Strategic Media Activation Lead (12-Month FTC)

WPP Media Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plans

Vision & dental insurance

Paid time off

Hybrid work model

Mental health days

Employee discounts

Job summary

WPP Media Limited, a global AI-driven media operating unit, seeks a Business Director to helm strategic oversight of major campaigns, weaving cross-channel plans into client roadmaps and ensuring high-quality delivery. You will build trusted advisor relationships, guide multi-country campaigns, and lead ongoing team development in a hybrid UK environment.

You will drive performance through leadership, advanced media planning, and strong vendor and stakeholder management, contributing to

Qualifications

• Proven experience at Business Director level in a Digital Media or Advertising role (including some aspects of managing P&L).
• Proven Project Management, Leadership and People Management Experience.
• Excellent knowledge of media planning fundamentals e.g. reach, frequency, channels, formats, etc.
• Extensive Experience with planning and directly managing large-scale media campaigns across AdWords, Bing Ads, DV360 or other DSPs, Facebook, Twitter.
• Experience of managing vendor relationships.
• Regularly contributes to platform best practices and campaign processes.
• Experience with Google stack and GMP & AdWords certifications (desirable).
• Experience with running campaigns across multiple countries / languages.

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for strategic oversight of designated account campaigns and ensuring these are woven into the overall cross-channel campaign strategy, while ensuring high work quality and expectation management across the team.
• Gain a more strategic understanding of our clients’ business and KPI; ensure that this is communicated and shared with the team, plans align to these goals and KPIs.
• Develop strong relationships with key clients, and collaborate with them to support, inform and guide their roadmaps and goals to meet / exceed objectives.
• Ensure your team are trusted advisors for campaign items and wider business priorities and opportunities.
• Ensure the team keeps up to date with industry news, trends identified and surfaced to clients.
• Support the team Client Partner/Director, and Head of Google Activation in capacity planning & resource management.
• Support pod leads to ensure resources, skills and guidance to deliver on goals and exceed expectations.
• Team development plans are in place and shared with Head of Google Activation and channel leads.
• Develop and maintain positive team culture and model Essential Behaviours consistently.
• Provide timely feedback and recognition for good performance.
• Lead agency-wide continuous improvement projects regarding processes and quality standards.

Skills

Business leadership

Project management

Team leadership

Media planning fundamentals

DV360/ DSP experience

Vendor management

GMP/AdWords certifications

Multi-country campaigns

Tools

DV360

GMP

AdWords

Facebook Ads

Bing Ads

Job description

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.

Role Summary and Impact

Google via Media Futures Group - A little about us:

Google has consolidated its media agency partnership into WPP Media, building on the world class digital work that the team has delivered for Google for over 15 years. Media Futures Group (MFG) is a bespoke team that delivers on our commitment to Google for a more strategic, creative and integrated media approach established to drive better business results.

The MFG team is made up of best in class digital, offline, and integrated media experts who work together to enhance media’s contribution to Google’s business. MFG is powered by constituent parts of WPP Media & WPP Creative around the world. The MFG team operates in a seamlessly integrated way across strategy, planning, investment, creative, business sciences and analytics, data and technology. The profile of people who work in MFG are world class, committed to establishing a new high water mark in the media industry.

The convergence of expertise and excellence makes MFG the most progressive and exciting team in advertising and media, globally. The characteristics of successful MFG team members are that they are highly collaborative, intellectually curious and constantly reach for excellence.

MFG is committed to the growth of our people as a means to unleash the potential of Google’s business. We are invested in whole-person wellbeing, values and behaviours that reflect our mission and purpose, and providing the tools and systems needed to do the best work of your career. We are constantly challenging ourselves to find new ways to deliver on those commitments through our community groups, mental health allyship, and a work environment that is conducive to our teams feeling included and supported. This is a team empowered by limitless possibilities.

About the role / Some of the things we’d like you to do:

• Be accountable for strategic oversight of designated account campaigns and ensuring these are woven into the overall cross-channel campaign strategy, while ensuring high work quality and expectation management across the team.
• Gain a more strategic understanding of our clients’ business and KPI; ensure that:
• this is communicated and shared with the team,
• plans are geared towards these business goals and KPIs,
• comms and focuses of the team hone in on these business priorities and KPIs.
• Develop strong relationships with key clients, and collaborate with them to support, inform and guide their roadmaps and goals to meet / exceed business objectives.
• Ensure your team is acting as trusted advisors for not only campaign items, but also advising and guiding on the client's wider business priorities and opportunities.
• Ensure the team is keeping up to date with latest industry news, and that trends are proactively identified, packaged and surfaced to internal and external clients.
• Support the team Client Partner/DIrector, and Head of Google Activation, in capacity planning & resource management for the wider team (across pods and channels).
• Support pod lead and their reports to ensure they have resource, skills and guidance needed to deliver on campaign goals and deliverables, as well as exceed expectations to surprise and delight internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure team development plans are in place (and updated at least quarterly) and shared with Head of Google Activation and relevant channel lead, with clear expectations, steps and support outlined to facilitate individual team members developing their skillset, experience, and advancement on their chosen career path.
• Develop and maintain positive team culture across all accounts and channels, and ensure Essential Behaviours are modelled consistently throughout the team
• Provide timely and actionable feedback to the team to aid in their development, improvement, and progress. Provide awareness and recognition for jobs well done
• Lead and initiate agency-wide continuous improvement projects regarding processes and quality standards.

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience at Business Director level in a Digital Media or Advertising role (including some aspects of managing P&L).
• Proven Project Management, Leadership and People Management Experience.
• Excellent knowledge of media planning fundamentals e.g. reach, frequency, channels, formats, etc.
• Extensive Experience with planning and directly managing large-scale media campaigns across some of the following AdWords, Bing Ads. DV360 or other DSP, Facebook, Twitter.
• Experience of managing vendor relationships.
• Regularly contributes to platform best practices and campaign processes.
• Experience with Google stack and have GMP & Adwords certifications (desirable).
• Experience with running campaigns across multiple countries / languages.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media is powered by our commitment to Be Extraordinary, investing in our employees to inspire transformational creativity. We also Lead Optimistically,firmly believingin and Championing Growth and Development for every individual. This commitment allows WPP Media employees toleveragethe extensive global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, build vital professional connections, and learn at thecutting edgeof marketing and advertising.

We Create an Open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress. This inclusive culture is fostered through a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office eventsshowcasingteam wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment, including 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 characteristics. We believe the best work happens whenwe'retogether, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in this open and supportive environment.That'swhywe’veadopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If yourequireaccommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. Please note that while our philosophy is the same across WPP, benefits may vary by office/country.

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

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