Overview

Client Director at WPP and WAVEMAKER. WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective, bringing the best platform, people and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. Wavemaker positively provokes growth for clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content, and technology.

In this role, it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary – Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open Environment – Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically – Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

The Role

The role of the Client Director is to be a key point of contact for our clients and to develop strong communication recommendations across all channels, paid, owned and earned. Responsible for driving and leading a successful client relationship and a results driven team. Bringing together the right people, to deliver the highest quality of outputs for your client, end to end, ensuring deliverables are grounded in client priorities.

Role Requirements

• Proven capability in managing others and highly collaborative
• Passion for media and marketing
• Up to date, media landscape knowledge (confidently able to articulate macroeconomic and consumer trends and forecast challenges/opportunities for clients)
• Excellent communicator with clear written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the patience to examine detail and create solutions
• Results Driven. Passionate about delivering business results for clients, with the ability to identify and clearly articulate what’s working and why.

What Success Looks Like

In 3 months:

• Established collaborative relationships with all key stakeholders and internal reports.
• A strong understanding of and can clearly articulate the agency and group proposition, core client processes and our way of working.
• Immersed yourself in the team with an understanding of the status of all active and upcoming campaigns.

In 6 months:

• Demonstrated your ability to deliver on all aspects of the role in an efficient, effective and proactive way.
• Strengthened your key stakeholder relationships to deliver great team work consistently.

In 12 months:

• Taking on greater ownership of the role – responsibility and volume.
• Building strong relationships with clients, representing the Wavemaker team appropriately and ensuring that campaigns are delivered to the highest quality.
• Elevating your impact and influence within the business, with demonstrable benefits for the agency and our clients.

Diversity & Inclusion Commitment

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment that is free of discrimination, harassment or bullying. Race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status have no bearing on our hiring decisions and we encourage all applicants. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it’s about belonging. We celebrate that everyone is unique and that’s what makes us so good at what we do.

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