Paid Social 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.

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Role Summary & Impact

As a Senior Associate, Paid Social, you will continue down the specialist career track, receiving continual training and close mentorship in all aspects of paid social. You will have already advanced beyond the initial stepping stones of understanding the fundamentals of Social. In this role, you will have increased responsibility and accountability for Paid Social campaign execution and will gain further exposure to account growth opportunities through client-facing missions.

Skills and Experience

• Assist social strategy development work by compiling client research, competitive data and social platform information.

• Support and improve paid media tactical planning and buying across all platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and TikTok.

• Set up media trackers, build media authorizations and insertion orders, steward the billing process and actualize dollars on an ongoing basis.

• Assist team in identifying optimization opportunities and making media recommendations.

• Support community managers to develop and maintain social content calendars for various platforms.

• Stay current. Though your research and practice, stay ahead of the latest updates regarding tools, techniques and methods related to social media  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Analytics, Marketing, Communications, Advertising; OR equivalent professional work experience

• 1+ year or more of practical experience running paid social campaigns.

• Prior experience using Excel for data management and/or budgeting is a plus. 

• Excellent verbal and written skills; uncommon organizational skills, multi-tasking capabilities, and attention to detail.

• Most importantly, eager to learn, adaptable, and have a strong interest in the advertising/media industry.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits