Account Director, Publishing

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end publishing programs, drive consistent delivery and client service, and transform client relationships into strategic partnerships that unlock growth for major brands.

  • Publishing program leadership across start-to-finish delivery for flagship accounts.
  • Operate day-to-day account flow, accuracy, and adherence to campaign management best practices.
  • Build trusted partnerships with clients, planning teams, and publishers to deeply understand business goals and drive growth.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • you will lead Publishing projects from start to finish, delivering strong plans and client service across Richemont and Tesco.
  • you will oversee the day-to-day running of the Publishing accounts, ensuring flow and accuracy of work and that the campaign management process follows best practice.
  • you will build a strong relationship with your clients, planning teams and publishers becoming a trusted strategic partner – showing a deep understanding of your clients’ business and how communications can drive growth.

Requirements

  • Strong management and client relationship skills
  • People management skills to support AD in the management and development of Planners and Execs
  • Solution focused mindset
  • Enthusiasm, curiosity, and a team player mentality
  • Self-motivated; an ambition to make the ordinary extraordinary
  • A thirst to learn – be that the client’s business, people, brands, industry, trends etc
  • An ability to prioritise and delegate, as well as manage both up and down
  • Empathetic and self-aware
  • Motivated to drive business results for both client & EssenceMediacom
  • Positive, proactive approach to problem solving
  • Calm under pressure
  • Accurate verbal and written feedback and instructions

Preferred

    Benefits

    • competitive medical
    • group retirement plans
    • vision
    • dental insurance
    • significant paid time off
    • preferential partner discounts
    • employee mental health awareness days
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    WPP Media

    Media is changing. So are we. We are WPP's global media collective, built for the AI era.We bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create innovative solutions that deliver unparalleled growth for brands - in every market, every day.

    30K employees (6,827 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    159.3K
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $9.9K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    34.3%
    Direct
    46.3%
    Referral
    10.7%
    Social
    5.7%
    Paid
    2.7%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~30.1K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    6,288 (21% of company)
    Median Career Experience
    10 years
    Median Tenure
    4.2 years
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