Senior Associate, Social, UK

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.

For more information, visit wppmedia.com.

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...

As part of a busy Paid Social team the role is varied with several areas of focus. Account Executives will be given all the necessary training to help develop the skills required to fulfil their responsibilities. These include: 
Campaign Management 
End-to-end set up of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms.
Undertaking regular quality assurance (QA) checks to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards.
Monitoring campaign performance and pacing to ensure activity delivers as expected. Troubleshooting and optimising campaigns in order to improve performance as necessary.
Working to produce detailed & accurate weekly/monthly campaign performance reports, often in Microsoft Excel.
Writing performance commentary that delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients.
Assisting with more detailed analysis including end-of-campaign reporting, quarterly/annual reviews, and on standalone projects. 

Client & Partner Management 
Working closely with your line-manager & the wider team (including the Global Hub team) to support the delivery of high-quality work for clients.  
Working with partners and attending regular platform training sessions to further develop your paid social skillset. 

Operational Excellence 
Responsible for managing your workload and for communicating clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video and in-person.
Attend regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community.
Responsible for following the mandatory agency finance processes. Working with line-manager and to ensure processes are followed, allowing for prompt payment/invoicing and to minimise finance queries. 

The Account Executive position is aimed at someone passionate about starting a career in digital marketing and paid social. We are looking for a candidate with the following attributes: 
Display an eagerness to learn. You should be diligent and attentive to detail, able to listen, learn new skills, and put these into practice quickly.  
Able to display in interest in how digital advertising/marketing works (especially on social media channels) and a have desire to further your knowledge in this area.
Computer literate with a good base of skills across the Microsoft Office suite of programmes (including Excel).                  
Being part of a busy agency environment we regularly work with large amounts of data so a confidence with numbers is also a must.  
Teamwork is key to this role and we are looking for someone who is collaborative, friendly, and with a can-do attitude.