Account Executive, Planning (Sandwich Placement)

1235 - Account Executive (Sandwich Placement) - Media Planning

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Role Summary and Impact

As a key member of the Connections Planning team, you will drive strategic media planning for Marks & Spencer, a significant Mindshare account encompassing both Food and Fashion, Home & Beauty divisions.

M&S Foods is one of the most iconic British brands in the market, from “This is not just” to Percy Pig, with a heritage spanning across 139 years For M&S Foods, your contributions will boost seasonal campaigns (e.g., Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween etc.) and reinforce M&S's reputation as a quality food destination. You'll help shape media approaches, from major advertising campaign moments to personalization efforts, including the Sparks app, within this fast-paced sector.

On the Fashion, Home & Beauty side, you'll elevate brand reputation and drive style perceptions through seasonal collections (Spring/Summer, Autumn/Winter) to continue to drive online growth for the brand. You will support crafting strategic responses across diverse business units, including Womenswear, Menswear, Kidswear, Beauty, Lingerie, and Home.

The Connections Planning team designs innovative media solutions by defining audiences, connections, content, and measurement. This requires deep UK media market knowledge and understanding technology's role in audience targeting and optimization. You will translate consumer trends into actionable media plans, collaborating closely with Strategy, Buying, and Live Planning teams.

A significant part of your role involves supporting senior Connections Planners, Strategic Planning, and Client Leadership. You will gain hands-on experience planning award-winning campaigns and working with channel specialists to bring these plans to life effectively.

Skills and Experience

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & 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.

Prior media/marketing experience is not a pre-requisite. A combination of “hands-on” experience and a structured training programme means Intern Account Executives gain a comprehensive knowledge of how a media agency business operates and an understanding that is the cornerstone of a successful career in the media industry.

Required key skills behaviours

• Enthusiastic and positive with a genuine interest in a career in marketing and advertising

• Enthusiastic, reliable and excellent team player

• Inquisitive and curious with a drive to really get under the skin of our client’s marketing

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong organisation skills incl. time and project management

• High level of comfort using data – both small and large datasets

• The ability to analyse data to discover insights

• Comfortable working in teams and will be able to proactively engage and collaborate with peers

• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include 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 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 believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why 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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