Senior Programmatic Executive

Company description Who We Are in the UK?
Spark Foundry, the Acceleration Agency.

We help brands to identify, learn and respond to opportunities faster than the competition.

Every client has an area of their business they need to accelerate, from short-term goals to long-term transformation.

We’ve proven our approach during the most difficult year on record. Now we’re using it to provide a launchpad for their future.

Come be an accelerator with us.

• Planning
  : an approach that works in practice rather than theory, arming planners with the ability to create cutting edge campaigns
• Intelligence
  : a suite of tools that give definitive answers to big questions, and uncovers actionable insights about real people
• Trading
  : a model built on flexibility and trusted relationships, underpinned with bold guarantees
• Relationships
  : a culture of asking challenging questions to better understand the brief – we are not a ‘yes’ agency
• People
  : a strong history of recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds and accelerating their careers

We are diverse though our experience, people and the clients we look after - and we celebrate that diversity. Our people hold us accountable to our beliefs and via regular surveys and our grass roots D&I team, The Collective, and internal next generation board, Firestarters, we hold regular events and work continually towards generating ideas, initiatives and educating our people to ensure we are a diverse and inclusive agency.

As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Spark Foundry is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

The Programmatic Senior Account Executive is responsible for programmatic campaign implementation, working to support the Programmatic Manager.

One Programmatic works across a variety of programmatic executions, including running self-serve campaigns on Demand Side Platforms (DSPs) and operational set ups & reporting when working with our internal partners APEX and Epsilon. One Programmatic trading covers Display, Online Video, You Tube, Connected TV (CTV) and Broadcast Video on Demand (BVOD).

• Brilliant Operational execution – Setting up and optimising campaigns from start to finish including building trafficking sheets, working with operation teams and solving finance queries relating to platforms such as Campaign Manager (CM360), Verification partners such as IAS & Double Verify and DSPs.
• Reporting & PCA support – Supporting the implementation of tracking to conduct regular reporting and to support the creation of PCAs.
• QAs – Quality checking the implementation of every campaign set up, ensuring that all margin for error is significantly reduced or non-existent.

• Understanding of key metrics and dimensions relating to the client's business and marketing success measures.
• Meticulously and critically review data to ensure high-quality inputs and outputs.
• Willing to seek solutions to improve data quality and raises issues to their manager if a solution cannot be found.
• Seek solutions to improve data quality and raises issues to their manager if a solution cannot be found.
• Has a high attention to detail when practicing quality assurance and due diligence.

• Has certified proficiency in media platforms and software relevant to daily work.
• Accurately uses technology to execute daily work.
• Tests beta features where this is a benefit to the client's account.
• Accurately activates media activities, and quality assures outputs.
• Proactively learns and understands the core concepts of all media channels.
• Demonstrates curiosity about the broader media landscape by learning about industry developments and challenges.
• Follow agency processes conscientiously and understands the consequences of not following processes.
• Effectively communicate the execution of processes, asking questions and highlighting any issues to their manager.
• Effectively execute Financial Quality Assurance (if working with paid media and/or finance booking systems).
• Recognise their contribution to their team and the…