Associate Director, Social

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by ourpioneeringagentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation nected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.

We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Associate

Director.

This personwillassumeday-to-dayresponsibilityfor the paid social output of abusy client account (or accounts) and willalsohelpoversee a team of more junior staff responsible for theeverydayrunning of the account.

Experiencemanagingateam of social specialists, preferably in an agency environment,would be of benefit.

This person will also be required to develop strong relationships with clients, suppliers,and other stakeholders becoming atrustedvoice for all things paid social.

As such the ideal candidate is someone with extensive knowledge of paid advertising acrossallofthe key social channels(Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, Tik Tok etc).

You hold excellent knowledge of the UKSocial media landscape and are well-versed in planning and activating across digital media, both DR and Brand.

You have strong communication and project management skills and can engage with stakeholders effectively. You will also work closely with other media specialists tooversee delivery ofan integrated plan, often taking the lead in using digital/socialto link other media channels and understanding how other media plans fit in the system.

Youwill be responsible for delivering exceptional and exciting social work as well as the output of amanagerand ateam of planners and execs.

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 Growthand Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.
• Extensive experience setting up and optimising paid social campaigns across a number of the key social platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, Tik Tok etc). Training certifications in any of the key platforms would be a plus(e.g. Meta Blueprint).
• Experience planning large-scale paid social campaigns, preferably across a mix of brand and direct-response objectives.
• Experience compiling detailed and insightful end of campaign reports & presentations. Experience managing a team to jointly compile regular client presentations (QBRs, annual reviews etc).
• A cleara track record of working with clientsandexternal stakeholders.
  
  Forming strong relationships is key to the role, the ideal candidate should feel comfortable presenting to clients and leading calls as required.
• Experience line managing others,helping ensure day-to-day workloads are effectively managed. The ideal candidate should also have experience training and mentoring those more junior across all things paid socialandshould be able to communicate effectively with people from all diverse backgrounds, cultures, countries.
• Teamwork is key to this role and we are looking for someone who is collaborative, friendly, and with a can-do attitude.

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