Planning Supervisor in Toronto

Company description Spark Foundry is the agency that is shaped by ideas. We believe everyone's ideas are powerful – big or small. Our knack for exploring them makes us better. We strongly believe in collaboration, where a thriving working relationship leads to everyone's best work. Luckily, this conviction attracts likeminded clients and talent to create a positive and magnetic team. We're constantly adapting to each of our clients' businesses' needs to avoid stagnation. This ensures that our clients get the best service to tackle their future-facing challenges and that our team stays on their toes. Above all, we love to go above and beyond what's expected of us.

Overview As a Planning Supervisor at Spark Foundry, your role is to provide oversight to the development of media plans that deliver on client objectives, while ensuring that human insights drive business outcomes. You will be responsible for the management of junior team members and ensuring that their deliverables are clear, concise and accurate. You will work closely with your Director to develop and sell through Spark Foundry and Publicis Media solutions to your roster of clients.

Responsibilities:

• You will have ongoing direct client contact for those brands under your specific responsibility.
• Gather and analyze data and human insights to determine the client’s advertising and media needs.
• Create and present media plans to clients.
• Analyze media alternatives and make recommendations as to how to best allocate the Advertising budget.
• Clearly communicate client brand and campaign objectives to the team to ensure insightful and strategic connections plan delivery that bring human connections to life.
• Provide guidance to and mentor Media Strategy Planners and Assistants to ensure their successful professional development.
• Provide oversight to accuracy, quality and timeliness of Strategy Planner and Assistants’ work.
• Co-ordinate with partner agencies and global counterparts to maintain efficient work streams.
• Oversight to financial process – ensuring monthly billing is accurate and complete according to deadlines, ensuring discrepancies are managed.
• Part of the Supervisor role will be to work with the team Director to determine areas of growth for each assigned client: determining appropriate mix of Spark Foundry and Publicis Media offerings, effectively selling through solution.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree; degree or concentration in advertising, marketing, business administration, and communications preferred.
• Three + years of progressive levels of responsibility in media planning, buying and management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Able to work successfully with teams, handling multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines under pressure.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities.
• Strong quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and math proficiency.
• Ability to effectively utilize media research and reporting resources.
• Technical proficiency, particularly with media systems and MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Additional information Salary Transparency matters to us. The salary range for this position is $70,000 to $75,000 per year. Actual compensation within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and applicable certifications. This range reflects what we reasonably expect to offer based on current market data.

AI Use We use artificial intelligence tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications or analysing resumes. These tools assist our recruitment team but never replace human decision-making. We believe in a human-first approach, where your experience and potential are recognised by people.

Spark is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We create and nurture a vibrant work environment that celebrates, values and leverages all aspects of diversity and inclusiveness, attracts world-class talent and serves as the industry benchmark for best practices. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide appropriate accommodation for candidates with disabilities or accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process, upon request. Please contact our recruiter for any questions, accommodations or specific requests. We thank all candidates for their interest in Spark however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.