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About the Role
Step into a limitless leadership role at the world's most connected media company, where you'll have the ultimate platform to pioneer industry-leading work, champion creative disruption, and shape the careers of tomorrow's media stars in a highly supportive organisation!
Responsibilities
- Act as a critical senior contact, steering the day-to-day operational output to deliver exceptional, future-facing omnichannel campaigns.
- Partner closely with top-tier clients to drive their agenda, offering expert POVs on market trends and delivering innovative, strategic insights.
- Lead the construction, presentation, and negotiation of data-led media plans that beautifully blend traditional TV dominance with progressive digital channels.
- Empower, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team, fostering a supportive culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and genuine care.
- Champion product innovation, contribute to award-winning entries, and play an active role in new business pitches to build our outstanding reputation in the market.
Requirements
- An inquisitive, strategic media leader with a robust offline background and a passion for mentoring, ready to take true ownership of massive campaigns and drive genuine innovation.
- Exceptional understanding of the media landscape, particularly boasting strong offline and TV buying roots, with the vision to fuel broader omnichannel growth.
- Results-driven approach with a brilliant knack for translating complex data and market insights into clear, actionable optimisation strategies.
- Proven experience in managing, motivating, and developing talent, resolving challenges smoothly, and championing a collaborative team culture.
- Superb negotiation skills with a history of delivering flawless financial accuracy and driving real commercial value.
- Top-tier problem-solving and presentation skills, ensuring you can articulate complex media principles to internal teams, media partners, and senior clients alike.
Skills
- Media mastery
- Offline media
- TV buying
- Omnichannel growth
- Strategic mindset
- Analytical mindset
- Data translation
- Market insights
- Optimisation strategies
- Leadership
- Talent management
- Team motivation
- Talent development
- Problem-solving
- Presentation skills
- Commercial acumen
- Negotiation skills
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Flexible working
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary package
Benefits
- 20 days holiday increasing with service to a maximum of 25 days
- Option to purchase extra leave of up to 4 weeks per year
- Flexible working environment
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible public holidays
- Birthday leave
- Early finishes during the summer months
- Investment in career growth and development
- Supportive and inclusive workplace culture
- Mental wellness support via Employee Assistance Program
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.
- Wavemaker, part of WPP, positively provokes growth for clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content, and technology.
Equal Opportunity
- WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics.
- We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
- We believe that diversity is vital and positively influences the environment in which we operate.
- We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment that is free of discrimination, harassment or bullying.
- Race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions, we encourage all applicants.