About the Role
As an Account Executive, you will rapidly develop your knowledge of paid advertising across key social channels, from activation through to reporting. You will also learn how to work as part of a team that plans and delivers award-winning work in a busy agency environment focused on training and development.
Responsibilities
- End-to-end set up of paid social campaigns across all relevant social platforms.
- Undertake regular quality assurance (QA) checks to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards.
- Monitor campaign performance and pacing to ensure activity delivers as expected.
- Troubleshoot and optimize campaigns to improve performance.
- Produce detailed and accurate weekly/monthly campaign performance reports, often in Microsoft Excel.
- Write performance commentary that delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients.
- Assist with more detailed analysis including end-of-campaign reporting, quarterly/annual reviews, and standalone projects.
- Work closely with your line manager and the wider team to support the delivery of high-quality work for clients.
- Work with partners and attend regular platform training sessions to further develop your paid social skillset.
- Manage your workload and communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders.
- Attend regular internal meetings and training sessions to actively contribute to a collaborative paid social community.
- Follow mandatory agency finance processes to ensure prompt payment/invoicing and minimize finance queries.
Requirements
- Passionate about starting a career in digital marketing and paid social.
- Eager to learn, diligent, and attentive to detail.
- Able to listen, learn new skills, and put them into practice quickly.
- Interest in how digital advertising/marketing works, especially on social media channels.
- Desire to further knowledge in digital advertising/marketing.
- Computer literate with a good base of skills across the Microsoft Office suite (including Excel).
- Confidence with numbers, as the role involves working with large amounts of data.
- Collaborative, friendly, and possess a can-do attitude.
- Must have the right to work in the UK.
Skills
- Paid social campaign setup
- Campaign QA
- Campaign monitoring and pacing
- Campaign troubleshooting and optimization
- Campaign performance reporting
- Microsoft Excel
- Performance analysis
- Client communication
- Partner collaboration
- Platform training
- Workload management
- Stakeholder communication
- Microsoft Office suite
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Entry Level
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.
- WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalization at scale.
- WPP 650 is a bespoke agency unit within WPP, dedicated to serving the evolving communications needs of government clients.
- We bring together the best of WPP's talent, technology, and insights to deliver impactful, modern, and effective public communications.
- We are at the forefront of reimagining how government engages with its citizens.
Equal Opportunity
- WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics.
- We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in this open and supportive environment.
- If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
