Implementation and Activation Executive

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 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 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, optimisation, 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

Skills and Experience

• You feel empowered to bring your authentic self to work, and contribute to great teamwork, knowing your individual ideas and thoughts will be welcome.​
• Passion for our industry with relevant experience and excited to work with market leading partners & technologies.​
• Well developed, up to date, media landscape knowledge (confidently able to articulate current audience insights). ​
• Attention to detail. ​
• Ability to prioritise tasks effectively, ensuring that the most important and urgent ones are identified and addressed first. ​
• Problem solving mentality. ​
• Clear communicator. ​
• Results driven with the ability to identify and clearly articulate what’s working and why. ​

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.

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