Strategic Client Lead - Growth & Delivery

WPP; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Pension plan

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Partner discounts

Mental health days

Job summary

WPP Media in Manchester is seeking an Account Manager for our Client Leadership team. You will be responsible for day-to-day management of client relationships, coordinating strategies with senior leaders, and ensuring timely billing and accurate administrative tasks.

You will distill client briefs, develop effective media strategies across on- and off-line channels, lead and mentor junior team members, and drive client performance as a true extension of the client’s team.

Qualifications

• Experience in a client services, media planning or investment role.
• Ability to analyse client sales and consumer data imaginatively and get to grips with dynamics of the clients marketing environment.
• An enthusiasm and passion about what we do.
• An ability to communicate verbally in an effective way with other members of the team, in particular other departments/creative agencies and Directors.
• A willingness and keenness to learn and develop, becoming experts in our proprietary and industry tools, and processes.
• A deep understanding of media channels and the media planning process.
• An understanding of media effectiveness and how we can deliver results.

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for the day to day running of client business, using high levels of initiative to execute strategies and ensure accuracy and punctuality of billing and other administrative tasks
• Be able to take and distil client briefs, working with the AD and BD to then come up with effective strategies
• Have a combination of strong leadership, communication and organisation skills, as well as thorough media knowledge across both on and offline channels
• Oversee and contribute to the development of the junior team and overseeing this on a day to day basis is a key responsibility
• Be obsessed with driving client performance, becoming a true extension of their team

Skills

Client services

Media planning

Data analysis

Communication skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Job description

WPP Media in Manchester is seeking an Account Manager for our Client Leadership team. You will be responsible for day-to-day management of client relationships, coordinating strategies with senior leaders, and ensuring timely billing and accurate administrative tasks.

You will distill client briefs, develop effective media strategies across on- and off-line channels, lead and mentor junior team members, and drive client performance as a true extension of the client’s team.