Account Director – Luxury Brand

Spark Foundry make up part of a thriving global media network and are part of the Publicis Groupe, one of the world’s leading communications groups. We are globally connected with over 8,000 employees in 110 offices across 70 countries.

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.

How we accelerate

• 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

The Client

This role is 100% focused on the LVMH account, a high profile and very recent new win that is being onboarded between March and June 2022. An international sub-agency called Publicis Media Luxe has been formed, as a bespoke team dedicated to the LVMH maisons, of which there around 40 active brands in the UK. In the UK, Publicis Media Luxe team are aligned within Spark Foundry media agency, with access to Spark’s wider team, talent, tools, management and benefits.

About LVMH:

LVMH Group partner with famous houses like Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Bulgari, and is the world leader in luxury, from fashion & leather goods to perfumes & cosmetics, including the beauty giant Sephora and jeweller Tiffany & co. LVMH has been setting an example through its dynamic growth since its creation in 1987. The core values of LVMH, ‘Be Creative and Innovative’, ‘Deliver Excellence’ and ‘Cultivate an Entrepreneurial Spirit’ is embodied by every single employee.

Publicis Media won the business in 2020 in 15 markets in Europe and created Publicis Media Luxe, a bespoke agency solution, in all of markets to best serve LVMH. The central agency team leads the relationship out of our White City London hub, coordinating with regional Publicis offices in 17 EMEA countries. You will be joining a new UK specific team being built to service the UK LVMH clients, following our exciting extension of the business into the UK and France in March 2022.

We are seeking an individual that has experience and is passionate about the luxury marketplace. This role is split across key accounts for Spark Foundry and would benefit an ambitious individual who has the vision and skills to move the brands campaigns forward across the Publishing, Direct Display and Audio spaces. Innovation, regular test and learn approaches, whilst ensuring brilliant basics are at the heart of everything is imperative to this role.

You need to have great communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills – our clients like to be challenged but with diplomacy. Close attention to detail, people management skills and a positive attitude are also crucial. You will be expected to develop media strategies and plans working closely with other investment channels. You will naturally be working very closely with the digital and programmatic teams, ensuring that your campaigns are working in synergy with one and another, with the opportunity to optimize. You will be working closely with the comms planning team to support our clients and help to make their brands famous.

The ideal candidate will be very commercially astute and have extensive knowledge and know-how in planning and buying across; publishing, audio (inc their digital platforms) and direct digital. Being a confident negotiator and harboring good relationships with partners and auditors. A strong knowledge of the luxury marketplace and it’s unique ways of working is vitally important for this role.

You will be expected to demonstrate your confidence and understanding of working with high profile brands and have a track record of developing innovative work, with commercial acumen at the heart of everything you do.

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. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process. If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.