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Manager, Innovation

WPP Media
London, UK Full Time Negotiable Sep 15, 2026

About the Job

WPP Media is WPP's 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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Join an award-winning team at the heart of UK government, where your work will genuinely shape lives. As part of WPP 650 you'll be part of a supportive, collaborative environment that values curiosity, kindness, and growth. Together, we use behaviour change principles to design smarter services, influence better dec...

Required Skills & Abilities

This role requires a highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive project manager with a passion for creative media and emerging technologies. You are someone who thrives on creating order out of complex ideas, managing timelines, and ensuring nothing slips through the cracks.
You possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, allowing you to build strong working relationships with internal agency specialists and daily client counterparts. You are comfortable multi-tasking across different government departments, showing high adaptability and a problem-solving attitude in a fast-paced environment.
Strategy, Planning or innovation experience within a media, creative, or digital agency.
Outstanding organizational, project management skills and attention to detail, with a proven track record of managing project timelines, status sheets, and delivery schedules.
A strong interest in emerging media, digital platforms, and creative technology (e.g., AI applications, messaging apps, interactive formats).
Experienced in daily client servicing and stakeholder management, with a professional and proactive communication style.
Familiarity with campaign execution workflows, including basic tracking, media trafficking, and performance reporting.
Strong collaborative spirit, with experience coordinating tasks across diverse internal departments (such as strategy, buying, and data teams).
Highly proficient in project management tools (e.g., Teams, Planner, Excel, PowerPoint) and comfortable learning proprietary agency toolsets.

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