Requirements
- Extensive experience in media planning, with a proven track record of success in designing, developing and executing effective campaigns.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing high-performing media planning teams, including setting strategic direction, fostering a collaborative environment, and mentoring team members at all levels.
- Advanced understanding of media channels (digital and traditional), channel ecosystems and planning best practices, with regional, multi-market European expertise.
- Experience managing portfolios of products within a category and building distinctive comms planning approaches for each product / product typology.
- Strong knowledge of the client sector/industry which is shared to build strategies and plans.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a team.
- Comfortable presenting both directly from platform (OS, Architect etc.) and developing a story from data but delivered outside of the platform (Telmar etc.).
- Can confidently answer client questions and liaise with internal teams on best solutions to use.
- Uses critical questioning and maintains a broad perspective when analysing information to gain a deeper understanding of the problem and wider impact.
- Consistently delivers communications to influence and educate all levels of seniority, appropriately judging the demands of the situation.
- Experience in management of large multi-market and networked teams essential.
- Deep technical full-funnel media capability, with strong data and analytics literacy.
- Strong reputation as a responsible, accountable leader with international media management experience, and a willingness to go deep with their teams.
- Strong and vocal in strategic communication with the ability to communicate with all stakeholders at varying levels of seniority from C-suite down.
- Solutions oriented and high levels of organisation.
- An empathetic and thoughtful leader comfortable with working through detailed, written communications.
Nice to Have
- Entertainment experience. Especially Film and TV.
- Large scale multi-country annual planning experience.
- Familiarity with Amazons way of working (e.g. narratives over PowerPoint) and their leadership principles
- Familiarity with Amazon Ads
- Understanding of Amazon's ecosystem
- Designs differentiated communications (content focus, style, presentation etc.) for various internal and external audiences.
- Applies knowledge of client, audience, channel, market and category to effectively deliver compelling multi-media plans.
- Translates learnings and trends to create marketing communication strategies that are effective with clear measurement.
- Application of purchase journey thinking and visualization of how the media plan works channels.
- Provide actionable insights during mid and post-campaign reports to improve in-flight optimizations and future campaign brief recommendations.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid — London
Additional Information
- 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. Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location.
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