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.
For more information, visit wppmedia.com.
3025 - Influencer Programmatic Manager - UK
Required Skills & Abilities
• The consistent delivery of flawless, highly optimized campaigns that meet or exceed client objectives and guarantee deliverables.
• The successful, autonomous strategic planning and execution of mid-to-high value programmatic budgets (up to £/$500,000).
• Zero-error execution of QA protocols across your own campaigns and those of your direct reports.
• Strong, proactive communication across Slack and email, ensuring client and internal teams receive clear, concise, and timely performance updates.
• Positive feedback from Account Managers, strategy teams, and direct reports regarding your leadership, collaborative spirit, and programmatic expertise.
• Proven Experience: Strong track record working in programmatic media buying/planning within an agency or client-focused environment, demonstrating clear progression in campaign scale.
• Platform Expertise: Hands-on, expert-level proficiency in leading DSPs (specifically DV360, The Trade Desk, and Amazon DSP) and audience/data management tools.
• Analytical Rigor: Strong math and data handling skills; comfortable analysing complex datasets, identifying trends, and presenting data-led narratives to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strategic & Commercial Mindset: Ability to write media plans from scratch, align programmatic tactics with broader business outcomes, and identify commercial upsell opportunities.
• Meticulous Attention to Detail: A commitment to maintaining rigorous QA standards, checking data accuracy, and delivering polished client-facing documentation.
• Leadership & Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to lead client-facing conversations and mentor junior talent.
