Senior Associate

Company Description

Spark Foundry was built during the most transformative time in the history of advertising and marketing. We deliver everything a traditional media agency has to offer and have grown into one of the world’s most successful agencies by helping brands evolve their marketing by leveraging identity, commerce, artificial intelligence, and more to connect with people. Transformation is part of our DNA. Spark Foundry’s start-up spirit delivers high-touch approaches and a never-ending desire to challenge the status quo. Combined with Publicis Media’s powerhouse soul leveraging connected data assets, advanced AI applications, and investment clout, we “Bring HEAT to Brands.” No other agency possesses the expertise that we do to address today’s most pressing challenges to drive business transformation through media.

Overview

The Senior Associate, Investment is responsible for executing strategies developed by Managers and Associate Directors including negotiating scatter needs, analyzing the need for AD weight, and implementing allocation and billing tools to facilitate smooth transition from buy to air. Providing training and guidance of the Associates in all aspects of their responsibilities is critical.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate cable purchases
• Create recommendation documents
• Develop and deliver POV/position papers on key issues/opportunities
• Oversee brand allocations and corporate ownership
• Manage Tardiis allocations
• Oversee billing discrepancies
• Check that schedules are inputted correctly
• Create documents for Mission Control
• Review/assist in post buy analysis
• Analyze ADU packages

Qualifications

• 1+ years of traditional media buying expertise, national broadcast preferred

• Experience in media buying tools like Prisma, preferred

• Strong quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and math proficiency

• Solid verbal and written communication skills

• Acquisition and branding background and familiarity/proficiency with the following systems/tools:

• Mediaocean, MBox

• Nielsen Net Rating, Comscore, AdRelevance, eMarketer, Forrester, etc.

• Third-party ad measurement and traffic tools (e.g. Integral Ad Science)

• PowerPoint, Excel, Word

• Demonstrates critical thinking and problem-solving abilities

• Ability to work successfully with teams, handle multiple projects, and meet tight deadlines under pressure

• Detail-oriented and able to produce accurate work

• Demonstrates leadership skills

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Compensation Range: USD $50,065.00 - USD $73,944.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/13/2026.