Manager Paid Search (Mensch)

About WPP Media

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.

Benefits

• Work‑Life‑Balance: Flexible working hours and remote work options, with time‑off for overtime.
• Vacation mode on: 30 days of vacation plus an additional flexible day; the 24th and 31st of December are also free.
• Wellbeing first: Health benefits, attractive pension scheme, and Mental Health Awareness Days put your health first.
• Practice makes perfect: Continued learning opportunities and internal career programmes for development across the WPP network.
• More than just a job: Unforgettable events, employee discounts, and highlights such as the Job Ticket, Wellhub, or Job Bike.
• Be yourself: Everyone is welcome; diversity and equal opportunity are important to us.

Responsibilities

• Campaign development: Develop and run paid‑search campaigns with continuous optimisation.
• Strategy: Use your deep knowledge of paid search to design smart campaign strategies that hit client business KPIs.
• Analysis & reporting: Create and present campaign insights, analyses, and strategic recommendations.
• Campaign management: Run best‑in‑class campaigns on market‑leading platforms, mastering Search, Display, YouTube, and App campaigns to ensure success.
• Innovation: Contribute to best‑practice development in paid search by designing and carrying out innovative, meaningful tests.
• Budget responsibility: Manage and efficiently steer client budgets to maximise ROI.

Qualifications

• Education: A degree with an economics focus or an equivalent commercial qualification.
• Experience: Multiple years’ experience in the digital advertising industry and solid knowledge of bidding platforms, especially in search.
• Platform expertise: Proven experience with search‑advertising platforms such as Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, and Apple Ads.
• Analytical skills: Strong analytical abilities and a high affinity for numbers.
• Communication: Present ideas and analyses convincingly and clearly, both internally and to clients.
• Work style: Self‑directed, solution‑oriented, and a strong team player.

If you find this position exciting, we encourage you to apply, even if you do not meet every listed qualification.

WPP Media is an equal‑opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for all positions without discrimination. Our goal is a culture of respect and belonging, where everyone has equal opportunities to contribute and grow.