Associate Business Director - Planning

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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• Ensure meticulous attention to detail and accuracy in all submissions. 
  
  
• Be proficient with all industry and agency proprietary tools  

• Oversee all aspects of client media campaigns across brands and media channels. 

• Supervise and design media plans using relevant tools. 

• Proactively offer client inputs and directions, ensuring responsiveness to client needs 

• Extract insights through data mining & competitive analysis  

• Initiate and drive quality analysis and cross-category case studies. 

• Seemless execution, and reconcilations of all campaigns  

• Anchor the conversations & build strong relations across SBUs 

Skills and Experience 

• Minimum 7 years of experience , with last 1 year in a similar role. 

• Possess inquisitiveness and a positive team player attitude. 

• Demonstrate excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills 

• Understand 360-degree mediums (offline & online) and their roles on client businesses, including media buying, planning, brand investments, and tool utilization. 
  
  

Life at WPP Media & Benefits 

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.   

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular 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 the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. 

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