Senior Associate, Publishing and Audio

The role

You will handle media planning and buying for large advertisers, including the entire planning and buying process. You will make recommendations to clients based on insight and evidence.

What you will do

• Handle the entire media planning and buying process
• Make recommendations to clients founded in insight and evidence
• Ensure all billings are accurate
• Resolve financial queries and issues in a timely manner
• Communicate booked plans to implementational planning
• Proactively forge relationships with media owners

Required qualifications

• At least one year of media buying experience
• Some experience in offline planning or buying
• Knowledge of the print and audio marketplace
• Attention to detail
• Organised and able to prioritise tasks
• Drive and enthusiasm to work on huge clients
• Knowledge of industry media buying tools (e.g. Media Ocean, Caria, Prisma and Jet)
• Commercially astute with excellent negotiation skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and good communicator
• Collaborative and able to build strong relationships
• Excellent numeracy skills

Nice to have

• Some knowledge across print and/or audio

Benefits

• Competitive medical insurance
• Group retirement plans
• Vision and dental insurance
• Significant paid time off
• Preferential partner discounts
• Employee mental health awareness days
• Global WPP Media and WPP networks for growth and learning
• Employee resource groups
• In-office events

Before you apply

• Right to work in the UK is required
• Hybrid working, with teams in the office around four days a week

About the company

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships. It is part of the WPP group and is an equal opportunity employer.