Account Manager, Planning

The role

You will coordinate media strategy and campaign delivery for a portfolio of transport, energy and alcohol brands. You will be the main contact for client marketing teams and work with internal channel specialists to deliver integrated media.

What you will do

• Specify how to build and target audiences across addressable and non-addressable media
• Help design the strategic connections ecosystem for reaching target audiences
• Translate client briefs into cohesive, multi-platform media plans with internal specialists
• Act as the primary day-to-day contact for client marketing teams
• Oversee campaign setup, trafficking and launch with specialists
• Review performance data and discuss optimisation and budget changes with clients
• Manage media bookings, client billing and reconciliation of campaign spend
• Maintain structured internal working processes with media owners, specialists and creative partners
• Mentor junior team members such as Account Executives

Required qualifications

• Proven experience in a media or digital agency environment, as an Account Executive stepping up or an established Account Manager
• Strong understanding of the media landscape across brand-building and performance campaigns
• Familiarity with audience planning and insight tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and strong financial numeracy
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint, and Google Workspace

Nice to have

• Experience with media booking tools such as Adazzle or DDS

Benefits

• Competitive medical insurance
• Group retirement plans
• Vision and dental insurance
• Significant paid time off
• Preferential partner discounts
• Employee mental health awareness days
• Employee resource groups
• Access to the global WPP Media and WPP networks and learning opportunities

Before you apply

• Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted

About the company

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data and partnerships. T&P, part of WPP, is a full service creative and media agency with 45 offices across four continents.