Associate Director, Clients Teams

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Pension plan

Vision & dental benefits

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Mental health days

Job summary

WPP Media is seeking a passionate Senior Associate Director to lead innovative media campaigns for key clients, including JPMorgan, across all channels. You will shape strategy, manage accounts, and guide the team through planning, activation and measurement in a dynamic agency environment.

You will collaborate with UK strategy and creative systems teams to deliver integrated media solutions, growing client partnerships and driving best-in-class results.

Qualifications

• Experience across brand planning essential.
• Senior Associate Director with interest in finance category or strong Account Director seeking next step.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of innovative campaigns across all media channels.
• Manage planning, activation and measurement throughout the campaign lifecycle.
• Collaborate with UK strategy and creative teams to deliver integrated media solutions.

Job description

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships - all united by ourpioneeringagentic marketing platform, WPP Open - we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.

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Role Summary and Impact

EssenceMediacom is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights and powered by data & technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world's best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy - built on data & technology, built for people & algorithms, built around diverse schools of thought, built to test & learn at scale, and, crucially, built to evolve.

JPMorgan Chase account provides exciting market challenges and brand opportunities in media. A Senior Associate Director with an interest in the finance category or a strong Account Director looking to take the next step with some would be an ideal candidate for this position.

JPMorgan is a brilliant client to work with - challenging EssenceMediacom to deliver best-in-class media strategy, whilst also looking to explore the new and different. Our integrated team incorporates talent from the UK strategy team and the creative systems teams, offering an opportunity to understand the full agency offer.

No two days will be the same, and this client will reward you with a breadth of experience. You will be supported by a strongteam who always strive to deliver best in class and forward-thinking media planning. Experience across brand planning is essential, and the successful candidate will need to form a close collaboration with the Strategy team to provide a whole-brained perspective to the account,strategiesand work.

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Senior Associate Director to work with us. This role will play an integral part on the account, leading the delivery of innovative campaigns across all media channels. The successful candidate will work across the entire campaign lifecycle - planning,activationand measurement - utilising and strengthening their strategic planning and account management skills.

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:

• BeExtraordinaryby Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create anOpenenvironment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• LeadOptimisticallyby Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.
• Shape and elevate campaign responses to be clear, creative and compelling
• Elevate insight to be compelling and memorable via storytelling.
• Ensure that all the channel plans and tactics match the overall strategy. Oversee timely client booking approval.
• Lead the overall testing roadmap and formulate hypotheses for experiments
• Work alongside the specialists to lead the overall data, tech and analytics strategy
• Lead client forecasting & annual planning. Deliver customer journey optimisation opportunities across digital, performance and commerce.
• Lead overall client satisfaction. Proactively take new thinking to clients. Manage difficult conversations and creative agency alignment.
• Lead meetings end to end and field client Q&A
• Identify opportunities for income via EM/GroupM products & services. Support investment with commerciality.
• Lead by example. Champion a growth mindset, GroupM toolset and EM skillset.

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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