Senior Associate, Social, UK
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Job description
An entry-level Account Executive role in a busy Paid Social team within WPP 650, the agency unit serving UK government clients. The role involves learning paid social campaign management, reporting and client support with training provided.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Hybrid · United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- End-to-end set up of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms
- Undertaking regular quality assurance (QA) checks to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards
- Monitoring campaign performance and pacing to ensure activity delivers as expected; troubleshooting and optimising campaigns to improve performance
- Producing detailed and accurate weekly/monthly campaign performance reports, often in 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 line-manager and the wider team (including the Global Hub team) to support delivery of high-quality work for clients
- Working with partners and attending regular platform training sessions to develop paid social skillset
- Managing own workload and communicating clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders across email, chat, video and in-person
- Attending regular internal meetings and training sessions to contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community
- Following mandatory agency finance processes, working with line-manager to ensure processes are followed for prompt payment/invoicing and to minimise finance queries
What we're looking for
- Eagerness to learn; diligent and attentive to detail, able to listen, learn new skills and put them into practice quickly
- Interest in how digital advertising/marketing works, especially on social media channels, and a desire to further knowledge in this area
- Computer literate with a good base of skills across the Microsoft Office suite of programmes (including Excel)
- Confidence with numbers, working with large amounts of data
- Collaborative, friendly, with a can-do attitude and teamwork
- Passionate about starting a career in digital marketing and paid social
- Right to work in the UK
Your team
Paid Social team (WPP 650)
WPP 650 is a bespoke agency unit within WPP dedicated to serving the communications needs of government clients.
Benefits
- Competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance
- Significant paid time off
- Preferential partner discounts
- Employee mental health awareness days
- Employee resource groups and frequent in-office events
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About WPP Media
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Key facts
- Media and advertising
- WPP 650 is named after the 650 UK constituencies
- WPP 650 is a bespoke agency unit within WPP dedicated to serving government clients
- Hybrid approach with teams in the office around four days a week
What they value
- Be Extraordinary
- Lead Optimistically
- Championing Growth and Development
- Create an Open environment built on trust and respect