Senior Account Manager [ Mat Cover 9 Months FTC]

Wppproduction; Watford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

WPP Production in Watford leads the TJX activation account, delivering digital media projects from brief to final delivery. You will spend time onsite with TJX in Watford two to three days per week and may work from the London office as needed.

You will manage client relations, coordinate internal teams, and ensure project timelines, budgets and quality standards are met in a dynamic, hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent time management in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong prioritisation and organisational skills.
• Clear, proactive communication with clients and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Client management: immerse in the client’s brand, prepare proposals, present and deliver creative work, provide status reports and meeting notes, manage expectations and timelines.
• Project management: coordinate across TJX and WPP Production, ensure SLAs and KPIs are met, manage briefs to delivery, follow approved workflows and tools.
• Reporting and collaboration: maintain updates with stakeholders, organize meetings, mentor junior staff, provide administrative support as required.

Skills

Time management

Prioritisation

Communication skills

Client relations

Job description

About WPP Production

We are WPP Production - the unified global production company that brings together all of WPP's content producers, studios and craft experts into one connected organisation. We combine world-class human craft with next generation technology to originate, design, and deliver multi-channel content systems at scale. Built for borderless collaboration and powered by deep craft expertise, we are the production engine designed for today's always on, AI driven marketing world.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unitecutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counselin a single company -powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open,to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visitWPP.com.

A Hybrid working model

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.

What does a Senior Account Manager do at WPP Production?

As part of the Client Services Department, you playa central rolein the business and are pivotal to the smooth running of your account. You willbe requiredto have a thorough understanding of all areas of the business andbe responsible formanaging projects from brief to final delivery on time and budget. You will be client focused and requiregood communication,organisationand time management skills to manage both your clients and internal departments, while always focusing on quality,processand profitability.

What does a Senior Account Manager do at WPP Production, on the TJX account?

You will be working within the client’s Activation Account team, implanted onsite working on behalf of the client. You will attend TJX office in Watfordtwo/three timesa week and occasionally work from theWPP Productionoffice in London. You will deliver projects, working with TJX’s onsite in-house creative team. You willbe responsible formanaging projects from briefing to final delivery, ensuring that TJX stakeholders, clients and agencies, adhere to set timings to ensurea timelydelivery of all projects.You will be working on a range ofDigital Mediaprojects, such as Web, Email and Paid Media

Client management responsibilities:

• Immerse yourself in the client’s brand and offering
• Prepare client proposals
• Present and deliver creative work appropriately – take ownership of your work and ensure best in class delivery of work to a high standard
• Provide weekly status reports, accompanied by a meeting or call as per client needs
• Provide agendas and detailed contact reports following all client meetings
• Set and manage client expectations deliverables andtimeframes
• Escalate all serious client issues to your line managerimmediatelyand recommend solutions wherever possible
• Identifyareas for improvement of existing workflow and processes which couldbenefitWPP Productionand/or the client
• Build strong day to day relationships with all clients and agency stakeholders – communication is key
• Identifytraining requirements and opportunities for clients to ensure their adherence to processes and improve workflow

Project Management responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate between all relevant parties, this might be internally within the client TJX, internally withinWPP Productionor with other agencies and 3rdparty partners of TJX.
• Consistently deliver against all contractual obligations include SLAs and KPIs
• Manage client projectsfrom brief to delivery ensuring final materials are on time and of the highest quality
• Follow agreed workflows and utilise relevant project management tools that the client uses – WorkfrontandTrello.
• Ensure clear division of responsibility forappropriate filesat each stage of the project
• Where project managers/producers are involved, take responsibility for ongoing communication, tracking
• project progress and status vs. schedules, timings, delays etc.
• Manage,monitorand update all timelines and set realistic expectations with stakeholders
• Monitor internal workflows,identifyareas forimprovementand make recommendations
• Ensure Schedules, technical specs and copy dates are obtained and correct, report any delays to ADand/or TJX BAM
• Check all materials (PDFs, emails etc.) and ensure quality control procedures have been followed before sending to clients
• Keep ADand/or TJX BAMupdated on status of projects
• Collate any information needed for input to client reports and presentations
• Help organise, attend (ifrequired) and minute meetings
• Manage your workload effectively and highlight to your line manager if support isrequiredto ensure successful completion of a project
• Manage other team members and become a mentor
• Provide administrative support team asrequired

Reporting lines and key stakeholders

This role reports to the Account Director, but you will have a dotted reporting line into a client lead(Brand Activation Manager.

You will work closely with Creative, DigitalandProduction teams.

Requirements

• Strong time managementandprioritisation skillswithin a fast-paced environment
• Great attention to