Manager, AV, UK

The role

You will plan, buy and report on media campaigns for Prime Video titles and live sports, with a focus on BVOD and bespoke Radio/Audio campaigns. You will also reconcile digital spend and billing, and mentor junior planners and executives within the OpenDoor team for Amazon.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end planning, negotiation and execution of media campaigns for Prime Video titles and live sports
• Focus on BVOD and bespoke Radio/Audio partnerships
• Translate entertainment and streaming briefs into audience-first media schedules
• Lead regular campaign delivery and investment reporting across BVOD, Audio and digital
• Evaluate campaign delivery against entertainment KPIs, tune-in metrics and audience targets
• Own financial reconciliation of media schedules, including digital spend and commercial pipelines
• Ensure accuracy across media billings, purchase orders, client invoicing and working capital timelines
• Resolve finance, supplier and billing queries promptly
• Build relationships with Amazon client leads, media owners and agency partners
• Mentor Planners and Executives and streamline processes

Required qualifications

• Proven track record planning and delivering BVOD and Radio/Audio campaigns within a media agency
• Experience managing media finance processes, including digital spend reconciliation and billing pipelines
• Comfort working with campaign metrics and large datasets in Excel or Google Sheets
• Strong ability to prioritise and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
• Familiarity with UK media planning, buying and finance systems (e.g. Mediaocean, Prisma, TechEdge, Mediatel, Rajar, or equivalent)
• Experience in media planning and buying across multiple channels
• Experience overseeing a team to ensure accuracy of planning work

Nice to have

• Experience on high-profile entertainment, streaming (SVOD/AVOD) or retail accounts
• Working knowledge of digital video, social or programmatic ecosystems
• Experience navigating matrixed agency/client structures

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Must have the right to work in the UK

About the company

WPP Media is WPP's global media collective and AI-driven media operating unit. OpenDoor is a partnership between WPP and Amazon that serves Amazon's media needs.