At AKQA (part of WPP), we use the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products, and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and content that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

In the heart of innovation, AKQA Sweden thrives. We are privileged to collaborate with a fantastic portfolio of clients, including Volvo Cars, Volvo Penta, H&M, Ikea, and Zimmer Biomet. Each partnership is a unique journey, a shared pursuit of creating transformative ideas, products, and services that resonate with their distinct needs and aspirations.

Working with the Delivery team connects you with talented experts from various backgrounds and experiences, who are passionate about ensuring work is delivered to the highest quality, on time, and that clients receive the greatest possible value from their investment.

As a Senior Project Manager in our Delivery team  at AKQA Sweden, you will play a critical role in leading and overseeing large workstreams, ensuring the successful delivery of complex and impactful assignments. Working across four distinct areas our Associate Directors have expertise in at least one area while being comfortable in all others.

Production: Leading complex film shoots, large-scale asset production for campaigns, or production of OOH assets at scale.
Projects: Leading international marketing campaigns in multiple markets, delivering digital and physical experiences.
Product: Leading complex design/technology-driven products, such as website re-platforming, App development for new revenue streams, or other large-scale product management.
Innovation: Implementing cutting-edge technologies and experimenting to find effective market fit.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Provide mentoring and support to multiple project teams, ensuring the delivery of incredible customer experiences, including (but not limited to) websites, e-commerce, mobile apps, emerging technologies, films, products, or events.
• Oversee the successful setup, structure, and end-to-end delivery of multiple engagements involving technical, brand, marketing stakeholders, or environmental complexities, rollout plans in multiple countries, physical construction, or fixed deadlines. 
• Establish strong relationships with senior clients, partners, and multiple suppliers, ensuring the best outcomes for both clients and AKQA.
• Lead on cross-department collaboration, knowledge sharing, and mentorship to promote a cohesive and high-performing work environment.
• Iterate and teach tailored delivery approaches based on methodology or client need, ensuring alignment with business objectives and stakeholder expectations.
• Collaborate with internal teams and clients to define and agree on the Scope of Work, ensuring engagements are clear, unambiguous, and effectively delivered.
• Lead on client discussions regarding project realities, addressing open issues promptly and decisively.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Significant  experience in managing diverse service delivery functions in a fast-paced environment, implementing innovative, interactive, and consumer-focused solutions.
• Leads client sessions, resolving challenging discussions with senior client stakeholders, and building long-term relationships.
• Expert understanding of both waterfall and agile methodologies and when to use them. 
• Experience line managing multiple  team members.
• Ability to define functional and technical requirements or User Stories and articulate the value to clients.
• Ability to effectively communicate with new clients about appropriate ways of working to reach their business objectives.
• Experience owning commercial/financial decisions.
• Commitment to delivering the highest quality of production.
• Strong customer service ethos.
• Self-motivation with the ability to inspire and lead project teams to fulfil a vision.
• Dedication to continuous improvement of AKQA delivery practices, processes, and procedures.
• Certification in Scrum, Lean, or other delivery methodologies is a benefit, but not a requirement.

At AKQA Sweden, we are in relentless pursuit of the beyond, shaping the future with our clients, our people, and our planet at the core. Our work is not just our profession, it's our passion, and our commitment is to a future where everyone has the opportunity to shine. We are not just creating for today, we are creating the Future. Faster.

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The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.  

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

Overview

The responsibilities of our Platform team include building and maintaining all backend services, including, but not limited to, payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text to speech, and external APIs.

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount. 

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week. 

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API, internal APIs like Payment, Subscription, Auth and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements
• Oversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability
• Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clients
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required)
• Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
• Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact
• Preferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
• Preferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes

What We Offer

• A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products
• A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive
• Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity
• The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
• Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
• The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more
• An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain

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Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Role Summary and Impact 

We are looking for a Programmatic Specialist to manage the daily operations of our client accounts. This is a pivotal role within our team, where you will be entrusted with the budgeting, optimization, and reporting of campaigns for some of Sweden’s most exciting brands to work with.

This role is ideal for someone who is eager to develop their skills in programmatic buying as well as communicating channel results and the business impact to clients, and who understands the importance of their channel within the wider marketing strategy. Staying on top of industry trends and best practices, you will become the person for insights that could influence our clients’ strategies.

As a Specialist, you will have the support and guidance from our senior team members and work closely with Senior Specialists and Strategists to manage the daily operations of accounts, including budgeting, optimization, and reporting. Your role will involve directly managing small and midsized client accounts, while also providing support on higher-tier accounts with the guidance of more senior team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle the day-to-day management of programmatic delivery for small to mid-sized clients, including recommendations, budgeting, optimization, and reporting.
• Support senior team members with larger client accounts and seek continuous feedback on the quality of work delivered, aligning with our Ways of Working and best practices.
• Contribute to the operational success and growth of your accounts, ensuring client profitability and awareness of profit/loss.
• Gain a deep understanding of client business objectives and their industry landscape to contribute to their achievement.
• Innovate and develop recommendations to improve efficiency or add value for the client, identifying opportunities beyond the current scope.

Skills and Experience 

• 1+ years’ experience in programmatic buying, adops or media agency.
• A data-driven and business-oriented approach.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships.
• Willingness to learn and receive feedback from senior team members.

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. 

In Sweden, our benefits include a SEK 3,000 wellness allowance, a 37,5-hour workweek, half-days and “klämdagar" off, 30 days of vacation, and two paid volunteer days per year. WPP Media Sweden is a member of Almega, and all employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement (kollektivavtal), which ensures occupational pension, insurance, and other negotiated terms. We host regular team activities, knowledge-sharing sessions, and wellness initiatives throughout the year. 

 WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular 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.  
 
Application
This is a full-time permanent position with a start date as soon as possible. Selection and interviews are ongoing, so please submit your application with your CV and cover letter as soon as possible. 

We believe that diverse perspectives make us stronger and encourage applications from people of all genders, backgrounds, and experiences.  

Contact 
If you have questions about the position, feel free to contact martina.lundgren@wppmedia.com. Due to GDPR, we do not accept applications via email.   

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Role Summary and Impact  

Join the dynamic social team at WPP Media as a Paid Social Specialist, where you will engage in social media advertising campaigns for some of Sweden's and the world's leading brands. Utilising market leading technology and working closely with various platforms, you will have the opportunity to explore innovative creative formats and advertising solutions. We are seeking a parental leave cover, and we’re open to shaping the role around your experience. This means it could be a senior position with wider responsibilities, or a mid-level role with a more focused scope.  

Responsibilities:  

• Manage and optimize campaigns across platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, LinkedIn, and TikTok  
• Aid in formulating strategies and provide recommendations for social media advertising, encompassing platform selection, budgeting, KPIs, target audience, content format, frequency, testing, and creative input  
• Monitor, track, optimize and report on campaign performance in line with client KPIs    
• Presenting campaign results in client and agency meetings and periodically assist in creating new business presentations   

Skills and Experience   

• 1-3 years of experience in digital media buying, preferably within a media agency or in-house at an advertiser 
• A good understanding of Meta Ads Manager 
• Preferred to have knowledge of at least one more social platform such as TikTok, Snapchat, LinkedIn or Pinterest  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with a strong emphasis on Excel  
• A university degree or relevant vocational education in digital marketing  
• Fluent in both Swedish and English, with excellent communication skills  
• Analytical, curious, and motivated to enhance performance outcomes  
• Detail-oriented, organized, and capable of independent work 
• A team player with a knack for building strong client relationships  

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. 

In Sweden, our benefits include a SEK 3,000 wellness allowance, a 37,5-hour workweek, half-days and “klämdagar" off, 30 days of vacation, and two paid volunteer days per year. WPP Media Sweden is a member of Almega, and all employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement (kollektivavtal), which ensures occupational pension, insurance, and other negotiated terms. We host regular team activities, knowledge-sharing sessions, and wellness initiatives throughout the year.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular 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.   

Application 

This is a full-time parental leave cover for approximately 12 months, starting as soon as possible. Selection and interviews are ongoing, so please submit your application with your CV and cover letter as soon as possible.  

We believe that diverse perspectives make us stronger and encourage applications from people of all genders, backgrounds, and experiences.   

At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

Within AKQA, we view the production of content as an integral part of our project journey, whilst on our mission to deliver value for our clients and create positive impact for their customers. As part of a multi-disciplinary approach to problem-solving, our team provides a wide range of capabilities including measurement strategies, user experience analytics, consumer research, and applied data science.

This role offers the chance to shine on world-class clients, impact experiences that touch millions, and grow significant partnerships with direct responsibility to our clients and teams alike.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• As a senior member of the Delivery Team in Sweden, reporting to the Group Delivery Director, you lead the Production team and oversee projects across the local studio, partnering with the EP, EU to foster best practice and regional collaboration.
• Mentor the local production team, organize and manage the day-to-day production work of the local studio.
• Be the point of knowledge and experience for pre-production, production, and post-production phases, for the internal team and client.
• Client-facing on day - to- day project work and for new business development 
• Create scalable production solutions with adequate quality partners ensuring optimised competitiveness.
• In collaboration with Account Lead, forming an internal project leadership team adapted per projects as streamlined as possible.
• Set and negotiate legal terms and project’s safe conditions for production
• Manage budgets from initial ballpark quotation to final approved budget and set up projects’ framing 
• Build bridges between content and technology and have a point of view about the content of tomorrow. 
• Contributing to AKQA’s values: Invention, Bravery, Generosity and Elevation, you will be excited about being part of our success.  You will thrive when faced with new challenges and will constantly strive to improve the way things are done for our clients.

 QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS 

• 10+ years of experience working as an expert on interactive content production projects, including campaign, brand films, photography,etc.
• Experience successfully running content production programmes of work in excess of 5M.
• Rigorous in organization and management, conscientious and adept in solving issues at all levels of a project
• Excellent understanding of business OKRs, forecasting models and basic financial accounting principle
• Ability to inspire, support and understand the interplay between people, processes, and systems
• Sharp attention to detail and a drive for perfection
• Be an excellent team player and manager who supports and elevates the project and inspire, mentor and empower the team members.
• Lead collaboration particularly with Creative, Design, Content, Delivery and Account teams, where appropriate.

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