WPP Media – Expression of Interest: Growth Roles

WPP Media Limited; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive benefits

Job summary

WPP Media is seeking a Growth role professional in the United States to lead and support end-to-end pitches for new client acquisitions and retentions. You will develop tailored narratives, coordinate cross-functional teams, and deliver high-impact presentations and proposals.

This role emphasizes strong storytelling, client leadership, and strategic collaboration across media, data, and technology capabilities in a fast-paced environment. Hybrid work with in-person collaboration encouraged.

Qualifications

• Experience in growth, new business, business development, pitch management, client leadership, marketing, media, strategy, or related fields.
• Experience supporting or leading RFI/RFP responses, pitch presentations, retentions, or new client acquisition work.
• Strong storytelling, writing, editing, presentation, and quality-control skills, with the ability to shape compelling client-facing narratives.
• Ability to interpret briefs, synthesize research and intelligence, and connect client challenges with integrated capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the end-to-end pitch process across new client acquisitions and retentions, from opportunity vetting and brief interpretation through final delivery.
• Develop tailored, differentiated, and insight-led pitch narratives that address client needs, market context, and competitive dynamics.
• Coordinate cross-functional pitch teams, establish workstreams and owners, manage timelines, and keep deliverables progressing against deadlines.
• Research clients, categories, consumers, competitors, and decision-makers to create backgrounders and surface relevant opportunity insights.
• Develop and quality-control written responses, presentations, credentials, case studies, team bios, creative assets, and pitch theater.
• Bring together capabilities to create integrated solutions that deliver measurable business impact.
• Build and nurture prospective client relationships before, during, and after pitches, supporting a strong pipeline of high-value opportunities.
• Capture pitch learnings, maintain best-in-class content and resources, and help improve repeatable processes, tools, reporting, and ways of working.
• Manage multiple priorities while maintaining high standards of quality, collaboration, accountability, and the overall pitch experience.
• Mentor and support colleagues, sharing feedback and helping build a high-performance Growth culture.

Skills

Growth

Pitch management

Client leadership

Storytelling

Writing

Presentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Tools

RFI/RFP platforms

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.

WPP Media – Expression of Interest: Growth Roles

Discover Your Future in Growth at WPP Media

At WPP Media, our Growth team sits at the heart of how we win, retain, and expand client partnerships. Bringing together strategic thinking, storytelling, commercial acumen, and cross-functional collaboration, Growth plays a critical role in shaping the future of our business and our clients' success.

Responsibilities In Growth Roles May Include

• Lead and support the end-to-end pitch process across new client acquisitions and retentions, from opportunity vetting and brief interpretation through final delivery.
• Develop tailored, differentiated, and insight-led pitch narratives that address client needs, market context, and competitive dynamics.
• Coordinate cross-functional pitch teams, establish workstreams and owners, manage timelines, and keep deliverables progressing against deadlines.
• Research clients, categories, consumers, competitors, and decision-makers to create backgrounders and surface relevant opportunity insights.
• Develop and quality-control written responses, presentations, credentials, case studies, team bios, creative assets, and pitch theater.
• Bring together WPP Media and broader WPP capabilities to create integrated solutions that go beyond the brief and deliver measurable business impact.
• Build and nurture prospective client relationships before, during, and after pitches, supporting a strong pipeline of high-value opportunities.
• Capture pitch learnings, maintain best-in-class content and resources, and help improve repeatable processes, tools, reporting, and ways of working.
• Manage multiple priorities while maintaining high standards of quality, collaboration, accountability, and the overall pitch experience.
• Mentor and support colleagues, sharing feedback and helping build a high-performance Growth culture.

Skills & Experience

We're looking for brilliant people who bring some or all of the following:

• Experience in growth, new business, business development, pitch management, client leadership, marketing, media, strategy, or related fields.
• Experience supporting or leading RFI/RFP responses, pitch presentations, retentions, or new client acquisition work.
• Strong storytelling, writing, editing, presentation, and quality-control skills, with the ability to shape compelling client-facing narratives.
• Ability to interpret briefs, synthesize research and intelligence, and connect client challenges with integrated WPP Media capabilities.
• Strong project and stakeholder management skills, including coordinating cross-functional teams, workstreams, timelines, and deliverables.
• Commercial judgment and an understanding of how media, data, technology, commerce, content, and other capabilities can contribute to client growth.
• Curiosity, resilience, attention to detail, and the ability to maintain clarity and momentum in a fast-paced pitch environment.
• A collaborative, accountable, and solutions-focused approach, with leadership and mentoring experience for roles with team-management responsibilities.

Our Values

At WPP Media, Our Values Guide Everything We Do

• Open: We are inclusive and collaborative. We encourage the free exchange of ideas, respect diverse views, and remain open-minded to new ideas, partnerships, and ways of working.
• Optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology, and talent to create better futures for our people, clients, and communities. We approach challenges with confidence, trying the new and seeking the unexpected.
• Extraordinary: We are stronger together - through collaboration we achieve the amazing. As creative leaders and pioneers in our industry, we deliver extraordinary results every day.

Life At WPP Media & Benefits

We offer limitless opportunities to grow your career in the AI era. WPP Media employees can tap into our global networks to pursue their passions, expand their connections, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising.

We provide competitive medical benefits, group retirement plans, vision and dental insurance, significant paid time off, partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

Our Workplace Approach

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.

Commitment to Inclusion

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a culture of respect where everyone belongs and has the same opportunities to progress. We consider applicants for all positions without discrimination.

WPP Media provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability, please contact WPP Media Leave Administration at [e-mail] or call [phone].

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