Vice President, Client Services

WPP Media Limited; Mumbai City; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical insurance

Retirement plans

Vision and dental insurance

Paid time off

Partner discounts

Mental health initiatives

Job summary

WPP Media Limited in Mumbai is seeking a senior media lead with 12–15 years of experience in handling offline and digital for FMCG clients. The role requires expertise in TV planning, digital platforms, and strong communication and presentation skills. MBA in Marketing is preferred, with a track record in top agencies.

The position offers a hybrid work model, with four days in-office and a focus on cross-channel media strategy and leadership across the planning team.

Qualifications

• Hand on experience in FMCG.
• Expertise in TV planning.
• Working knowledge of digital platforms.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Candidates with agency experience preferred.
• Persuasiveness and pro-activeness.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication.
• Experience 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 client contact with a strong understanding of cross‑channel media strategy.
• Lead the planning team career development & progression.
• Develop creative ideas and disruptive communication innovations aligned with business goals.

Skills

FMCG experience

TV planning

Digital platforms

Communication skills

Agency experience

Persuasiveness

Pro-activeness

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Education

MBA - Marketing

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 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.

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.

Reporting of the role

This role reports to: Principal Partner - Client leadership

3 best things about the job

1.Working for the fastest growing client, it provides and asks for unusual approach to the traditional media

2.Attain strong understanding of cross channel media strategy by working on fastest growing and diversified category

3.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

• Hand on experienceon FMCG.
• Expertise onTV planning
• Working knowledge of digitalplatform
• Good in communicationand ability to present well
• Would prefercandidates fromagencies.
• Persuasiveness
• Pro-activeness
• Communication skills
• Stake holder management
• Makes good presentations

Minimum qualifications

• Minimum 12-15 Years of experience handling offline and Digital
• Experience in handling FMCG clients in top agencies is preferred
• E-commerce and digital is musts have
• MBA - Marketing

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 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.

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