Executive - Cross Channel Activation

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.

Role Summary and Impact 

The Implementation & Activation Executive position has a crucial role within the team, providing the foundations for success for our clients. You are responsible for all aspects of campaign implementation, optimization, monitoring, and reporting. Working very closely with your manager, you will produce best-in-class solutions, offer unparalleled service and deliver against targets.    

Role responsibilities: 

Clients 

• Establish an understanding of client challenges, objectives & initiatives. 

• Help build on the agency's reputation for outstanding client service. 

• Clear understanding of the in-scope services of your clients and the process for completing work above and beyond. 

• Begin developing relationships with clients at a junior level, as it relates to activation. 

Product 

• Engage with our media partners to build knowledge of the media landscape and understanding of core media principles and the capabilities of each media touchpoint. 

• Engage with internal product teams including WPP Media proprietary solutions teams to ensure you have an understanding about their offerings and relevance to our clients. 

• Bring innovation and creativity to the table, leveraging insights from across the market. 

• Support the booking, loading, optimizing, material instruction and tracking of client media campaigns, in line with marketplace best practice processes and ways of working, applying insightful context and immaculate attention to detail throughout. 

• Support the construction of insightful and progressive post analysis reports. 

• Responsible for ensuring all financial and compliance processes are followed with 100% accuracy, including bookings and loadings, account queries and monthly proforma checks. 

People 

• Openly communicate and collaborate with all internal key stakeholders on delivery and reporting regularly. 
• Positively contribute to team meetings, leading some sections and owning follow-ups 

Measures of success 

In three months: 

• Gained certification on Google Ads Search, Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Bing Ads, etc. 

• Familiarity with the digital media landscape, and a keen understanding of performance based digital media 

• A keen understanding on the various platforms and systems which power digital media 

• Keyword development – mining and cleansing of keywords 

• Ad copy management – Writing ad copy, reviewing ad copy performance and provide improvisations 

• Independently build and present performance analyses and optimization recommendations tailored to key client business needs, confidently identifying and showcasing growth opportunities 

In six months: 

• Be able to provide optimization suggestions and work with the Implementation Manager to improve campaign performance 

• Be managing vendor and client relationships 

• Be on top of all the betas and innovations in the digital space and be able to articulate and share with internal and external stakeholders and how it could be relevant and useful to them 

In 12 months: 

• Be comfortable assisting the Implementation Manager in developing proposals and preparing search strategies in line with the overall campaign 

• Be able to lead and provide strategic insights on Search matters to the brand teams you work with 
• Confident in presenting to clients for your recurring updates 
• Be confident in taking part in pitches whilst working together with the rest of the agency 

Skills and Experience  

• Positive attitude and hunger to learn – the digital space is changing rapidly and as part of the Digital Performance team we are expected to be on top of these changes 

• Comfortable using Microsoft excel and manipulating dashboards – An analytical mind that is creative as well as data driven to identify trends/patterns and insights 

• Strive for excellence demonstrated by a commitment to continuous improvement, taking initiative and delivering results despite constraints 

• In addition to demonstrated expertise in Search, candidates with a strong understanding of Social and Programmatic channels will be preferred, enabling them to identify cross-channel opportunities and apply complementary, multi-platform strategies aligned with client objectives