Manager, Growth

Company Description

A Startup Spirit with a Powerhouse Soul.
 
At Spark Foundry, we deliver the best of these worlds to a client roster that spans some of the best and most beloved brands and companies. While energy, innovation, and modern thinking fuel our startup spirit, unrivaled marketplace clout, exclusive access and partnerships, and global practice capabilities deliver our powerhouse soul for clients as a full-service Publicis Media agency.
 
As one of the fastest growing agencies in the world, we exist to bring HEAT to brands. The HEAT we bring helps challenger brands and industry giants alike to drive Higher Engagement, Affinity, and Transactions. Whether it’s pushing the limits of creativity to battle giants in a competitive category or working with renowned brands to think differently to win, our best of both worlds approach ensures no trade-offs in the pursuit of success. As AdWeek and Ad Age’s 2022 Media Agency of the Year, we are recognized as industry leaders who bring our HEAT every day.
 
And that HEAT expands beyond the results we deliver for our clients – it lives in our people. With a bottom-up culture that celebrates diversity and aims for all voices to be heard, Spark has become a magnet for the industry’s best talent, with one of the best retention rates in the industry. By applying a whole-person approach to professional and personal development, Spark champions a workforce that is well-prepared for today’s challenges, poised to help our talent as they embark on meaningful and rewarding careers.
 

Job Description

To accelerate our growth, we are looking for a strategic and proactive individual to support agency growth efforts. While we’ve purposefully designed a flat organizational team structure to allow for access and collaboration across all teammates, this position will directly report into the Associate Director-level teammates on the Growth team. The individual in this role will help lead and support the development of pitch materials and communications to deliver new and organic business acquisition. We’re looking for an ambitious individual – someone who isn’t afraid to share their ideas and ask questions within a supportive and collaborative working environment.

Key Responsibilities:

•    Work with the pitch team to draft and review internal and external pitch engagement documents including written RFIs, RFPs, and credentials content 
•    Collaborate with local, regional, and global teammates, stakeholders, departments, and agencies
•    Coordinate pitch projects and logistics including creation and management of timelines, checkpoints, accountabilities, deliverables, design, production, and travel needs
•    Identify “big picture” insights in research to help develop a compelling pitch “story”
•    Leverage expert knowledge of Spark brand positioning and credentials to build and guide the pitch approach
•    Train, manage, and develop Associate-level direct reports
•    Bring your “A” game along with unwavering attention to detail with every effort

Qualifications

•    Relevant experience – 3+ years of agency, media, marketing, or communications experience
•    Strong communication skills, with the ability to develop and manage strategic written and verbal communications
•    Superb project and time management skills with the ability to operate in a fast-moving, high-pressure environment comfortably and effectively with hard deadlines
•    Solution-oriented and innovative mindset with a go-getter attitude
•    Highly proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Word
•    Ability to solve problems both independently and in collaborative group settings
 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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