Implementation and Activation Associate Director - SEM

Implementation & Activation Associate Director
Paid Search Focus

About WPP and Wavemaker: 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: o Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity. o Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust. o Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise. 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.

The Role The Implementation & Activation Associate Director is a critical role, over-seeing delivery across a team of implementation planning and activation specialists. As a leader you are responsible for supervising team workflow to ensure client demands are met, team workloads are balanced and ensuring a high level of effective collaboration between team members and key stakeholders. Working very closely with your manager, you will produce best-in-class solutions, offer unparalleled service and deliver against targets.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Cultivate strong, trusted relationships with clients at an intermediate to senior level.


• Offer expert perspectives and POVs on recent market trends or developments, ensuring they're shared with key stakeholders regularly.


• Brings innovation and creativity to the table, leveraging insights from across the market.


• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of the media landscape, able to confidently articulate and train others on core media principles and the how each media touchpoint can fuel growth for clients.


• Motivate and empower direct reports to achieve individual, team and organisational goals.


• Continuously champion company values to build strong and trusted connections, solution-oriented perspectives and demonstrate that you genuinely care for collective team success.


• Identify, collate and showcase examples of great work from within the team, both internally and externally.


• Build the agency's reputation by contributing to entries for awards and competitions and by contributing to industry thought leadership.

What Makes You Great:

• You feel empowered to bring your authentic self to work, and contribute to great teamwork, knowing your individual ideas and thoughts will be welcome.


• Passion for our industry, with robust craft and leadership experience.


• Strong, up to date, media landscape knowledge (confidently able to articulate macro consumer trends and the challenges and opportunities they bring).


• Problem solving mentality.


• Clear communicator, with strong presentation skills.


• Highly collaborative, with the ability to bring together the right people at the right time.


• Results driven with the ability to identify and clearly articulate what's working and why.

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. At WPP Media, we strongly encourage you to apply if you’re interested: we'd love to know how you can positively impact our team with your experience!

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