Media Account Manager (m/w/d)

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities.

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.

Wavemaker positively provokes growth for clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content, and technology. Our name is both our mission and our method. We do our best work for brave brands and people who relish being challenged to go further and faster, together.

What we offer you:

• Work-Life Balance:For us, teamwork and personal exchange in the office are paramount, and you have at least one regular home office day for more flexibility. You can also compensate for overtime.
• Vacation Mode On: You receive 26 vacation days and receive an additional 4 days of compensation.
• Wellbeing First: Health benefits and Mental Health Awareness Days put your health at the center.
• Practice Makes Perfect: Develop yourself with our diverse training opportunities and use our internal career programs for your development within the WPP network.
• More Than Just a Job: You can expect unforgettable events, employee discounts, and other highlights
• Be Yourself: Everyone is welcome here - diversity and equal opportunities are important to us.

This is what you move:

As a Media Account Manager (m/w/d), you will be the strategic lead and primary contact for one of our prestigious clients in the luxury watch industry. You will lead a dedicated team and be responsible for the activation of all social and search campaigns. You will advise the client from strategic planning through analysis and activation to optimization, and lead weekly status meetings. With your expertise, you will develop customized concepts and ensure campaign success.

• Team Leadership: You will lead a team of seven based in London, overseeing paid media activities across search and social channels for our client. Role based in Lausanne.
• Campaign Activation: Lead the activation of all international social media campaigns (approx 11 per annum + local activations) and search across 40+ markets (always on & specific campaigns), together with 7 team members.
• Strategic Client Consulting: As the primary contact for strategic issues in social and search, you will advise our luxury watch client at the highest level.
• Conception & Planning: Lead the bespoke response to brief according to client brief and audiences, ensuring excellence and innovation together with the team located in London.
• Partner Management: Proactive communication and relationship with the different stakeholders (SEO Agency, social platforms, Google, production agency and client teams).
• Reporting & Analysis: Lead team response for creating reports on campaign performance and the beginning, during and end of campaigns, in the client format. 

The following qualities distinguish you:

• Professional Experience: You have at least 5 years of experience in a comparable position, ideally in a media agency.
• Activation Expertise: Your skills in in-platform activation for multinational clients at a management level set you apart.
• Language Skills: Fluency in English is a given for you; ideally, you also have German language skills.
• Analytical Skills: With your experience in creating campaign reports and using dashboards, you impress with strong analytical abilities.
• Proactivity: Your proactive approach and willingness to engage with various partners to forge close partnerships complete your profile.
• Project Management: Supporting the setup of new reporting tools like Power BI or Salesforce and their piloting is an exciting challenge for you.

Furthermore you are: #strategic #solutionoriented #client-focused

If this job sounds exciting to you, we strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don't have every qualification listed above.

Life at WPP Media:

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. 

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.

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