Associate Director

Associate Director

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 world's 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

Essencemediacom runs the Dell account globally, with our HQ in NY and client teams covering all regions, EMEA, APAC, LATAM and NA. It is a top 3 account for MediaCom globally and as such is prestigious and well-regarded internally.

We provide end-to-end services for Dell, from strategy to planning to buying across all media, plus content strategy, partnership execution and a great deal of performance analysis. This is a truly integrated account.

Dell is split into two businesses, Dell EMC (large corporate and SMB IT solutions) and Dell CSB (Consumer, Gaming (Inc Alienware) and Small Business laptops and solutions). This role is on the Dell B2B EMEA team. We look after Demand Gen and Content Syndication for Dell's ISG and CSG B2B solutions across EMEA.

Dell B2B campaigns target ITDMs and BDMs in Small businesses (50-99 company size), MB (100-499 company size) and Large Enterprise (500+ employees) audiences with their full ISG and CSG portfolio of products and solutions . Each audience requires insight into B2B customer behaviour, strong strategic development and broad media solutions.

We are the client facing team who also handle the digital planning and media buying for our client. We also coordinate with the Social, Search, and PBU teams to deliver cross-channel media campaigns.

Reporting into the Business Director, the Associate Director will be the main point of day-to-day contact for our clients and be responsible for harnessing the skills of the various internal digital activation teams to deliver maximum return on investment. There will be management responsibilities with a team consisting of a Manager, Planner/Buyer and Account Executives, as well as responsibility of coordination across activation teams such as the paid social and programmatic buying unit.

Skills and Experience

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 value s:

• 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 .

• Demonstrated track record of managing clients
• Significant and relevant experience working with digital brands planning and buying with a focus in Digital media, including programmatic, social, content syndication
• Passion for media and hunger to learn more.
• Very numerate and analytical.
• Team player and winning can-do attitude.
• Interest in the technology industry.
• Demonstrate a good competency of using Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• High attention to detail.
• Efficient and organised working style; able to handle multiple projects at once and effectively manage own time and the priorities of others.

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 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. 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 we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've 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.

Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

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