Senior Associate- ECommerce Planning

WPP Media; Manila; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive medical benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

WPP Media is seeking a Senior Precision Planner to lead client accounts, coordinate with strategists, and ensure timely, within-budget deliverables across campaigns. The role blends media planning, analytics, and client servicing to drive growth and satisfaction.

You will work in a hybrid setup with a focus on developing revenue opportunities, mastering briefs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet client expectations and performance targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/College Degree in business or related field.
• 3–4 years in a digital media role preferred.
• Strong English communication, both written and spoken.
• Experience in advertising, PR/communications or marketing.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point of contact for account assignments.
• Process and cascade client briefs; coordinate with strategists and specialists.
• Present outputs and justify recommendations to clients and internal teams.
• Drive meetings to secure agreements and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
• Manage multiple projects and accounts within scope and budget.
• Monitor revenue targets and accounts receivables/payables.
• Support pre-, during, and post-campaign activities.

Skills

Advertising experience

Public relations/communications

Marketing

English communication

MS Office (Excel & PowerPoint)

Analytical skills

Client servicing

Digital media landscape knowledge

Project management

Team work under pressure

Programmatic media planning

Coding knowledge (plus)

Education

Bachelor’s/College Degree (business or research-related)

Tools

ComScore

SimilarWeb

Effective Measure

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 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.

This role is within Wavemaker, a leading brand within WPP Media, where you will be instrumental in positively provoking growth for clients by reshaping consumer decision‑making and experiences through media, content, and technology. Our name is both our mission and our method. We do our best work for brave brands and people who relish being challenged to go further and faster, together.

Measures of Success

In three months:

• Mastered client management skills, delivering superior service and output for accounts handled
• Learned the basic media planning, optimisation and analytics skills
• Managed to handle projects/executions independently
• Achieved a clear grasp of the ins and outs of the accounts handled
• Established a good working relationship with key stakeholders (internal and client teams)
• Proposed process improvements as needed
• Identified new opportunity to grow business handled
• Mapped out the relevant account playbooks to ensure that handling of the accounts is of good standard
• Set internal KPIs for accounts managed
• Had full accountability on the revenue targets set for your accounts

In twelve months:

• Have majorly contributed to the successful launch of the brands handled
• Achieved 100% of revenue targets set for your accounts
• Proposed and acquired new sources of revenue to help achieve the annual targets of the Interaction team

Responsibilities

• Primary point of contact for account assignments
• Acquires, understands/processes and cascades briefs received from clients
• Works with strategists and specialists to ensure that the output of the agency meet or exceed client expectations
• Present, defends or justifies, alongside strategists and specialists, the output of the agency
• Drives and captures agreements during meetings
• Ensures that smooth relationship is maintained with the different stakeholders of the assigned accounts
• Senior Precision Planner who ensures that deliverables for clients are met on time, in scope and within agreed upon costs
• Manages projects pre, during and after campaign and ensures that hours rendered by the team members are compensated for
• Diligently monitors achievement of revenue targets and account receivables/payables
• Performs administrative work, as required, to manage the business
• Looks after the interests of the account
• Has an excellent understanding of the accounts/brands being handled
• Has a good grasp of the competitive landscape where the accounts/brands are playing in
• Diligently studies the consumer and digital landscape relevant to the business of the assigned accounts/brands
• Proactively shares "opportunities to win" to assigned accounts/brands
• Looks after the interests of the agency
• Spots opportunities for business growth
• Protects agency intellectual property for services rendered
• Ensures smooth relationship between the agency and client
• Goes the "extra mile" to deliver the expectations of clients

Skills and Experience

Education

Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s/College Degree, preferably of a business or research‑related course.

Work Experience

At least 3–4 year’s work experience in a digital media function.

Required Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Attitude)

• Experience in advertising, public relations/communications, marketing or any similar field
• Strong English verbal and written communication skills
• MS Office Skills (Excel and PowerPoint)
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Client servicing skills
• Has a good grasp of the Philippine digital media landscape; capable of using tools such as ComScore, SimilarWeb, Effective Measure for audience planning
• Strong project management skills – ability to manage multiple projects and accounts
• Can work with minimal supervision
• Team player, and ability to work under pressure
• Experience in performance and programmatic media planning would be an advantage

Other:

• Knowledge in digital programmatic buying and coding is a plus but not required.

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.