Associate Director, Clients, UK

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid role with teams in the office around four days a week. This is a UK-based role and requires the right to work in the United Kingdom.

Company

hirify.global is WPP’s AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, partnerships, and the WPP Open platform to deliver creative personalisation and measurable growth for leading brands.

What you will do

• Develop advanced media planning expertise across channels, channel ecosystems, planning best practices, internal tools, and external consumer and market intelligence tools.
• Translate strategic approaches into media plans for client briefs and pitches using Wavemaker’s Purchase Journey thinking and planning philosophy.
• Oversee campaign management, quality control, reporting, in-flight optimisation, and escalation handling.
• Build and maintain mid-senior-level client and agency relationships, understand stakeholder needs, and recommend business solutions.
• Own planning presentations, lead brainstorming and idea creation, and coordinate inputs from wider teams to meet deadlines.
• Integrate data and insights, solve problems independently, develop multi-media communications plans, and recommend budget shifts where appropriate.

Requirements

• Skilled practice-area knowledge, including the ability to use and explain media planning tools, technology, techniques, and systems; platform presentation experience with OS and Architect, and data storytelling using tools such as Telmar.
• Skilled problem-solving ability, including critical questioning, broad-perspective analysis, solution generation, and support for resolving escalated issues.
• Skilled stakeholder relationship management, including knowledge of client and agency structures, decision makers, client sectors, strategic issues, and business challenges.
• Advanced communication skills, including influencing and educating stakeholders at all levels and creating clear, concise, organised presentations and communication materials.
• Advanced campaign management capability, including reviewing work for accuracy, applying best practices, coaching others, providing actionable campaign insights, and prioritising team resources.
• Skilled compelling storytelling, including big-picture thinking, understanding response elements, and designing differentiated communications for internal and external audiences.
• Advanced ideas creation, including generating ideas aligned with broader business strategies, coaching others, and fostering innovation.
• Skilled communications planning, including applying knowledge of clients, audiences, channels, markets, and categories to create measurable multi-media plans and translate strategic direction into media and channel roles.
• Right to work in the United Kingdom.

Culture & Benefits

• Open, inclusive environment built on trust, respect, collaboration, and opportunities for progression.
• Access to global hirify.global and WPP networks, professional connections, and learning opportunities in marketing and advertising.
• Employee resource groups, frequent in-office events, thought leadership activities, and team celebrations.
• Competitive medical, group retirement, vision, and dental insurance.
• Significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
• Hybrid working approach with teams in the office around four days a week; flexibility and accommodations can be discussed during the interview process.