Account Manager

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.

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The Media Account Manager is a key role in the hub team, being a primary contact for our European clients as well as often being one of the first points of call for our agency teams across our European network.

You will work closely with teams from across key disciplines such as Comms and Audience planning, Digital specialists, Data visualisation and analysis experts as well as Creative teams to deliver market leading, integrated central projects, campaigns and reports.

The role focusses on both independently leading the delivery of campaigns and projects, but also working closely with the Account Director and Business Director on the smooth day-to-day running of the account, supporting strategic planning and digital teams, as well as pan-European partnerships and market coordination.

You must work efficiently and proactively, playing a vital role in the development and creation of European campaigns as well as media focussed projects. You will already have experience and understanding of both offline and online channels.

The role will require a highly organised and efficient person who has the ability to build, manage and communicate across both internal and external relationships.

• Work across multi discipline project teams (media and creative) around the development of campaigns, supporting the teams with local market and wider industry and category insights and analysis, KPI and target setting
• Lead client facing reports around media performance, investment, competitive insights and implementation ensuring clear and actionable insights and learning are devised
• Coordinate finance reporting including tracking of POs and payment status
• Develop a close relationship with the wider European network and assist in the roll- out of centrally developed communications strategies
• Supporting the wider team to distill down complex topics for our clients, helping them to navigate our responses with ease
• Mentoring junior members of the team is key, and ensuring rewarding development plans are put in place is an important aspect of the role

• Demonstrates curiosity - Has a drive to make themselves better at what they do and to increase their knowledge. Maintains a detailed topical knowledge of relevant media developments, and actively seeks opportunities to learn.
• Highly Collaborative - Facilitates productive working relationships across the agency and ensure strong professional relationships are formed by the team.
• Proactivity - Is a self-starter who takes the initiative and develops solutions off their own back. Volunteers or creates opportunities to expand their experience and positively impacts those working at m/Six.
• Strong team player
• Good project management skills
• Good analytical thinker
• Ability to prioritise work load
• Great social skills and a love for building relationships
• Confident presenter who can support to design and deliver great work for clients and tailor their narrative to their audience
• Good understanding of media in order to lead central campaign development entailing communications planning work and post campaign analysis, including digital and brand metrics
• Exceptional attention to detail
• ‘Can do’ attitude and takes ownership of responsibilities
• A plus to have good understanding of the differing European media landscapes and good cultural understanding