About the Role
As Marketing Manager in the newly formed WPP Media Growth team, you will drive and implement a long-term marketing and communications strategy to build WPP Media's reputation as an industry leader. You will collaborate with client teams to showcase their best work and understand client needs, focusing on communications, thought leadership, and events. This role requires an entrepreneurial spirit, critical thinking, and a passion for learning about WPP Media's successes.
Responsibilities
- Drive, develop, and implement a long-term marketing and communications strategy aligned with WPP Media’s business objectives.
- Deliver a client communications strategy and content calendar to provide a competitive advantage.
- Understand client problems and opportunities across all brands and their needs from WPP Media.
- Build relationships with key client teams for consistent news sharing and identify marketing support opportunities.
- Extract key content, PR, and award-worthy news from client teams and communicate business updates to clients.
- Create consistent client communications, including newsletters, social media interactions, thought leadership, and events.
- Develop strong case studies highlighting client partnerships and submit them for industry awards.
- Deliver exceptional client experiences at internal and external events.
- Ensure client teams and clients are equipped with relevant POVs and news on key industry topics.
- Develop a systematic approach for the speedy development of editorial, content, and thought leadership.
- Manage all external vendors, including copywriters and design teams.
- Create, execute, and monitor marketing campaign budgets.
- Measure key performance metrics, including website traffic, audience engagement, service quotas, bounce rate, and ROI on ad spend.
- Manage and create appropriate content for various channels.
- Manage project budgets, ensuring efficient and within-budget use of funds.
Requirements
- High energy, strong organizational skills, and meticulous attention to detail.
- Self-starter ready to take ownership of projects.
- Excellent collaborator able to work with client teams.
- Entrepreneurial spirit, critical thinker, and team player.
- Curiosity to learn more about WPP Media.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Comfortable working with senior stakeholders and managing upwards.
- Requires the right to work in the UK.
Skills
- Clear and effective communication
- Influencing and driving action
- Advanced Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
- Excellent organizational and project management skills
- Ability to take ownership and work autonomously
- Established partnerships within the event/advertising industry
- Creative thinking and idea generation
- Excellent decision-making skills
- Ability to analyze and monitor market trends
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Not specified
Education Level
- Not specified
Benefits
- Competitive medical insurance
- Group retirement plans
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Significant paid time off
- Preferential partner discounts
- Employee mental health awareness days
About the Company
- WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands, helping clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth using its pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open.
- WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, integrating media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalization at scale through WPP Open and Open Intelligence.
- WPP Media fosters an open environment built on trust and respect, encouraging progression and belonging through employee resource groups and frequent events.
Equal Opportunity
- WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to discrimination or characteristics.
- The company believes the best work happens when together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in an open and supportive environment.
