Digital Strategy Planning & Execution Senior Associate

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. 

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.

About WPP Media

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com

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.

Role Summary and Impact

As a Digital Strategy Planning & Execution Senior Associate, your primary role is to drive the strategic planning, efficient execution, and continuous optimization of digital advertising campaigns using advanced programmatic technologies and platforms. You will be instrumental in maximizing campaign performance, achieving client objectives, and ensuring a positive return on investment. This encompasses developing comprehensive programmatic strategies, meticulously selecting platforms, defining precise target audiences, and overseeing creative format management. A critical aspect of your responsibility involves daily performance monitoring, in-depth analysis to generate actionable insights, ensuring brand safety, and managing campaign investments, while also providing guidance to junior team members to collectively achieve outstanding results.

Skills and Experience:

• 2+ years of experience in programmatic advertising, including planning, execution, and optimization.
• Proven ability to maximize campaign performance and ROI.
• Expertise in developing programmatic strategies, platform selection, and audience definition.
• Proficiency in creative format management for effective advertising.
• Strong skills in daily campaign monitoring, analysis, and optimization, generating actionable insights.
• Knowledge of fraud prevention and brand safety measures.
• Familiarity with audibility/visibility verification tools and campaign financial tracking.
• Intermediate/Advanced Excel skills.
• Proficiency with key programmatic platforms: Dv360, Adsmovil, Sonata, TikTok, Meta, Google Ads.
• Intermediate/Advanced English proficiency.
• Solid understanding of digital metrics and purchasing models.
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Advertising, Marketing, Business Administration, or related fields.

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 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 accommodation or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

Please read our Privacy Notice (https://www.wppmedia.com/pages/privacy-policy) for more information on how we process the information you provide. While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please read our Privacy Notice for more information on how we process the information you provide.