Manager, Programmatic

London, UK (Hybrid)

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Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the development and optimization of display/video campaigns, driving KPI-focused media plans, testing programs, client reporting, and supplier partnerships across a growing digital media mix.

  • Lead end-to-end display/video planning, activation, and daily optimization to meet client KPIs.
  • Craft and test innovative experiments, analyzing results to drive future media decisions.
  • Build strong client servicing, reporting, and supplier relationships to ensure on-time delivery and clear performance narratives.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Competently create innovative Display & Video media plans designed to achieve specified KPIs
  • Oversight of the implementation, management, and daily optimisation of campaign activity. To ensure that you excel in reaching your client objectives and KPIs
  • Understand the products and solutions that could be relevant for clients that have been developed within the group.
  • Take ownership of the testing plans of your clients and suggest innovative ideas for testing, including planning, executing & evaluating tests with methodical accuracy
  • Develop understanding of wider digital media mix to understand the role of display within it
  • Direct client servicing exposure with regular contact via weekly calls, campaign briefings and presenting performance in detail
  • Complete client reporting and analyse campaign results extracting insight to provide recommendations for future activity
  • Develop strong relationships with media owners, tech partners and other service providers to select the most appropriate suppliers for campaigns.
  • Working with your line manager to ensure the effective management of more junior team members and your direct reports in Delhi, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritized to ensure deadlines are met.
  • Working with line manager and team leadership to help train and develop junior team members. Leading by example to motivate and encourage those with less experience.

Benefits

  • Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment, including competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
  • Life at WPP Media & Benefits content emphasizing Be Extraordinary, Lead Optimistically, Champion Growth and Development, open environment built on trust and respect, employee resource groups and in-office events.
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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
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
21