Wppmedia14d ago

Executive, KOL

Malaysia·Kuala Lumpurmid

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Key Responsibilities

Lead, manage and maintain good business relationships with clients and potential clients, which include internal and external clients across GOAT - WPP Media.

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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.

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

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.

Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.

Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

Overview of job
Work within GOAT Malaysia leading the assigned businesses as the main liaison between the agency and its clients.

Work across multiple social media platforms while ensuring consistency throughout.

Learn and practise the best content, KOL and social media strategies across diverse platforms and various clientele’ in key account management.

Reporting of the role

This role reports to the Lead - KOL

3 best things about the job:

The chance to work with a team of fun lovin’ people within WPP Media.
An opportunity to learn from the best and gain invaluable experience both from a strategic and on-ground level.
Be the ambassador of the agency to our clients from various big brands.

Responsibilities of the role:

Lead, manage and maintain good business relationships with clients and potential clients, which include internal and external clients across GOAT - WPP Media.
Assist the Account Lead on the businesses assigned, keep Client on their toes and able to provide strategic inputs to the Clients and internal teams.
Ensure the smooth running of day-to-day jobs and campaigns – communicating the correct information/brief to all members of the team, facing clients, timeline management, internal teams management, budget management, co-ordination, community management, content management and reporting.
It is vital to understand the needs of your clients, which you'll learn through liaising closely with them, often on a daily basis.
Work closely with the Content and Insights & Analytics teams, attending briefings and strategy sessions, and work with them to build meaningful and relevant content.
Use the social tools effectively to generate insightful reports and social audits.
Analyze, strategize, ideate and execute.
Administrative work – quotations, registrations forms, financial stuffs (ensure quotations are signed & submitted to Finance, follow up on POs and invoices with Clients and/or vendors)

What you will need:

A natural passion in people as your daily work will be surrounded by internal and external stakeholders such as your support team in content creation, social listening, internal & external agencies, external media owners, clients, etc.
Prefer those with at least 1-2 years experience in a social media agency or creative agency.
A deep knowledge of primary social platforms (ie. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X) and new and emerging technologies and their benefits to brand and businesses
Possess a natural curiosity and penchant for exploring the ins and outs of social media platforms.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
Highly organized and excellent attention to detail.
Driven, self-motivated, independent, dependable and passionate individual.
Willing to work beyond normal working hours when required and/or attending to client’s request or crisis.
Excellent proficiency in English & Bahasa Malaysia is required.

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.

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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