Paid Social Senior Account Executive

About WPP Media

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2399 - Senior Account Executive - Paid Social GCS

About WPP Media

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About EssenceMediacom: A Leading WPP Media Brand

EssenceMediacom is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights and powered by data & technology we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the worlds best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy built on data & technology built for people & algorithms built around diverse schools of thought built to test & learn at scale and crucially built to evolve.

Role Summary and Impact

The Paid Social team works to plan & execute market-leading social advertising campaigns for our clients across a variety of social media platforms. The team are based at EssenceMediacoms office at 1 Southwark Bridge Road.

As Senior Account Executive the successful candidate will continue to develop their knowledge of paid advertising across all the key social channels from activation through to reporting. They will plan & deliver award-winning work in a busy agency environment that has training development at its core.

Skills and Experience

At WPP Media we believe in the power of our culture and our people. Its what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Medias 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.

As part of a busy Paid Social team the role is varied with several areas of focus. Account Executives will be given all the necessary training to help develop the skills required to fulfil their responsibilities. These include:

Campaign Management

• End-to-end set up of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms.
• Undertaking regular quality assurance (QA) checks to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards.
• Monitoring campaign performance and pacing to ensure activity delivers as expected. Troubleshooting and optimising campaigns in order to improve performance as necessary.
• Working to produce detailed & accurate weekly/monthly campaign performance reports often in Microsoft Excel.
• Writing performance commentary that delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients.
• Assisting with more detailed analysis including end-of-campaign reporting quarterly/annual reviews and on standalone projects.

Client & Partner Management

• Working closely with your line-manager & the wider team (including the Global Hub team) to support the delivery of high-quality work for clients.
• Working with partners and attending regular platform training sessions to further develop your paid social skillset.

Operational Excellence

• Responsible for managing your workload and for communicating clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email chat video and in-person.
• Attend regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community.
• Responsible for following the mandatory agency finance processes. Working with line-manager and to ensure processes are followed allowing for prompt payment/invoicing and to minimise finance queries.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work and were 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. Our benefits include competitive medical group retirement plans vision and dental insurance significant paid time off preferential partner discounts and employee mental health awareness days.

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.

We believe the best work happens when were together fostering creativity collaboration and connection. Thats why weve adopted a hybrid approach with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1