Manager, TAAG (ad Operations)

Spark Foundry Job Opportunity

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.

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

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 PowerPoint

Additional Information

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 assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off. If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.

Compensation Range: $88,540- $127,155 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 04/10/2026.

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