AV Account Executive

Description

About WPP Media

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:

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

About T&P A Leading WPP Media Brand

T&P is one the world's leading full service creative and media agencies, connecting talent and tech to drive growth for brands. Formed by the integration of The&Partnership and mSix&Partners, it brings together content and distribution into a single, holistic end to end marketing solution. Backed by WPP and WPP Media and combined with the agility of an entrepreneurial Partner-led mindset, the multi-discipline agency spans four continents with 45 offices and over $1.2 billion dollar in billings globally. As an early adopter with the first ever AI-generated TV ad for Lexus in 2018, T&P is focused on harnessing AI across all its outputs with its 1,900 people already trained on WPP's proprietary AI platform Creative Studio, to deliver enhanced outcomes for clients.

Role Summary and Impact

Ultimately you will step up to become an integral supporting team member for the Reservation team, helping us to deliver innovative and ambitious solutions to our client’s briefs. Whilst a core part of your role is working collectively with the team to deliver required buying results across our portfolio of TV campaigns, you’ll be expected to contribute to the production of media plans and briefing our media partners.

Your Reservation knowledge will be developed by keeping up to date with industry news (i.e. Campaign, Media Week), as well as attending relevant industry events. With increasing autonomy, you will support the team by producing and sharing relevant marketplace updates, such as TV programme performance, Box Office numbers or event calendars. Proactivity to deliver marketplace news for the team and clients is expected. Ultimately, as an Executive in the team, you will be relieving pressure from more senior team members whilst they focus on more advanced strategic or investment tasks, or client meetings. With stronger exposure to all aspects of the role and channels within our remit, your knowledge will develop to enable you to start planning campaigns with support

• Support your team to contribute to the direction of the Reservation Department and ensure that our approach, attention to detail and quality of work is exceptional
• Deliver required work within agreed timelines
• Support the team with audience research, enabling us to build effective media plans
• Contribute to media strategies through day to day application of Audience planning tools (i.e. Telmar) as well as TV and Video reporting tools (i.e. Media Ocean and Techedge)
• Learn to plan across your channels, with support from your Reservation Manager

• You have a passion and strong interest in the TV, Video and Audio market
• Hands on when it comes to buying and delivering campaigns for your client set
• A solid grounding to start building external and internal relationships, through regular face to face meetings and phone calls

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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