Associate Vice President, Client Services, India

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• 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

Overview of the Job

We are looking for an experienced Digital Media Planner – Associate Vice President to lead digital media planning and strategy for WPP Media in Bangalore. The role will translate business and campaign objectives, audience insights, consumer behaviour and budgets into effective digital media plans; define the right digital channel mix; and work closely with strategy, activation, performance and client teams.

Reporting of the Role

This role reports to the Business Head.

3 Best Things About the Job

• Shape digital media strategy at scale: Lead digital planning across display, video, social, online publishers and other digital channels.
• Turn insight into business impact: Use audience behaviour, consumer insights, competitive intelligence and campaign data to guide investment decisions and improve outcomes.
• Lead through collaboration: Work with client, strategy, activation, performance and other internal teams to bring digital media plans to life.

In this role, your goals will be:

In 3 months: Build a strong understanding of the client’s business priorities, audiences, category dynamics, media history, planning processes and key stakeholders. Review existing digital plans and begin contributing to strategic planning recommendations.

In 6 months: Independently lead digital media planning for key briefs, present channel and investment recommendations, and establish a consistent approach to optimisation and post-campaign learning.

In 12 months: Own the digital planning agenda for the portfolio, strengthen planning quality and rigour, improve the connection between audience insights, strategy, investment and measurement, and become a trusted senior partner for clients and internal teams.

What Your Day Job Looks Like

• Translate client briefs, business objectives, audience insights and budgets into digital media strategies and channel plans.
• Lead planning across display, video, social, online publishers and other digital media channels.
• Use audience research, media consumption data, consumer insights and competitive analysis to identify growth opportunities.
• Analyse audience behaviour and segmentation to develop effective digital media recommendations.
• Develop reach, frequency, investment and phasing recommendations using relevant planning metrics and benchmarks.
• Review campaign performance, identify optimisation opportunities and translate post-campaign learning into future planning.
• Partner with strategy, activation, performance and client teams to ensure effective execution of the agreed strategy.
• Present clear, persuasive recommendations to senior client and internal stakeholders.
• Support and guide planning teams while strengthening digital planning standards, processes and ways of working.

Skills and Experience

What You Have to Bring

• Strong digital media planning and strategy capability across multiple digital channels and platforms.
• Strong understanding of digital audience planning, media consumption and audience segmentation.
• Ability to connect media decisions to campaign objectives, consumer behaviour and business objectives.
• Confidence in leading senior client conversations and presenting complex analysis as clear, actionable recommendations.
• Strong commercial and analytical thinking, with disciplined budget allocation, optimisation and measurement practices.
• Strong analytical, presentation, stakeholder-management and Excel skills.

Experience and Qualifications

• 8–12 years of relevant experience, preferably within a media agency environment.
• Proven experience in digital media planning and strategy.
• Experience developing digital media plans aligned with campaign objectives, target audiences, consumer insights and budgets.
• Hands-on experience with media research and audience measurement tools such as GWI, Comscore, TGI or equivalent platforms.
• Experience planning campaigns across display, video, social, online publishers and other digital media channels.
• Strong understanding of digital media metrics including reach, frequency, impressions, CTR, VTR, CPM and engagement.
• Experience in media budgeting, channel allocation, campaign optimisation and performance analysis.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills with experience preparing media plans, reports and presentations.
• Ability to work closely with strategy, activation, performance and client teams.
• Experience working in a media agency environment is preferred.
• Candidates with strong digital media planning experience rather than pure campaign execution, programmatic or performance marketing backgrounds will be preferred.

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

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