WPP Media
Media
AccountDirector(4MonthFTC)
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“Account Director (4 Month FTC) at WPP Media. Skills: Client relationships, Media planning, Campaign management. Work with clients to ensure brief is right. Specify how to build and target audiences”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver transformational growth; Deliver creative personalization at scale; Deliver Good Growth for clients; Drive growth that benefits all stakeholders; Create more meaningful connections with consumers; Increase consumer trust in the brand; Deliver better outcomes for all stakeholders; Achieve excellence in planning craft; Deliver best-in-class planning and implementation
Industry & Context.
Right to work in this location
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Extensive experience leading senior client relationships, Managing all agency teams, Leading and delivering client projects, Tackling challenging conversations, People management skills
Nice to Have
Desire to deliver innovative and effective work both reactively and proactively, Breadth of understanding of media channels, In-depth and speciality understanding in how to discuss the present and future role each channel plays as part of a comms strategy
What You'll Do.
Work with clients to ensure brief is right
Specify how to build and target audiences
Validate audience approach
Design connections ecosystem & plan
Day to day management of campaigns
Design measurement & testing framework
Line management of planning team
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Good stakeholder management with clients and agency; Work collaboratively with channel specialists; Key liaison between clients and channel specialists; Excellent team player; Working in a collaborative, inclusive way; Collaborative in day-to-day account role and across planning department
Communication Scope
Tackling challenging conversations
Process & Methodology
Leading and delivering client projects, Managing workflow for self and more junior members of the team
Full Job Description
About WPP Media WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we 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 personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working. For more information, visit wppmedia.com. 2452 - Account Director (4 Month FTC) About WPP Media WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com. WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com About Mindshare: A Leading WPP Media Brand Role Summary and Impact Mindshare delivers Good Growth for its clients. As “Growth Architects," we drive growth that benefits all stakeholders — better for people, planet, and business — by using media with intention. This approach creates more meaningful connections with consumers, increases consumer trust in the brand, and delivers better outcomes for all stakeholders. We are recruiting for a Account Director who is an exceptional and driven media planner, to join our Connections Planning team working on the Marks and Spencer account. You will be expected to demonstrate experience and knowledge in: Good stakeholder management with both clients and agency alike Ability to work with clients to ensure the brief is right with clear and measurable objectives in place An ability to think and work ‘audience first’,
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