Manager, TAAG; Ad Operations

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.

Responsible for overseeing the flawless execution of the campaign operational process. Be a leader on the front lines of the digital advertising industry where technology is ever-changing.

• Oversee TAAG Associate/Sr. Associate across offices, as needed, and support the media and creative teams to activate digital campaigns (display, video, social, mobile, and programmatic)
• Co-lead strategic conversations with client and investment teams around technology integrations that can improve efficiency, range or quality of data, or support new media
• Support Associate/Sr. Associate in the basic aspects of the trafficking process, including connecting placements to creatives, setting up consistent configurations, and collecting clean data.
• Lead conversations with the media team on ways to work faster and smarter. Collaborate with fellow TAAG Managers on process to prevent errors, to ensure consistency, to create an efficient and lock-tight QA checklist
• Collaborate with vendors on behalf of creative agencies when troubleshooting is required
• Become a Subject Matter Expert on any number of technologies; keep yourself and the team up to date on the ever-evolving media landscape through regular research and participating in writing POVs
• Share best practices across TAAG to improve our output and standardize our work
• Manage verification process and ongoing optimization for campaigns on a regular basis based on client needs
• Manage campaign activation process and ensure deadlines are met across Investment teams, creative agencies, and clients to ensure on time launch

• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in digital media (agency or publisher side)
• BA/BS education preferred or commensurate experience
• Ability to lead training and development
• Experience leading and managing technology projects from ideation through completion
• Experience planning and executing technology implementations
• Ability to navigate and explain complex technical problems related to data and web technologies
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Solid written and verbal communication skill with ability to communicate/translate complex concepts to non-technical audience
• Ability to effectively coach and develop junior colleagues
• In depth, experience in various marketing technology solutions, including ad servers, rich media providers, tag management solutions, data management platforms, ad verification, etc.
• Results oriented with strong independent and team project management and time management skills
• Experienced proficiency with Microsoft office suite, especially with Excel and Power Point

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…