Zürich
Senior Manager Client (m/f/d)
- 21 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), English (Fluent)
About the job
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 .
What we offer you:
- Work-life balance: For us, teamwork and personal exchange in the office are paramount. However, we also enable you to have a regular home office day for more flexibility. Additionally, you can compensate for overtime.
- Vacation mode on: You receive 26 days of holiday plus an additional 4 compensation days.
- Wellbeing first: Health services as well as Mental Health Awareness Days put your health at the centre.
- Practice makes perfect: Develop yourself with our diverse training opportunities and use our internal career programmes for your development within the WPP network.
- More than just a job: Unforgettable events, employee discounts, and other highlights await you.
- Be yourself: Everyone is warmly welcome with us – diversity and equal opportunities are close to our hearts.
Your responsibilities:
As a Senior Manager Client (m/f/d), you develop effective brand, media, and communication strategies together with your team. You manage client projects and campaigns across all relevant offline media channels, keep an eye on budgets and market movements, and are the central contact person for clients as well as internal teams.
- Brand & communication strategy: Development of brand strategies and derivation of appropriate media and communication strategies.
- Campaign management & digital integration: Planning, implementation, analysis, and optimisation of campaigns across all offline media channels as well as holistic integration of digital channels into media activations.
- Client consulting & budget responsibility: Central contact person for all media-relevant client questions as well as management and forecasting of client budgets.
- Project & process management: Coordination of all client projects and clear prioritisation of tasks within the team in close coordination with the Director; also support of the line manager and collaboration with specialist units.
- Team leadership & activation coordination: Independent management of your tasks as well as professional support and training of junior colleagues. You coordinate and brief internal activation departments.
- Market & partner management: Responsibility for the setup and handling of external services and market participants, monitoring of competition, identification of growth opportunities, and support of internal projects.
Your profile:
- Media experience: Professional experience in media consulting and/or media planning, ideally in a media agency.
- Strategic media know-how: Understanding of brand, media, and communication strategies as well as experience in planning and managing campaigns across various media channels.
- Client consulting & communication: Confident, communicative manner and the ability to convey complex contexts in a target group-appropriate and understandable way.
- Organisation & quality: A structured, careful, and quality-oriented working style as well as enjoyment in coordinating multiple projects and tasks.
- Responsibility & team spirit: Independent working style, sense of responsibility, and enjoyment in collaboration as well as supporting and developing junior colleagues.
- Language skills: Business fluent German and English skills, both written and spoken.
Furthermore, you are: #client-partner #media-strategist #team-player
If you find this job exciting, we explicitly encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every qualification listed above.
Working at WPP Media:
As WPP Media, we shape the future of media and consistently invest in our employees. Every colleague enjoys the benefits of the global network of WPP Media and WPP to develop further and learn at the forefront of marketing and advertising. We live diversity and cohesion through numerous Employee Resource Groups and regular internal events – for exchange, inspiration, and celebrating our successes together.
WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for all positions without discrimination. Our goal is a culture of respect and belonging where everyone has equal opportunities to contribute and grow professionally.
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