Implementation & Activation Manager

Clients: Universal Pictures and Warner Bros.

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.

About EssenceMediacom: A Leading WPP Media Brand

EssenceMediacom, part of WPP, is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights and powered by data & technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world’s best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy — built on data & technology, built for people & algorithms, built around diverse schools of thought, built to test & learn at scale, and, crucially, built to evolve.

Role Summary and Impact

The Implementation & Activation Manager - Performance delivers success across all facets of the business. Highly skilled in every aspect of biddable media, you are accountable for managing and developing a portfolio of clients. Able to confidently lead a small team of people, you set the highest standard for operational excellence and maintain a market-leading view of best practice biddable media. Passionate about technology and digital media, you are the team expert on how to deliver best-in-class biddable activation and outcomes while nurturing a junior team of practitioners.

Key Responsibilities:

People Leadership & Development:

• Manage team workflow, delegating tasks effectively, making sure goals are set & met, and highlighting concerns with your Director.
• Hold constructive and meaningful performance evaluation meetings with reports each month, setting clear KPIs and monitoring achievement.
• Assist in the training and development of junior members of the team.

Product & Operational Excellence:

• Ensure all output is of the highest standard, and conforms to WPP Media’s best practices across planning, implementation, optimisation, and reporting.
• Oversee the end-to-end biddable process across your team, ensuring QA compliance and use of best practice.
• Identify and lead product innovation opportunities for your clients and with your teams.
• Lead biddable projects across your client remit, working collaboratively with stakeholders to define and deliver success.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Support your Director in the delivery of strong implementation plans that meet client objectives.
• Offer expert perspectives and POVs on recent market trends or developments, ensuring they're shared with stakeholders.
• Meet with vendors and partners to drive your client's agenda, creating opportunities for junior team members to get involved.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams, establishing strong relationships with relevant media, data, and technology partners, and fostering deep trust and understanding with agency client teams.

Commercial Management:

• Ensure your team is delivering on time and accurate commercial tasks, including training & education.
• Seek and implement improvements to ways of working that increase efficiency and effectiveness of commercial operations.
• Support Director on investment decisions, audits, and forecasting.

What Makes a Great Implementation & Activation Manager:

• Attention to detail: Monitoring the quality and accuracy of your own work, and that of others.
• Organisation: Tracking progress and completion of activities to accomplish objectives, working effectively under short deadlines.
• Team & collaboration: Leading your team to achieve common goals, initiating collaboration with others.
• Communication: Taking the initiative to keep other people informed, and tailoring messages to suit others’ needs.
• Analytical: Distinguishing between critical and irrelevant information, able to deal with complex challenges.
• Flexibility: Confident in handling changing circumstances and ambiguity, also guiding others.
• Proactivity/taking the initiative: Achieving ambitious but realistic goals, coaching others on how to focus their energy on achieving results.
• Problem solving: Autonomously solving complex problems with minimal supervision, and proactively following up after implementing a solution.

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 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. 

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