Growth Manager

About WPP Media

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Role Summary and Impact

We have an exciting opportunity to join our newly evolved Growth & Marketing team based in London. The team focuses on local market opportunities. Working closely with our global growth teams and agency leadership to maximise growth opportunities

As a WPP Media Growth Manager you will support the Growth team in the delivery of UK pitches, managing the project management, research and internal relations & best practice. 

You will need to have experience in big, multifaceted businesses (ideally within media, advertising or tech) and comfortable managing projects, building relationships with internal teams, conducting desktop research across industry tools (training supplied) and building & managing AI agents

• Project management of end to end pitch process
• Supporting the development of all pitch collateral, working closely with design to create stand out documents and pitch theatre 
• Own & manage internal processes e.g. regular updating of the RFI Library, pitch status and internal comms (alongside PR & Marketing)
• Liasing with wider Growth department to ensure support and collaboration across New Business, PR & Marketing
• Producing detailed briefing documents for teams to ensure clear on the pitch asks, deliverables and deadlines
• Supporting on ensuring the WPP Media Winning Pitch Process is always implemented in full
• Ensure you use AI effectively to shortcut key tasks, support the teams on how to implement and ensure all process AI tasks are set up and actively used. This role will require you to ensure WPP Media agents are able to support teams in multiple tasks within a pitch process.

In the first 100 days, you would have:

• Become fully accustomed to our network and agency propositions as well as our WPP Media Winning Pitch Process
• Become fully accustomed to our network and agency tool/tech solutions
• Support on the delivery of agency pitches working with the Growth senior leaders
• Developed strong collaborative relationships with the agency teams as well as central functions at WPP Media

In the first year, you would have:

• Ensured all UK on pitches are run efficiently, well project managed and have the right internal materials and design support to win
• Built and managed key AI Agents to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the Growth team
• Successfully contributed towards the WPP Media UK annual new business targets and COMvergence rankings

Skills and Experience

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.

• Experience working in a media/advertising or tech agency either within the new business team or project management department
• Excellent project management skills, capable of managing multiple projects with competing priorities
• Ability to ensure high quality output across any deliverables
• Able to build AI agents and use them effectively to minimise work from key tasks
• Positive, can-do attitude and ability to keep teams motivated whilst working with them 
• Proactive, flexible and organised, with strong attention to detail and a drive to win and to always improve 
• Excellent written and verbal English language skills
• Mature, calm and confident when communicating to key stakeholders, inside and outside of the business 
• Ability to manage a team to deliver winning content within tight time frames 
• Strong collaboration skills with a wide range of stakeholders, organisations and WPP agencies

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.

Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

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