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About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Account Director to lead on a number of UK accounts, including our exciting integrated new business win – Electoral Commission. You will be responsible for guiding the day-to-day communications strategy, managing a talented team, and driving an integrated approach that gets the most out of creative and media. We want an enthusiastic and passionate leader who thinks in terms of delivering behaviour change and outcomes and inspires their team to operate with speed and agility.

Responsibilities

Lead the day-to-day strategic output for your accounts, owning the response to briefs and proactively identifying tactical opportunities.
Own the account workflow, ensuring our integrated teams (Creative, Media, Data) operate seamlessly and at pace.
Act as a key senior client contact, building trust and partnership through exceptional service and delivering against commercial goals.
Be comfortable and compelling when presenting work, ideas, and results to senior clients, agency partners, and internal teams.
Work with the Client and Strategy Directors to explore opportunities for innovation.
Oversee the implementation and delivery of all media activation, managing workflow through our specialist teams where necessary.
Ensure all reporting delivers sharp, actionable insights that feed our live feedback loop—moving beyond post-campaign analysis to in-flight optimisation.
Maintain full oversight of all financial aspects of the account (billings, reconciliations, finance queries).
Live and breathe 'The Power of &', ensuring creative and media are never separate conversations.
Coach, support, and develop your direct reports (Account Executive) through regular 1-2-1s and active mentorship.

Requirements

You are someone who both champions and challenges – yourself, your team, and your clients – to push for faster, more effective work.
You are fluent in both Brand and Performance, able to connect a great creative idea to a measurable outcome.
You are a self-starter who demonstrates immense curiosity, inspiring your team, fostering a willingness to learn and test new approaches.
You possess strong client management skills and the gravitas to lead senior-level conversations.
You have a proven track record of delivering strong, integrated comms planning that is rooted in data and measurement.
Requires individuals to have the right to work in the UK.

Skills

Communications strategy
Team management
Integrated approach
Client relationship management
Presentation skills
Media activation
Reporting and insights
Financial oversight
Mentorship
Brand and Performance fluency
Client management
Comms planning
Data and measurement

Location

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Experienced
Senior

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 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.