Planning Manager

Overview

As an Account Manager at Spark Foundry UK, you will plan and deliver integrated media campaigns for Mondelez brands such as Cadbury and Oreo, collaborating with clients, agency partners and media specialists. You shape campaigns from insight to activation, ensuring clear, persuasive media thinking and high-quality client work. You’ll support and mentor junior team members while coordinating across planning, investment and broader Publicis teams. This is a chance to influence iconic brands and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive agency culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical cover
• Reflection Days
• Shared Parental Leave

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver integrated media campaigns across Mondelez brands (Cadbury, Oreo)
• Build trusted day-to-day relationships with clients
• Provide clear media thinking and rationale for recommendations
• Collaborate with investment, planning and wider Publicis teams to connect expertise
• Ensure quality and accuracy of plans, proposals, and client-facing work
• Contribute to campaign ideas across channels
• Support and develop junior team members through guidance and feedback

Key requirements

• Experience in media planning across traditional and digital channels
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for client relationships
• Collaborative working style with ability to unite different teams
• Attention to detail and ownership of work quality
• Ability to translate client needs and audience insight into practical media recommendations
• Proactive mindset with interest in culture, brands and media
• Experience supporting others’ development (coaching or line management)

• collaborative
• strong communicator
• detail-oriented
• media planning across traditional and digital channels
• translating insights into media recommendations
• cross-functional collaboration

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