Implementation & Activation Manager

Implementation & Activation Manager
(Programmatic focused)

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 Manager is a critical role, overseeing activation of client campaigns to ensuring best-in-class delivery for clients consistently, whilst also shaping effective, efficient, creative, and future facing implementation plans and media schedules for clients, to deliver business growth.

As a Manager you are responsible for supervising elements of team workload to ensure client demands are met, 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 level, as it relates to implementation planning & activation.


• Proactively recommend tactics and opportunities that resolve client challenges and objectives.


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


• Ownership of the media plan, including reconciliation, and the update of plan changes, with detailed updates for internal stakeholders.


• Oversee the construct and presentation of insightful and progressive post analysis reports.


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


• Conduct fortnightly 1:1 check-ins, annual Career Conversations and Annual Performance Reviews with direct reports.


• Collaborate closely with your manager to identify, collate and showcase examples of great work from within the team, both internally and externally.


• Be a positive face of the agency at industry events, either related to clients' category or our media partners.

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 relevant technical and people leadership experience. Strong, up to date, media landscape knowledge (confidently able to articulate macro consumer trends and the challenges and opportunities they bring).


• Attention to detail.


• Problem solving mentality.


• Clear communicator, with strong presentation skills.


• Demonstrates well developed negotiation and implementation planning skills.


• 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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