Account Manager

About WPP Media WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working. For more information, visit wppmedia.com . 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. Objectives of the Role: Account (Media) Manager is responsible for leading and managing day to day media planning activities and client relationships associated with one or more assigned accounts. Account Managerprovides media planning recommendations and offers resourceful problem-solving both internally and externally while developing and maintaining strong client relationships. Account Manager will lead by example while helping in developing, motivating and coaching a team comprised Planners and Buyers. The AM will participate in the recruitment and selection of junior staff and will ensure all direct reports master the skills and organizational savvy required for advancement. Responsibilities (general): • Build a strong relationship with clients, to become a trusted partner • Lead internal and client status meetings (together with account directors/leads), working closely with multiple clients and agency • Be the day to day primary point of contact for the brands you work on • Lead the development, sell-in and deliver the planning work on agreed projects, and run implementation • Assist in briefing media channel planning specialists on specific campaigns across entire ecosystem • Be an expert in the local media market • Lead ad-hoc requests for clients • Manage the client finance / media delivery / reporting process along with other members of the team • Manage, and delegate effectively to, the junior members of the team Marketing • Ability to contribute to development of plans based on thorough understanding of consumer. • Up to date knowledge of innovative strategies in other markets. Advertising • Ability to take brief from Client and draft brief for internal discussion. • Ability to judge ideas in terms of factual accuracy and relevance to brief. • Ability to progress work with other departments without the presence of Account Director. • Ability to attend debriefs and contributes to subsequent discussions. Presentation and Communication • Ability to present and sell ideas. • To be able to have meetings with clients without Account Director being present. • Accurate verbal and written feedback and instructions. • Ability to write a strategy paper with the relevant input from other team members. • To be able to develop a constructive and positive relationship with the Client team. • Listening skills, how to learn and receive advice from those arou…