Account Manager, Global Investment
The Account Manager, Global Investment at WPP Media plays a pivotal role within the Global Investment team, collaborating with various agency capabilities such as trading, client leadership, commercial, digital, and new business on local, regional, and global levels. This position focuses on supporting investment and trading requirements across the global client portfolio, working closely with local market agency teams, global clients, and external third parties.
Key responsibilities include overseeing trading delivery by working with local market trading teams to track media value delivery according to agreed methodologies, ensuring a clear understanding of trading commitments and measurements. The role also involves handling large data sets, ensuring data quality, spotting anomalies, and providing accurate analyses. Additionally, the Account Manager develops market intelligence in areas such as media price inflation and media channel evolution, keeping the team and clients informed of changes and potential impacts. Managing and developing junior team members, supporting them in completing deliverables, and fostering collaborative relationships with local teams, internal members, clients, and third-party auditors are also essential aspects of the role.
The ideal candidate will have experience in a media buying or trading role within a media auditor, client business, or investment management agency team. Strong analytical skills, proficiency in handling large data sets, and attention to detail are essential. Experience with data analysis and visualization tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, and Power BI, as well as VBA/macro writing skills, is advantageous. The role requires excellent organizational and communication skills, a proactive and friendly approach, and the ability to develop and nurture relationships with a wide range of colleagues. Strong written and spoken English language skills are essential, as the role involves communication with global markets where English may not be the first language.
WPP Media offers a dynamic work environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, and connection. Employees have access to the global WPP Media and WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. The company provides 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 committed to fostering a culture of respect where everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.