Associate, Global Investment

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the worlds leading brands. With exceptional talent trusted data and intelligence and world-class partnerships all united by ourpioneeringagentic marketing platform WPP Open we help clients navigate change capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.

WPP Media is WPPs 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.

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

• 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.

Role Summary and Impact

The Global Investment team is strategically positioned at the core of the Wavemaker Worldwide business overseeing aportfolio of over $33 billion in media billings annually. On one hand we coordinate the successful delivery of a range ofinternational client trading commitments and on the other we collaborate with our counterparts at WPP Media to pioneerand champion innovative trading models and opportunities for our clients. We take pride in our role as the linchpin for bothour clients success and the ongoing evolution of our own business to become the worlds most wanted media agency.
The teams primary focus is to ensure our global clients have the best pricing in the market. We deliver this throughregular reporting and analysis of buying performance forecasts and understanding local market buyingmechanics/trends across all media types: Digital TV Print OOH and Radio. The focus of this role will be to collaboratewith our in-market local agency teams to ensure accurate reporting on our media pricing commitments and to coordinateour consolidated performance back to clients. This entry-level role will give you a great understanding of media
investment and each media type.

Skills and Experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring reports are accurate through reviewing data and discussing the results with local reporting teams.
• Coordinating and building relationships with local agency teams to collect key reporting data.
• Monitoring and analysing the Wavemaker/WPP Media international network of clients media buying performanceand reporting this back to the client.
• Liaising with auditors to independently verify our performance and delivery against commitments to our clientsand ensuring that best media practice is employed.
• Work on the new business proposals including pricing.
• Collaborate internally to ensure that the investment team are sharing best practices across all centralised teamsi.e. commercial and new business.

Other Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of proprietary software through feedback and testing.
• Looking ahead is a big part of our teams culture; you will be able to get involved in cross-team projects across allareas of the business and based on your interests.
• Opportunity to get involved in our employee representation groups which cover anything from environmentalsustainability to disability awareness to diversity and inclusion.

Required Skills / Experience: We are looking for an entry-level candidate who is dedicated to delivering exceptional resultsfor clients using their communication organisation and analytical skills. Our work requires an eye for detail and accuracy astrong work ethic and a keen interest in working in the media industry. No experience in media is required. As part of theworlds largest media agency and working in a fast-paced industry we are looking for someone who has an excellentwillingness to learn and is able to work in an agile environment. Other key attributes we are looking for:

• Logical and numerate - You must be inquisitive and love working with numbers.
• Basic to Intermediate Excel and PowerPoint skills most of the workload is based in Excel including analysis of
  data sets using formulas and pivot tables and our proprietary analysis tool.
• Good communication/ interpersonal skills - As well as working independently the role involves collaboration with
  team members and partners based in local markets.
• Self-motivated and hardworking with a strong attention to detail.

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 andwere just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tapinto the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions grow their networks and learn at the cutting edge ofmarketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasingteam wins sharing thought leadership and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitivemedical group retirement plans vision and dental insurance significant paid time off preferential partner discounts andemployee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard tocharacteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the sameopportunities to progress in their careers.

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

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Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1