Senior Social Executive

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About the Paid Social team on Boots: The Paid Social team works to plan & execute market‑leading social advertising campaigns for our client across a variety of social media platforms. We are a team of approximately 11 people working on Boots. The team are based at WPP’s office at One Southwark Bridge Road.

Intro to the role: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as Senior Account Executive. The ideal candidate is someone with a good working knowledge of paid advertising across one or more of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, TikTok etc). This person should have some experience with activation and reporting but should still be keen to further their expertise across both. The successful candidate will become part of a fast‑paced team that puts training + development at its core.

• Campaign Management
• Assisting on the development of detailed paid social media plans that align with client’s objectives and KPIs.
• End‑to‑end set up of paid social campaigns across relevant social platforms.
• Undertaking regular quality assurance (QA) checks to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards.
• Monitoring campaign performance and pacing to ensure activity delivers as expected.
• Working to produce detailed & accurate weekly/monthly campaign performance reports, often in Microsoft Excel.
• Writing performance commentary that delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients.
• Client & Partner Management
• Working closely with your line‑manager & the wider team to support the delivery of high‑quality work for clients.
• Actively contribute to client calls and become a valued and trusted member of their marketing team.
• Operational Excellence
• Able to effectively manage your time whilst working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Attend regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community.
• Help those more junior in the team with their tasks, providing guidance where needed.

• Able to display a good foundation in setting up and optimising paid social campaigns across one or more of the key social platforms.
• Experience working in an agency environment (preferably as part of a social or activation team) is not necessary but would be preferable.
• Computer literate with a good base of skills across the Microsoft Office suite of programmes (including Excel).
• Comfortable handling large quantities of data and working with numbers/budgets.
• Teamwork is key to this role and we are looking for someone who is collaborative, friendly, and with a can‑do attitude.

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.

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.

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