Performance Media Specialist

Spark Foundry is looking for a Performance Media Specialist with programmatic experience to join our Auckland office.

At Spark Foundry our vision is to Create Work That Matters. That sounds nice, but to get to work that matters you need some key ingredients.

You need Builders and Creators. We call this out under our value of Brilliant Thinkers. This helps us tackle challenges 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. Intelligence 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 PURPOSE OF THIS ROLE

This role operates at the intersection of performance media, combining capabilities across real-time-bidding activations with planning & strategy to accelerate the impact of media on clients’ businesses. It is responsible for all day-to-day paid digital media operations across designated client portfolio with the aim to deliver best-in-market performance media capabilities

WHAT KEY RESPONSIBILITES DOES THIS ROLE HAVE? 

• Help to drive a culture of best-in-class digital capabilities across the agency
• Coach, mentor & develop junior members of Spark Foundry’s digital team
• Advance Spark Foundry’s digital performance capabilities for campaign execution, data & tech integrations & integrate into clients’ businesses
• Act as a performance specialist with clients, providing solutions and responses that supercharge their business results
• Ongoing lookout/testing of new ad platforms & solutions (first in market, beta opportunities)
• Communicate and uphold the agency’s commercial values in the data-driven marketing space

WHAT BEHAVIOURS DOES OUR DREAM PERFORMANCE MEDIA SPECIALIST HAVE?

• A team player who enjoys working with others to deliver an impeccable experience for our clients
• A can-do problem-solving attitude
• A spirit of curiosity. Be prepared to take risks to try new ways of doing things that may better both the work we do and they way we work
• Intuitive self-starter who looks for ways to add value
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects simultaneously
• Excellent attention to detail and strong numerical skills
• Leans into growth - takes the initiative to give things a crack even if they feel beyond current capability
• Identifies gaps /opportunities for clients or internally. Presents these proactively - initiates the approach
• A desire to contribute more broadly to the agency outside of just the client portfolio. Eg. Culture initiatives and new business pitches.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• 2+ years industry experience.
• Expert understanding and working knowledge of New Zealand media landscape
• Experience on DSP platforms & ability to activate accurately to media plans (Other ad platforms is a bonus eg paid search & paid social platforms)

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 support to reach 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
• At Publicis Groupe, we believe no one should be more scared of losing their job than their life. Through our Working with Cancer initiative, we will secure the job and salary of any Publicis Groupe employee unable to work because they are living with cancer, a life-threatening chronic illness or serious disease
• Inclusive leave policies such as Fertility Treatment, Menopause, Flexible Public Holidays, Gender Affirmation and Parental leave 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

Spark Foundry, 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 in. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture.  

We encourage applications from all people regardless of their backgrounds, identities, beliefs, age, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other difference. Our people are chosen for their personalities, ethics, values and professional qualities without any exclusion or discrimination. 

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.