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.

About Wavemaker: A Leading WPP Media Brand

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.

1. Puts you at the forefront of Integrated advertising (ATL + Digital) and measurement
2. Opportunity to hone integrated planning skills and knowledge across the spectrum of channels/platforms, through interacting and learning from our different platform specialists
3. Opportunity to be learn the ins and outs of how an integrated campaign is successfully planned, implemented, and measured
   

MEASURES OF SUCCESS
In three months:

• Mastered client management skills, delivering superior service and output for accounts handled
• Learned the basic media planning and optimization and analytics skills
• Managed to handle projects/executions independently
• Achieved a clear grasp of the ins and outs of the accounts handled
• Established a good working relationship with key stakeholders (internal and client teams)
• Proposed process improvements as needed

• Identified new opportunity to grow business handled
• Mapped out the relevant account playbooks to ensure that handling of the accounts is of good standard
• Set internal KPIs for accounts managed
• Have full accountability on the revenue targets set for your accounts

In twelve months:

• Have majorly contributed to the successful launch of the brands handled
• Achieved 100% of revenue targets set for your accounts
• Proposed and acquired new sources of revenue to help achieve the annual targets of the team.
  

Responsibilities of the role:

1. Primary point of contact for account assignments
   • Acquires, understands/processes and cascades briefs received from clients
   • Works with strategists and specialists to ensure that the output of the agency meet or exceed client expectations
   • Presents, defends or justifies, alongside strategists and specialists, the output of the agency
   • Drives and captures agreements during meetings
   • Ensures that smooth relationship is maintained with the different stakeholders of the assigned accounts

• Manages projects pre, during and after campaign
• Ensures that hours rendered by the team members are compensated for
• Diligently monitors achievement of revenue targets and account receivables/payables
• Performs administrative work, as required, to manage the business

3. Looks after the interests of the account

• Has an excellent understanding of the accounts/brands being handled
• Has a good grasp of the competitive landscape where the accounts/brands are playing in
• Diligently studies the consumer and digital landscape relevant to the business of the assigned accounts/brands
• Proactively shares “opportunities to win” to assigned accounts/brands

4. Looks after the interests of the agency

• Spots opportunities for business growth
• Protects agency intellectual property for services rendered