their assign client patch within the broader team.

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Publicis Groupe benefits: Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world's most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. You can learn more about us at www.publicisgroupeanz.com.

Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting physical, mindful, and financial wellbeing.
• A creative, lively, and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported 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 support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.
• A committed Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva Women, Égalité, enABLE, EmbRACE, and Écologique committees.
• Leave benefits including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and an additional 5 days of leave after 2 years of service.
• 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 based on tenure, paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap, and Cub Care leave.
• Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through Sonder, an all-in-one digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs.
• A workplace that stands together to provide a more open, supportive, and recovery-forward culture for all employees with life-threatening illnesses. Read more about our Working With Cancer Pledge: https://workingwithcancerpledge.com/
• Proud partners of Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation, and the Australian Disability Network.

If you don't tick every box in this ad, please don't rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity rather than ticking boxes — so if this role resonates with you, please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words; these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe, we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, and religious affiliation. We believe 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.

Uniqueness is powerful; without it, we wouldn't be where we are today. So be you — we like it that way.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via recruitment@publicisgroupe.com; your personal information will be kept confidential.