Senior Associate, Publishing and Audio

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 . 3897 - Senior Associate, Publishing & Audio London, United Kingdom Role Summary and Impact EM handles the media planning and buying for some of the world's smartest advertisers. Supported by keen consumer insight, analysis and experience, we are part of the largest media planning and buying network in the world. We are the only agency to simultaneously hold the title of Agency Network of the Year across all 5 of the industry’s biggest awards, whilst recently being named Campaign’s Media Agency of the Decade. We are looking for a diligent planner/buyer with at least one year of media buying experience to work in the offline team. Clients include but are not limited to Boots, TUI and Costa. In this role you will be responsible for the entire planning and buying process, where you will make a recommendation to the client founded in insight and evidence. Ideally we would like to see some form of knowledge across print and/or audio. This is to ensure you have a foundation to build on. Skills and Experience 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 . • Some experience in offline planning/buying • Knowledge of the Print & Audio marketplace • Attention to detail is key • Organised and be able to prioritise tasks • Drive and enthusiasm to work on huge clients • Knowledge of industry media buying tools (all media e.g. Media Ocean, Caria, Prisma and Jet) • Pro-actively forge relationships with media owners • Commercially astute and excellent negotiation skills • Strong interpersonal skills and good communicator • Collaborative and ability to build strong relationships • Excellent numeracy skills • Ensuring all billings are accurate and all financial queries and issues are resolved in a timely manner. • Communicating booked plans to implementational planning • Driven & committed • Multi skilled in media buying 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 opportu