Brand Planning Senior Executive

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Role Summary and Impact

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing team as a Senior Account Executive, working with one of the world's most iconic and innovative brands: adidas.

Sitting within the central adidas EU Brand Planning team, you will be a key player in the successful delivery of major, pan-European campaigns. You will take the lead on critical campaign milestones, from overseeing the end-to-end creative process and managing campaign roll-ups to coordinating with our specialist Hubs and 18 local market teams.

This role includes line management responsibility for an Account Executive, offering a brilliant opportunity to develop your leadership skills by mentoring and guiding their development. Your impact will be immediate, ensuring the seamless execution of campaigns and fostering strong relationships across the agency network and with the client.

Beyond operational excellence, you will actively contribute to strategic planning, using data and insights to shape campaign guidance and drive performance. This is a pivotal role for a proactive individual ready to take on more responsibility and accelerate their career in a fast-paced, strategic, pan-European environment.

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.

We are looking for a proactive and highly organised individual with around 2+ years of experience in a media agency, ready to take the next step in their career. The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• A genuine passion for media, advertising, and the adidas brand. You are culturally curious and interested in the worlds of sport, fashion, and entertainment.
• Proven experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously. You have exceptional organisational skills, a meticulous eye for detail, and the ability to keep complex processes on track.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to build relationships, manage stakeholders, and articulate information clearly to clients, internal teams, and partners.
• A proactive, self-starting attitude. You are comfortable taking ownership of key processes and have a desire to develop your leadership skills, including an ambition to mentor junior team members.
• A logical and numerate mindset with experience in campaign reporting and analysis. You are comfortable working with data to unearth insights and contribute to strategic recommendations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, is essential. Experience with industry insight tools (e.g., YouGov, TGI) would be an advantage.

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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