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.
The eCommerce Lead should have strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of ecommerce product management. Through managing the overall web process, this individual will own and execute the product assortment strategy needed to maximize sales, customer acquisition and retention.
Responsibilities:
o Work closely with Regional and Global Marketing on social media channels utilization, paid advertising campaigns, on -platform as well as online campaigns development to increase digital sales
o Responsible for regular reporting on digital and app performance and customer experience metrics -optimizing site operations, identifying opportunities, and suggesting strategies to achieve sales growth
o Own daily reporting for app performance -tracking all major KPI to plan
o Responsible for optimizations to navigation, collections, search, and homepage
o Plan marketing calendar
o Support paid social team and eCommerce Lead with updates around product launches, collaborations, selling reports
o Oversee and execute strategic site AB tests to improve KPIs, revenue, and overall customer experience
o Monitor competitive landscape and site benchmarks
o Collaborate with and project manage FSA ’s
o Work with the creative team to ensure all correct creative required for campaigns is done
o Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies
Requirements and Qualifications of the role:
o Bachelor's degree required o 3+ years of related experience in Ecommerce or data/analytical field required
o Previous retail and/or ecommerce experience required
o Expert understanding of Excel (advanced reporting), PC Skills, including MS Office, and MS Outlook Understanding of Strategy
o Merchandising, accounting, and/or business experience a plus
o Flexibility to adapt to changing business needs, dealing with ambiguity
o Must be able to think strategically and see the big picture while knowing how to execute it tactically
o Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
o Strong project management/time management skills
o Extremely detail oriented
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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.
Job Title: Internal Investment Buyer
Company: WPP Media South Africa
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Reports To: Investment Manager
Role Overview
The Internal Investment Buyer plays a critical role in ensuring the financial accuracy, compliance, and integrity of media investments. This position is responsible for the meticulous reconciliation of media bookings and invoices, diligent budget management, and strict adherence to financial policies. The successful candidate will leverage a strong financial administration background to manage supplier relationships from a billing perspective, uphold confidentiality, and support the operational efficiency of the investment team, mitigating financial risks and safeguarding company intellectual property.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reconciliation & Compliance:
• Manage campaign budgets and billing cycles, ensuring meticulous accuracy and timely financial reconciliation.
• Conduct thorough review and verification of all supplier invoices against contracts, booked schedules, and agreed-upon rates, promptly identifying and flagging any discrepancies.
• Process accounts payable related to media investments, ensuring correct coding, appropriate approvals, and adherence to payment schedules.
• Ensure strict compliance with internal financial policies, accounting standards, audit requirements, and governance protocols.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate records of all investment transactions, contracts, rate agreements, and financial communications for audit purposes.
Operational Support & Administration:
• Provide day-to-day administrative support for media investment activities, primarily focusing on financial verification, reconciliation, and payment processing.
• Assist in monitoring booked media placements to ensure financial alignment with contracted terms, collaborating with media owners to resolve billing queries.
• Identify opportunities for process automation and standardization within financial workflows to enhance efficiency and reduce financial risk.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Management (Financial Focus):
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with media owners, primarily for efficient invoice submission, discrepancy resolution, and prompt payment processing.
• Coordinate closely with internal finance teams to facilitate timely invoice reconciliation, campaign cost tracking, and budget adherence.
• Collaborate with investment, planning, and client service teams, providing essential financial verification and administrative support to ensure seamless operational delivery.
Confidentiality & Risk Mitigation:
• Strictly maintain confidentiality regarding all investment deals, agency trading arrangements, pricing structures, and sensitive financial information.
• Actively contribute to safeguarding the company's intellectual property by ensuring secure and compliant handling of all financial and contractual data.
Qualifications & Skills
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related financial discipline.
• 1-3 years of proven experience in a financial administration role, accounts payable/receivable, billing reconciliation, or a similar position requiring high attention to financial detail. Experience in a media or advertising environment is advantageous but not essential.
• Demonstrated strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with an exceptional eye for detail and accuracy.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, financial formulas) and experience with accounting software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Xero, or similar ERP systems).
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively liaise with internal and external stakeholders on financial matters.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, work effectively under pressure, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of integrity, discretion, and a strong ethical compass when handling confidential financial information.
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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.
Job Title: Senior Audience Planner/Data and Insights Specialist
Company: WPP Media South Africa
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Reports To: Client lead
About the Role
As the senior audience planner/ data and insights specialist, your role will encompass working in both the data and tech space, as well as designing and delivering audience strategies.
Core Responsibilities
You will be the core support arm to the broader agency team in providing ongoing data and tech solutions relevant to the requirements of the client, this includes but is not limited to:
Key Skills and Competencies
Experience
Mastery of (Required):
Broad Expertise in (Good to Have):
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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.
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Job Title: Social Biddable Lead
Company: WPP Media South Africa
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Reports To: Biddable Media Lead
About the Role
The Social Biddable Lead is responsible for driving strategic direction and performance across Paid Social for a portfolio of leading brands. This role combines leadership, data-driven decision-making, and client engagement to deliver impactful, results-oriented campaigns. The Social Media Lead will guide a team of specialists, ensuring best-in-class execution while aligning Paid Social strategies with broader digital and business objectives.
Key Focus Areas:
Core Responsibilities:
You will be required to:
Key Skills and Competencies:
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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.
Purpose: Analytics and Insights is accountable for ensuring that we are translating business and communication objectives into an actionable and measurable media framework for the client. This role is responsible for analysing trends and data in order to effectively develop both innovative and practical solutions for client.
Insights & Learnings:
Support the team with the development & presentation of media strategies through:
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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.
About the Role
The TA Specialist will be responsible for proactively sourcing, interviewing, and hiring external talent based on business needs and anticipated future skills needs.
Key Focus Areas:
• Plan & deliver local talent acquisition strategy & priorities
• Own the delivery of the requisition management process based on external hiring needs and aligned to global processes
• Engage with and nurture external talent communities and networks across all experience levels
• Partner with People and Recruitment Marketing to advertise the employer brand based on target audiences and local market nuances
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future positions.
• Develop and implement a WPP Media talent acquisition process.
• Role out training sessions for hiring managers and holding them accountable.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and screening to interviewing.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, define job requirements, and develop effective recruitment strategies.
• Utilize the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to manage candidate data and recruitment workflows efficiently.
Global Responsibilities:
• Set global strategy & priority areas tied to Global Business and People objectives
• Convene a global community of recruitment practitioners to drive collective maturity & innovation
• Establish global processes to drive consistent candidate & brand experiences across markets
• Explore & implement enabling enterprise tech and/or solutions
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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.
Planning:
Compliance & Performance Analysis:
Budget & Implementation Management:
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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.
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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.
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:
o Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
o Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
o Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.
Purpose: The individual is accountable for the successful running of day-to-day OOH operations within the account.
Operations:
• Take responsibility for delivery of OOH service on the account, including aspects relating to media, production and finance
Media:
• Use Industry Research to motivate and rationale OOH in OOH Strategies & Proposals
• Drive innovative and sound strategic thinking in OOH strategies and OOH proposals
• Be responsible for quality control when generating media proposals
• Respond timeously on OOH Briefs
• Generate media plans for Out of Home on the account.
• Be responsible for all subsequent revisions of OOH Media Plans, the Media plan updates and distribution to relevant team members
• Negotiate best value in terms of rates
• Ensure all media has been booked and secured
• Generate post campaign analysis and reports
• Attend client media statuses where relevant
Implementation:
• Ensure streamlined and effective implementation of OOH campaigns.
• Liaise with print suppliers / Media Owners to get the best rates on print and oversee the production process, when required.
• Produce Chaselists, flighting recons and site bibles timeously and correctly.
• Work closely with OOH Buyer to ensure all processes are followed efficiently and documentation is accurate, up to date, saved on shared drive and loaded onto Navision.
Finance:
• Understand the necessary financial processes
• Ensure all processes are followed in accordance to the admin and financial requirements on the accounts
• Ensure monthly billings are aligned with what is loaded on the Navision system and what is on the media plan
• Ensure monthly billings are aligned with what is loaded on the Navision system vs what is being paid
Team and work management:
• Maintain key Supplier, Agency and Client relationships
• Ensure Client satisfaction by delivering against and exceeding Client expectations.
• Participate in regular overall status meetings with teams
• Attend all relevant internal training sessions
• Keep up to date with new media opportunities / changes to Out of Home media
• Understand where we can gain efficiencies through portfolio buys
• Address industry issues / other red flags
• Attend industry meetings – gain info that could impact on our deliverables and action
• Be familiar with all trading requirements and aim to meet such as far as possible
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 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.
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