Performance Planning Manager

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.

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

Our Commitment

We are diverse through 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.

Overview

We are hiring a Performance Planning Account Manager to join Publicis Go, a specialist team created to drive transformation, innovation, and growth for our financial services client. In this role, you'll sit at the heart of performance planning, helping turn business objectives into impactful media strategies that deliver measurable results. Working closely with planning, analytics and activation specialists, you'll play a key role in shaping campaigns that drive meaningful outcomes for clients. If you enjoy combining strategic thinking, collaboration and data-led decision making, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact.

Responsibilities

• Translate client business objectives into data-informed performance media plans that align with wider marketing and business goals.
• Develop audience strategies and planning recommendations that maximise performance across digital channels.
• Recommend and manage media budget allocation across channels to drive effective and efficient results.
• Partner closely with specialist activation teams to bring plans to life and ensure campaigns are delivered to a high standard.
• Monitor campaign performance, pacing and KPI delivery, identifying opportunities for optimisation and growth.
• Build testing plans and learning frameworks that support continuous improvement across campaigns.
• Present performance insights and recommendations to clients through clear, actionable reporting and reviews.

Qualifications

• Experience in performance marketing, digital media planning, digital account management or a related field.
• Strong understanding of the digital media landscape and how different performance channels work together.
• Confidence interpreting data and translating insights into practical recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex information clearly to a range of stakeholders.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to build strong relationships across teams and clients.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver quality work.
• Curiosity, commercial awareness and a proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement and innovation.

Additional information

Spark Foundry offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives.

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week. At Spark Foundry, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.