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Account Director, Programmatic

wppmedia
United Kingdom August 12, 2026
Media Management & Delivery
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<div class=&quot;content-intro&quot;><p><strong>About WPP Media</strong></p> <p>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 our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. </p> <p>WPP Media is WPP s AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.</p> <p>For more information, visit <a href=&quot;wppmedia.com&quot;>wppmedia.com</a>.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast=&quot;auto&quot;>(4486-MFG)<br>About&nbsp;WPP Media</span></strong><span data-ccp-props=&quot;{}&quot;>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast=&quot;auto&quot;>WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet,&nbsp;clients&nbsp;and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.</span><span data-ccp-props=&quot;{}&quot;>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast=&quot;auto&quot;>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</span><span data-ccp-props=&quot;{}&quot;>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast=&quot;auto&quot;>About&nbsp;EssenceMediacom:&nbsp;A Leading&nbsp;WPP Media&nbsp;Brand</span></strong><span data-ccp-props=&quot;{}&quot;>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast=&quot;auto&quot;>EssenceMediacom&nbsp;is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics &amp; insights and powered by data &amp; technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world’s best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy — built on data &amp; technology, built for people &amp; algorithms, built around diverse schools of thought, built to test &amp; learn at scale, and, crucially, built to evolve.</span><span data-ccp-props=&quot;{}&quot;>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast=&quot;auto&quot;>Role Summary and Impact</span></strong><span data-ccp-props=&quot;{}&quot;>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast=&quot;auto&quot;>Programmatic involves planning &amp; flawlessly executing programmatically bought media plans. Deploying unsurpassed platform knowledge &amp; smart use of audience data, you will be developing industry-leading technology (secured through collaborative supplier partnerships) to&nbsp;facilitate&nbsp;1:1 communication with our audience.</span><span data-ccp-props=&quot;{}&quot;>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast=&quot;auto&quot;>You’ll&nbsp;ensure on-going and&nbsp;timely&nbsp;optimisation is delivered whilst constantly looking for opportunities to improve campaign performance. You will also&nbsp;be responsible for&nbsp;collating spend forecasts, creating and monitoring campaigns to deliver on planned targets. Your focus will be on in-depth analysis, trend spotting,&nbsp;accurate&nbsp;execution, and leading and developing a team.</span><span data-ccp-props=&quot;{}&quot;>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast=&quot;auto&quot;>Some of the things&nbsp;we’d&nbsp;like you to do</span><span data-ccp-props=&quot;{}&quot;>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast=&quot;auto&quot;>Campaign Management</span><span data-ccp-props=&quot;{}&quot;>&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext=&quot;&quot; data-font=&quot;Symbol&quot; data-listid=&quot;8&quot; data-list-defn-props=&quot;{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}&quot; data-aria-posinset=&quot;1&quot; data-aria-level=&quot;1&quot;><span data-contrast=&quot;auto&quot;>Build effective media plans to organise campaign actions and goals</span><span data-ccp-props=&quot;{}&quot;>&nbsp;</span></li> <li data-leveltext=&quot;&quot; data-font=&quot;Symbol&quot; data-listid=&quot;8&quot; data-list-defn-props=&quot;{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}&quot; data-aria-posinset=&quot;1&quot; data-aria-level=&quot;1&quot;><span data-contrast=&quot;auto&quot;>Deliver in depth analysis during and post campaign to understand performance beyond top line metrics</span><span data-ccp-props=&quot;{}&quot;>&nbsp;</span></li> <li data-leveltext=&quot;&quot; data-font=&quot;Symbol&quot; data-listid=&quot;8&quot; data-list-defn-props=&quot;{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}&quot; data-aria-posinset=&quot;1&quot; data-aria-level=&quot;1&quot;><span data-contrast=&quot;auto&quot;>Demonstrate clear and thorough understanding of display, video and audio advertising and deliver well-developed intelligent campaigns to successfully hit client KPIs.</span></li> <li data-leveltext=&quot;&quot; data-font=&quot;Symbol&quot; data-listid=&quot;8&quot; data-list-defn-props=&quot;{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242
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