Implementation & Activation Coordinator

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.

Role Summary and Impact

EssenceMediacom, part of WPP, is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights and powered by data & technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world’s best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy — built on data & technology, built for people & algorithms, built around diverse schools of thought, built to test & learn at scale, and, crucially, built to evolve.

The Implementation & Activation Coordinator is a critical foundational role responsible for establishing operational excellence. You will support the day-to-day work that delivers effective campaigns, ensuring best-in-class consistent implementation, optimisation, and reporting. Working closely with your manager, you will produce effective solutions, offer unparalleled service, and contribute to achieving client targets. This role is essential for ensuring campaigns run smoothly and efficiently, providing vital support across various media touchpoints.

Core Responsibilities

• Support the booking, loading, optimizing, material instruction, and tracking of client media campaigns in line with marketplace best practice processes, applying insightful context and immaculate attention to detail.
• Contribute to the construction of insightful and progressive post-analysis reports.
• Ensure all financial and compliance processes are followed with 100% accuracy, including bookings, loadings, account queries, and monthly proforma checks.
• Begin to establish an understanding of client challenges, objectives, and initiatives, and proactively contribute to building the agency's reputation for outstanding client service.
• Develop an understanding of the in-scope services for your clients and the process for completing work above and beyond.
• Engage with media partners to build knowledge of the media landscape and understand core media principles and the capabilities of each media touchpoint.
• Engage with internal product teams, including WPP Media proprietary solutions teams, to understand their offerings and relevance to clients.
• Openly communicate and collaborate with all internal key stakeholders on delivery and reporting.
• Positively contribute to team meetings, leading some sections and owning follow-ups.

Skills and Experience

What Makes You Great

• Keen interest in the media industry and excited to work with market-leading partners and technologies.
• Inquisitive and demonstrates a desire to understand and know more.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively, ensuring that the most important and urgent ones are identified and addressed first.
• Problem-solving mentality.
• Clear communicator.
• Results-driven with the ability to identify and clearly articulate what’s working and why.
• You feel empowered to bring your authentic self to work and contribute to great teamwork, knowing your individual ideas and thoughts will be welcome.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media is powered by our commitment to Be Extraordinary, investing in our employees to inspire transformational creativity. We also Lead Optimistically, firmly believing in and Championing Growth and Development for every individual. This commitment allows WPP Media employees to leverage the extensive global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, build vital professional connections, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising.

We Create an Open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress. This inclusive culture is fostered through a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in this open and supportive environment. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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