Paid Social Executive

Overview

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As an Account Executive, the successful candidate will rapidly develop their knowledge of paid advertising across key social channels, from activation through reporting. You will learn to work as part of a team that plans and delivers award-winning work in a busy agency environment with training and development at its core.

• Display an eagerness to learn. You should be diligent and attentive to detail, able to listen, learn new skills, and put these into practice quickly.
• Able to show interest in how digital advertising/marketing works (especially on social media channels) and a desire to deepen knowledge in this area.
• Computer literate with a good base of skills across the Microsoft Office suite (including Excel).
• Being part of a busy agency environment, we regularly work with large amounts of data, so confidence with numbers is a must.
• Teamwork is key; we are looking for someone collaborative, friendly, and with a can-do attitude.

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. In this role it is critical to embrace WPP and 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.

• End-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across relevant social platforms.
• Undertaking regular quality assurance checks to ensure campaigns meet defined best practice standards.
• Monitoring campaign performance and pacing to ensure activity delivers as expected; troubleshooting and optimizing to improve performance.
• Producing detailed and accurate weekly/monthly campaign performance reports, often using Microsoft Excel.
• Writing performance commentary that delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients.
• Assisting with more detailed analysis including end-of-campaign reporting, quarterly/annual reviews, and standalone projects.

• Working closely with your line-manager and the wider team to support the delivery of high-quality work for clients.
• Working with partners and attending regular platform training sessions to further develop paid social skillset.

• Responsible for managing your workload and communicating clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders across email, chat, video, and in-person.
• Attend regular internal meetings and training sessions to actively contribute to a collaborative paid social community.
• Follow the mandatory agency finance processes; work with your line-manager to ensure processes are followed, enabling prompt payment/invoicing and minimizing finance queries.

We invest in our employees to help them do their best work. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media and WPP networks, pursue passions, grow networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We offer benefits including 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. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone belongs 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. 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.

Please note this is a UK-based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location.

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