Associate Vice President, Client Services, India

wppmedia

Mumbai

On-site

INR 2,600,000 - 4,200,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

WPP Media seeks an experienced media leader with a strong FMCG background to drive strategic communications and cross-channel media planning for leading brands in India. You will guide offline and digital media, collaborate with agencies, and mentor the planning team to deliver impactful outcomes.

The role emphasizes leadership in media interventions, client advisory, and innovative communication strategies that align with brand goals. Mumbai-based position with high growth potential.

Qualifications

Minimum 8-12 years of experience handling offline and digital.
Experience in handling FMCG clients in top agencies is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic communications & planning leadership on your set of brands.
Help build effective media interventions on the back of strong Communication planning.
Act as a senior level contact for the client and have a strong understanding of cross channel media strategy. Should be able to lead strategic conversations on Media and communication planning.
Be responsible for the planning team career development & progression in the team.
Develop creative ideas and disruptive communication innovations for the client, aligned with their business, customer, and brand goals.

Skills

FMCG

TV planning

Digital platform

Communication

Agency experience

Persuasiveness

Proactiveness

stakeholder management

Presentations

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 our pioneering agentic 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.

For more information, visit wppmedia.com.

About WPP Media

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

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.

3 best things about the job:

Working for the fastest growing client, it provides and asks for unusual approach to the traditional media
Attain strong understanding of cross channel media strategy by working on fastest growing and diversified category
Be an architect with strong business outcome focus. Collaboration across the board - with teams from offline to online planning, ideation and deployment

In this role, your goals will be:

In three months:

Understand the category and brand objectives for the year

Understand and take initiative towards agencies goal for the year.

In six months:

Successfully lead the account and engage with the client on brand’s media approach

Initiated & delivered at least 2 key projects

Understands the In-house products/software’s very well to demonstrate the same during client conversations

In 12 months:

Worked on Award entries

Built high credibility with the team & client

What your day job looks like :

Provide strategic communications & planning leadership on your set of brands
Help build effective media interventions on the back of strong Communication planning
Act as a senior level contact for the client and have a strong understanding of cross channel media strategy. Should be able to lead strategic conversations on Media and communication planning
Be responsible for the planning team career development & progression in the team
Develop creative ideas and disruptive communication innovations for the client, aligned with their business, customer, and brand goals.

Skills and Experience