Senior Executive, Paid Social

Company: WPP Media
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Location: London
Job Description:

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. 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.

For more information, visit wppmedia.com.

Position

Senior Executive, Paid Social

Role Summary And Impact

The Paid Social team works to plan and execute market-leading social advertising campaigns for our clients across a variety of social media platforms. The team is based at EssenceMediacom’s office at 1 Southwark Bridge Road. As Senior Account Executive, you will develop your knowledge of paid advertising across all key social channels, from activation through to reporting. You will plan and deliver award-winning work in a busy agency environment that prioritises training and development.

Skills And Experience

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s 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.

As part of a busy Paid Social Team, the role is varied with several areas of focus. Account Executives will be given the necessary training to develop the skills required to fulfil their responsibilities. These include:

Campaign Management

  • End-to-end setup of paid social campaigns across all relevant social platforms.
  • Regular quality assurance (QA) checks to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards.
  • Monitor campaign performance and pacing to ensure activity delivers as expected; troubleshoot and optimise campaigns to improve performance as necessary.
  • Produce detailed and accurate weekly/monthly campaign performance reports, often in Microsoft Excel.
  • Write performance commentary that delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients.
  • Assist with more detailed analysis including end-of-campaign reporting, quarterly/annual reviews, and standalone projects.

Client & Partner Management

  • Work closely with line-manager and wider team (including the Global Hub team) to support the delivery of high-quality work for clients.
  • Work with partners and attend regular platform training sessions to further develop your paid social skillset.

Operational Excellence

  • Manage your workload and communicate clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders across email, chat, video, and in-person.
  • Attend regular internal meetings and training sessions to contribute to a collaborative paid social community.
  • Follow mandatory agency finance processes with line-manager; ensure processes are followed to enable prompt payment/invoicing and minimise finance queries.

Life At WPP Media & Benefits

We invest in our employees to help them do their best work and pursue growth within a culture that values creativity, collaboration, and responsible media investment. We offer a range of benefits including competitive medical, retirement plans, vision, dental insurance, paid time off, partner discounts, and mental health awareness days. We operate a hybrid work model with in-office presence around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss with the hiring team during the interview process.

Equal Opportunity and Privacy

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. Please read our Privacy Notice for more information on how we process the information you provide: https://www.wppmedia.com/pages/privacy-policy

While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Posted: May 9th, 2026