Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted 345 days ago

Client Lead

WPP Media813 open roles

Where
Johannesburg, South Africa
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowClient LeadWPP Media · Johannesburg, South Africa

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on WPP Media's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

13.4% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. WPP Media postings stay open a median of 42 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.2%1 day
  2. 4.6%3 days
  3. 13.4%7 days
  4. 21.6%14 days
  5. 36.2%30 days
  6. 59.0%60 days
This job: posted 345 days ago

WPP Media median: 42 days open

The posting

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 Client Lead is responsible for overseeing a particular portfolio/category. This individual serves as the primary partner and key client contact, accountable for fostering strong, successful client relationships and driving growth across their assigned portfolio. This role focuses on leveraging strategic insights provided by specialist teams.

The Client Portfolio Lead directs and guides a team to ensure the delivery of high-quality client deliverables. Their role is to support the Client Partner in the profitable and efficient management of the portfolio through process optimization, system/tools utilization and financial management across the entire portfolio.

  1. Client Relationship Management & Growth:
  • Develop and nurture strong, trusted relationships with key stakeholders at all client levels, including brand managers, media managers, and senior leadership on their portfolio.
  • Act as the primary connection and driver of client and agency relationships on their portfolio, translating client vision and strategic objectives into tangible action plans and operational success.
  • Proactively identify opportunities to solidify the agency's value as an indispensable partner.
  • Serve as a client visionary on your portfolio, bringing a highly valued perspective based on a deep understanding of their business, issues, and opportunities.
  • Manage senior relationships between clients and brand partner agencies (e.g., Creative, PR, media owners) to achieve integrated solutions.
  • Effectively manage client expectations, addressing concerns promptly, and consistently exceeding expectations.
  • Own and lead communication and updates on media trends, landscapes, and thought leadership. This includes writing an insight piece on a quarterly basis that is shared with clients.
  • On a monthly basis, drive and present innovative media solutions to clients.

Account Oversight & Operational Excellence:

  • Direct and guide teams to deliver high-quality client deliverables on time and within budget.
  • Oversee the entire client service process, from initial brief reception to campaign execution and post-campaign analysis, ensuring adherence to established workflows and quality standards.
  • Lead the annual and/or campaign strategy briefing process, overseeing internal coordination (including creative agency involvement) and client presentations.
  • Work with the Strategic Lead to review and provide feedback on strategic outputs generated by the Strategy team, ensuring alignment with client objectives and brand vision.
  • Take responsibility for maintaining the quality of contracted services and ensuring client satisfaction with agency work.
  • Track and course-correct service and operations of delivery across the portfolio.
  • Must have digital and automotive experience

Financial Management & Commercial Acumen:

  • Oversee client budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting, meticulous tracking of expenditures, and timely reporting.
  • Negotiate favorable rates and contracts with media vendors, securing cost-effective solutions.
  • Work closely with the Investment Lead to monitor all values delivered to clients on a monthly basis (e.g., commitments, deals, discounts, make-goods) and present this back to clients.
  • Be cognizant of and mitigate any financial risks for the client and business within the portfolio.
  • Oversee the timely and accurate delivery of post campaign analysis with both quantitative and qualitative insights.
  • Ensure adherence to all financial processes, including accrual submissions and PO receipt, as per client and internal deadlines.

Team Leadership & Development:

  • Proactively lead, inspire, and motivate a high-performing team, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment.
  • Provide clear direction and guidance, ensuring team members have clarity around business objectives and goals.
  • Mentor and develop team members, identifying growth opportunities, implementing necessary training, and recognizing achievements.
  • Manage team workload and resources, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.

Please read our Privacy Notice for more information on how we process the information you provide.

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against WPP Media's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on WPP Media's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    WPP Media's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.