About the Role
As Marketing Manager in the newly formed WPP Media Growth team, you will drive, develop, 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, understand client needs, and deliver exceptional client experiences through communications, thought leadership, and events.
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.
- Understand client problems and opportunities across all brands and provide necessary support.
- Build relationships with key client teams for consistent news sharing.
- Extract key content, PR, and award-worthy news from client teams.
- Communicate business updates, events, and PR news to clients.
- Create consistent monthly client communications, including newsletters, social media, thought leadership, and events.
- Develop strong case studies highlighting client partnerships and submit them for industry awards.
- Deliver extraordinary 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 ad spend ROI.
- 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, meticulous attention to detail, and a self-starter attitude.
- Excellent collaborator able to work directly with client teams.
- Entrepreneurial spirit, critical thinker, and team player.
- Clear and effective communicator able to influence and drive action.
- Ability to take ownership and work autonomously on projects.
- Established partnerships within the event/advertising industry.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- A creative thinker who enjoys bringing new ideas to the table and can run with them.
- Self-starter comfortable working with senior stakeholders and managing upwards.
- Excellent communication and decision-making skills.
- Skills to analyze and monitor trends in the market.
- Requires individuals to have the right to work in the UK.
Skills
- Microsoft programmes including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Hybrid
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 a passion for shaping the next era of media through a commitment to being extraordinary, leading optimistically, and championing growth and development.
- WPP Media creates an open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress.
- The company offers a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office 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 people are together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in an open and supportive environment.
