Job Description

About WPP Media
WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.
WPP Media is WPP's global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com
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.

Role Summary and Impact
We are seeking an exceptional Marketing Science Manager to join our friendly and collaborative team. Reporting to the Associate Director, Planning and Addressability Strategy, you will support all three core disciplines -Planning & Addressability, Marketing Analytics, and Insights & Effectiveness- where this role will be key to promoting collaboration and maintaining strong cohesion ensuring our Marketing Science collective success. This strategic role offers full visibility of Marketing Science projects and is ideal for professionals with experience in media and marketing who are analytical, strategic, and eager to develop in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
As a Marketing Science Manager, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the seamless operation and ongoing development of the Marketing Science team and its projects. This is a dynamic and varied position, requiring you to manage multiple projects and build strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. Your responsibilities will adapt as the business evolves, with a focus on enabling team success and delivering value across all areas.
Key responsibilities include:
Team Support & Coordination:
You will be instrumental in ensuring the smooth running of the Marketing Science function, fostering a friendly yet professional team culture. This involves facilitating communication, coordinating meetings, maintaining documentation, supporting knowledge sharing across the team and generally contributing to leadership initiatives within the team. You will play a key role in building a collaborative and high-performing environment.
Planning & Addressability:
Support the implementation of audience strategies and planning frameworks that drive marketing effectiveness for our clients. This includes liaising with data partners, onboarding and managing data workflows while contributing with designing cross-channel audience approaches, strategic sessions and innovative targeting solutions to support planning teams and business roadmaps.
Marketing Analytics:
Contribute to analytics projects by helping to translate data into actionable insights and automated solutions that maximise advertising outcomes. You will support the development of analysis that uncover predictive insights and recommendations, ensuring these are clearly communicated to both internal and external stakeholders.
Insights & Effectiveness:
Evangelise our measurement offering and advocate for the appropriate use of our suite of tools and leading the delivery of campaign effectiveness solutions with our measurement partners. Contributing to industry-leading research and best practices.
Skillsets and experience
The role requires a blend of analytical, organisational, strategic, and interpersonal skills to succeed and thrive as a Marketing Science Manager. Candidates who are comfortable with data, project management, and cross-team communication will find this role especially rewarding. Adaptability, initiative, and a collaborative mindset are essential for success in this dynamic environment. * Marketing background with Analytical & Technical Skills

• Strong data analysis and interpretation abilities, with the capacity to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Solid understanding of marketing principles, audience segmentation, and measurement frameworks

• Experience interpreting campaign effectiveness data and connecting insights into a compelling narrative for stakeholders.
• 2. Organisational & Project Management Skills

• Excellent organisational skills, with proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience coordinating meetings, tracking project progress, and supporting team workflows.
• Strategic Thinking

• Understanding of how data and insights drive marketing effectiveness and business growth.
• Creative and strategic thinker to develop solutions that address client business challenges once confident in the role.
• Collaboration & Interpersonal Skills

• Strong collaboration skills, with experience working across multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Commitment to maintaining a positive, collaborative, and professional team environment, recognising that strong teamwork is essential to the success and impact of the Marketing Science function across both internal and external partners.
• Agility and Problem-Solving & Initiative

• Resourceful and solution-oriented, willing to take ownership of tasks and drive them to completion.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing ambiguity and ability to adapt to changing priorities and evolving business objectives.

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.
Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location
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