Manager, Clients

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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.
Have a strong knowledge of all media opportunities
Be able to Identify how future trends will impact media planning
Develop buying strategies and oversee all buying to ensure best value
Be able to provide regular campaign updates to senior management and clients.
Have a knowledge of industry media planning tools (DDS, Addynamix etc)
Demonstrate natural curiosity and challenge planning when required. 
Have a confident and persuasive presenting technique
Be able to prioritise work, not only their own but the teams as well. 
A desire to deliver award winning work and industry leading innovation.
An interest in and thorough knowledge of all media opportunities.
A team player with excellent communication skills.
An ability to be proactive, multi-task and manage time effectively.
A clear and concise style of writing with confident, persuasive presentation skills.
Numerical and analytical skills.  
The ideal candidate will be well versed in all aspects of media planning and buying across all media.  As the role will be predominantly client facing, the candidate should have demonstrable experience in communicating complex media planning as straight forward client advice. 
Experience of business analytics and/or econometrics would be helpful, but not essential.
An enquiring mind is a must.