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About the Role
As an Associate Director, you will be critical to the delivery of WPP Media's ambitions. You will work closely with the Director, serving as a key client interface and leading planning projects from start to finish. You will bring together specialists to deliver exceptional work, oversee the day-to-day running of the account, ensure accuracy, and uphold 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 can drive growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead planning projects from start to finish.
- Act as the conduit bringing together specialists to deliver exceptional work.
- Oversee the day-to-day running of the account.
- Ensure the flow and accuracy of work.
- Ensure the campaign management process follows best practice.
- Be the first point of call for clients.
- Build strong relationships with clients.
- Become a trusted strategic partner to clients.
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of clients’ business.
- Understand 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 about the client’s business, people, brands, industry, and trends.
- Ability to prioritize and delegate.
- Ability to 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
- Management
- Client relationship management
- People management
- Solution focused
- Team player
- Self-motivated
- Learning agility
- Prioritization
- Delegation
- Upward management
- Downward management
- Empathy
- Self-awareness
- Business results driven
- Problem solving
- Composure under pressure
- Clear communication (verbal and written)
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 uses exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships through its pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help 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 Media is connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, allowing clients to see 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.
- WPP Media fosters an inclusive culture through employee resource groups and frequent in-office events.