Biddable Account Executive

Applied Intuition Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media agency in Greater London is looking for an Account Executive to manage digital campaigns for high-profile clients. You will be responsible for executing digital planning and client management, requiring a strong understanding of biddable platforms like Meta and YouTube. This dynamic role demands excellent communication skills and the ability to provide actionable insights from campaign data. Join this innovative team that values creativity and employee growth in a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Competitive medical insurance

Vision and dental insurance

Significant paid time off

Preferential partner discounts

Employee mental health awareness days

Qualifications

• Understanding of online biddable platforms and digital media owners.
• Interest in digital fluency with strong analytical skills.
• Ability to manage client relationships and deliver on digital campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Execute digital planning and buying for campaigns across multiple territories.
• Manage day-to-day client relationship responsibilities effectively.
• Analyze campaign data and provide actionable insights for improvement.

Skills

Digital planning and buying

Client Management

Good attention to detail

Communication skills

Team management and training

Tools

Meta

YouTube

TikTok

Reddit

Job description

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

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

Account Executive

The Account Executive will need to gain a deep understanding of our client’s businesses and will need to apply their digital planning skills to ensure that campaigns deliver effectively and progressively against client’s objectives.

The Account Executive will be established as part of the NBCUniversal team working specifically on Universal’s Home Entertainment head office division. This is a really exciting client seeing some of the most rapid change, evolution and innovation in the market and this role in particular deals with the amazing new and high-profile film releases such as Wicked: For Good, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Minions 3 and Christopher Nolan’s new film The Odyssey.

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.

Digital planning and buying:

• Central planning, buying & execution of all digital campaigns across multiple territories (with a large focus on social and biddable platforms)
• Planning best in market executions through tried & tested knowledge application as well as innovation and testing (media owner briefing, responses, rationales, etc)
• Reporting and insight lead (with access to a digital reporting dashboard to minimise traditional reporting methods) with the ability to identify insights from large data sets & provide recommendations to ensure the positive evolution of campaign performance is incorporated into future media plans
• Support the manager and associate director in all aspects of the planning and buying cycle

Client Management & Account Coordination

• Day to day client relationship responsibilities include planning communications & working closely with Universal offices to ensure digital deliverables are met
• Client status meeting presence and planning meeting presentations
• Become familiar with the full range of media tech and tool facilities to maximise the output of the role
• Grow & nurture existing relationships with our clients and media partners

What you will need:

• An understanding of online biddable platforms including Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Reddit and how they are used within media agencies.
• An understanding of digital media owners
• Interest in digital and data fluency
• Good attention to detail and an ability to interrogate data
• Confident and professional with strong management/communication skills
• Proficient in the management & training of junior team members
• Good organizational skills, pro-active and inquisitive – with a passion to learn

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

Please read our Privacy Notice for more information on how we process the information you provide.

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

First Name *

Last Name *

Preferred First Name

Email *

Phone

Country *

Phone *

Resume/CV *

Enter manually

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

LinkedIn Profile

Are you currently employed by any agency within the WPP network? * Select...

Current WPP Agency (if applicable) Select...

Have you previously worked at a WPP Agency? * Select...

Are you legally authorized to work in the country you are applying? * Select...

Will you now or in the future require immigration sponsorship for employment visa status? * Select...

Salary Expectations *

Demographic Questions (UK)

At WPP Media we are committed to building a business and culture that is inclusive, and we believe that having a workforce that represents the society we live in is key to our success.

As part of this commitment, we have created this voluntary survey to include the collection and analysis of diversity data across our recruitment.

The following questions do not form part of your application, are completely optional and are not shared with our hiring teams, but we would be grateful if you would complete them to help us monitor fairness and equality across our recruitment process.

What gender identity do you most closely identify with? Select...

What is your sexual orientation? Select...

What is your religion? Select...

I identify my race/ethnicity as (select all that apply) Select...

Do you consider yourself to have a disability, impairment or long-term health condition Select...

If you answered 'Yes', please select the option(s) that best describe your disability, impairment, or long-term health condition. (Select all that apply) Select...

Do you identify as Trans? Select...

Which age range do you belong to? Select...

Did you receive free school meals, school uniform or PE kit funding? Select...