Account Manager

WPP Media; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative transformation company is seeking a Partnerships Account Manager to join their team in London. This role requires an individual who excels in building relationships with clients and media partners, demonstrating exceptional project management skills. The ideal candidate will generate innovative client solutions, lead negotiations for partnerships, and effectively manage an Account Executive. Passion for creativity and a proactive approach are essential. The work environment is hybrid, emphasizing collaboration and connection among teammates.

Benefits

Competitive medical insurance

Group retirement plans

Significant paid time off

Preferential partner discounts

Mental health awareness days

Qualifications

• Experience managing clients autonomously, building trust and confidence.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Proven ability to generate creative and effective integrated client solutions.
• Strong understanding of marketing and media strategy.
• Proactive nature and strong self-motivation.

Responsibilities

• Build effective relationships with clients and media partners.
• Manage an Account Executive and oversee team functions.
• Seek and develop new partnership solutions for clients.
• Lead the negotiation of new client partnerships.
• Ensure content and ideas circulate within the team.

Skills

Project management

Relationship building

Creative idea generation

Financial understanding

Presentation skills

Job description

Role Summary and Impact

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com

About Mindshare: A Leading WPP Media Brand

Mindshare delivers Good Growth for its clients. As “Growth Architects,” we drive growth that benefits all stakeholders — better for people, planet, and business — by using media with intention. This approach creates more meaningful connections with consumers, increases consumer trust in the brand, and delivers better outcomes for all stakeholders.

About Invention

Are you a creative and media enthusiast with a passion for building lasting relationships? Do you thrive on challenges and love working in an exciting, dynamic environment? If the answer’s ‘yes’, then we’d love to talk to you about a Partnerships Manager role in our expanding team.

As a Partnerships Account Manager, you will be involved in a wide variety of projects, from TV sponsorships to radio partnerships, influencer collaborations, social media partnerships to experiential activations, and everything in between. Our work is diverse and challenging, and we are proud to have won numerous awards for our innovative campaigns.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the UK’s most interesting media partners including ITV, Channel 4, Sky, Versus, Heart, Kiss, Conde Nast, Hearst, Livewire, Twitch and LADBible. Our impressive client list includes Unilever, KFC, M&S, Vinted, Paypal and Weetabix, providing you with some of the best briefs in the industry.

We are seeking the best and brightest individuals to join our team, so if you are eager to make your mark in the media world, do get in touch. This is your chance to become part of a winning team that values creativity, innovation, and collaboration.

About the role

On a day-to-day basis you will:

• Build strong, effective relationships and a close rapport with clients, acting as a trusted specialist advisor and maintaining relationships of respect
• Managing, supporting and developing an Account Executive across all functions of the team
• Building excellent media owner relationships and strong relationships with day-to-day contacts, representing the company and client in a professional manner
• Continually looking for creative inspiration, within and outside of media, finding ways to include it within your work and sharing it with the rest of the team
• Developing effective relationships with internal colleagues to ensure partnerships are used effectively within the overarching client plans
• Seeking and developing new partnership solutions for clients both proactively and in answer to specific briefs
• Proactive development of account teams’ expertise in all areas of media sponsorships and activation
• Leading the development and negotiation of new partnerships for clients
• Leading the Project Management of the delivery of partnerships and activation, often working in collaboration with a number of other agencies (PR, influencer etc.) from approval of a deal to campaign completion and delivery of PCAs
• Developing a good understanding of all aspects of clients’ marketplace and business
• Responsible for the initiating sharing and circulating of inspirational content and ideas throughout the team and agency
• Supporting in new business opportunities/pitches as required

Skills and Experience

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

To be successful in this role, you’ll be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of managing clients autonomously – engendering confidence and trust from clients
• Excellence in project management and organisational skills with excellent written, verbal, analytical, financial and numerical skills
• Great presentation skills with the ability to present in a compelling way to clients
• A proven ability of generating creative and effective integrated client solutions in the partnership space
• Creative flair, great at idea generation with a desire to improve on what has gone before
• Fantastic financial understanding of client profitability and confident in managing (and learning the internal) financial process
• An excellent understanding of marketing, media strategy development and planning processes
• An excellent understanding of the media partnerships market, current industry state of play and latest developments
• Proactive nature, strong self-motivation – a self-starter and results orientated
• Autonomous and confident but equally a great team player

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location.

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