Manager, AV, UK in London

We are looking for an experienced AV Account Manager to lead the day‑to‑day AV planning and buying across a key T&P client, Toyota/Lexus, managing a £20m+ AV investment annually. The role requires an advanced practitioner with expertise in TV, BVOD/VOD, Online Video, Cinema and Audio planning and buying, and exceptional communication and organisational skills. In addition to UK‑focused AV planning and buying, you will need a thorough understanding of wider brand and performance media and how AV fits within the broader communications ecosystem. You will build strong relationships with day‑to‑day clients, external agency partners, internal specialist teams and your own team.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading AV planning and buying across easyJet and supporting AV output across Toyota, Lexus, Govia Thameslink and News UK (predominantly focusing on The Times).
• Delivering best‑in‑class implementation planning across TV, BVOD/VOD/Online Video, Cinema and Audio.
• Owning responses to client briefs and ensuring clear, insight‑led storytelling underpinned by data and audience understanding.
• Overseeing the day‑to‑day investment process for clients, ensuring a sharp and highly efficient approach to value, quality and delivery.
• Building strong senior client relationships, while maintaining a close connection with day‑to‑day client contacts.
• Supporting and developing direct reports through clear roles, stretching goals and engaging career paths.
• Managing the AV planning and buying team for your brands with an inclusive leadership style and clear direction.
• Working closely with relevant accountability and investment stakeholders to ensure the highest quality delivery in the most commercially beneficial way.
• Maintaining close oversight of buying output, with expert judgement on plans and the wider AV marketplace.
• Ensuring contractual commitments, campaign delivery standards and client guarantees are met.
• Driving innovation across AV output, including future‑facing activation opportunities in addressable TV, video and audio.
• Proactively forging strong relationships with media owners to unlock opportunities for clients.
• Contributing to new business pitches and supporting the transition of new clients where required.

Skills and Experience

• You are someone who both champions and challenges – themselves, their team, and their clients.
• Significant and relevant media planning experience.
• A self‑starter who demonstrates curiosity and works well in a fast‑paced environment.
• High attention to detail with a drive to make sure the collective output is an excellent standard.
• Strong client management skills to manage both junior and senior clients, with gravitas.
• Proven track record of delivering strong comms planning outputs – with measurement at the forefront – to deliver against core objectives of a campaign.
• Strong presentation skills – both in creating/guiding content and delivery.
• An in‑depth knowledge and application of core media tools.
• Experienced in running all aspects of a media plan – from initial brief to PCA.
• You are a good listener and able to collaborate with a wide cross section of people.
• You have a solid history of working across a range of projects, demonstrating your ability to be flexible and manage multiple workstreams at once.
• You exude the behaviours of the agency – we challenge and champion each other and our clients, to be the very best we can be.

Benefits

Our commitment includes competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts and employee mental health awareness days. WPP Media also offers a hybrid working model with teams in the office around four days a week.

Equal Opportunity Employer

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.