Paid Social Executive

WPP Media; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global media agency in Manchester seeks an Account Executive to manage paid social campaigns. The successful candidate will develop knowledge of advertising, plan award-winning projects, and contribute to a collaborative team. Responsibilities include campaign setup, performance monitoring, and reporting. The role emphasizes learning new skills and supports a hybrid work model with various employee benefits including medical and retirement plans.

Benefits

Competitive medical insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Preferential partner discounts

Mental health awareness days

Qualifications

• Must display diligence and attention to detail.
• Should be collaborative, friendly, and have a can-do attitude.
• Must be able to learn new skills quickly.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly develop knowledge of paid advertising across social channels.
• Plan & deliver award-winning work in a busy agency environment.
• Monitor campaign performance and troubleshoot as necessary.

Skills

Eagerness to learn

Interest in digital advertising

Computer literate

Confidence with numbers

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

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

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.

Role Summary and Impact

As Account Executive the successful candidate will rapidly develop their knowledge of paid advertising across all the key social channels, from activation through to reporting. They will also learn how to work as part of a team that plan & deliver award-winning work in a busy agency environment that has training + development at its core.

We are looking for a candidate with the following attributes:

• Display an eagerness to learn. You should be diligent and attentive to detail, able to listen, learn new skills, and put these into practice quickly.
• Able to display an interest in how digital advertising/marketing works (especially on social media channels) and a have desire to further your knowledge in this area.
• Computer literate with a good base of skills across the Microsoft Office suite of programmes (including Excel).
• Being part of a busy agency environment we regularly work with large amounts of data so a confidence with numbers is also a must.
• Teamwork is key to this role and we are looking for someone who is collaborative, friendly, and with a can-do attitude.

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.

Campaign Management

• End-to-end set up of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms.
• Undertaking regular quality assurance (QA) checks to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards.
• Monitoring campaign performance and pacing to ensure activity delivers as expected. Troubleshooting and optimising campaigns in order to improve performance as necessary.
• Working to produce detailed & accurate weekly/monthly campaign performance reports, often in Microsoft Excel.
• Writing performance commentary that delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients.
• Assisting with more detailed analysis including end-of-campaign reporting, quarterly/annual reviews, and on standalone projects.

Client & Partner Management

• Working closely with your line‑manager & the wider team to support the delivery of high‑quality work for clients.
• Working with partners and attending regular platform training sessions to further develop your paid social skillset.

Operational Excellence

• Responsible for managing your workload and for communicating clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in‑person.
• Attend regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community.
• Responsible for following the mandatory agency finance processes. Working with line‑manager and to ensure processes are followed, allowing for prompt payment/invoicing and to minimise finance queries.

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.