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About the Role
As an Associate Director, you will be critical to the delivery of ambition, working closely with the Senior Associate Director. You will be a key client interface and lead planning projects from start to finish, bringing together specialists to deliver exceptional work. You will oversee the day-to-day running of the account, ensuring accuracy and adherence to best practices in campaign management. You will establish yourself as the first point of call for clients and build strong relationships, becoming a trusted strategic partner with a deep understanding of their business and how communications drive growth.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the day-to-day running of the account
- Ensure flow and accuracy of work
- Ensure the campaign management process follows best practice
- Act as the conduit who brings together our specialists to deliver exceptional work
- Lead planning projects from start to finish
- Establish yourself as the first port of call for clients
- Build a strong relationship with your clients
- Become a trusted strategic partner
- Show a deep understanding of your clients’ business and how communications can drive growth
Requirements
- Strong management and client relationship skills
- People management skills to support AD in the management and development of Planners and Execs
- Solution focused mindset
- Enthusiasm, curiosity, and a team player mentality
- Self-motivated; an ambition to make the ordinary extraordinary
- A thirst to learn – be that the client’s business, people, brands, industry, trends etc
- An ability to prioritise and delegate, as well as manage both up and down
- Empathetic and self-aware
- Motivated to drive business results for both client & EssenceMediacom
- Positive, proactive approach to problem solving
- Calm under pressure
- Accurate verbal and written feedback and instructions
Skills
- AI-driven media
- Media
- Data
- Partnerships
- Creative personalization
- WPP Open
- Open Intelligence
- Management
- Client relationship management
- People management
- Solution focused
- Team player
- Prioritization
- Delegation
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Adaptability
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Associate Director
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.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to characteristics.
- We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in this open and supportive environment.
- 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.