Client Investment Manager

WPP Media•New York, NY

7d•$60,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Client Investment Manager for the client’s Home & Personal Care portfolio serves as the day-to-day investment lead, orchestrating high-volume digital media buys across recognized household brands. The role oversees multi-platform campaigns spanning Digital Video, including Upfront and scatter buys, Digital Audio, streaming integrations, and Retail Media audiences. The manager leads partner evaluations, issues and evaluates RFPs, and negotiates pricing, programming mix, and added value with media partners. They manage Digital Video Upfront commitments, scatter budgets, mid-year budget shifts, and incremental client requests, while connecting upper-funnel video awareness to conversion through retail media audiences and shopper units. The role collaborates with Strategy, Planning, and Programmatic activation teams to develop holistic investment plans and determine buying routes. It manages campaigns from inception through monthly reconciliation, tracking rate efficiency, authorizations, and delivery; enforces ad tagging, taxonomy, and brand safety requirements; and oversees and quality-checks buy setups, pacing, and flighting while troubleshooting delivery or technical ad-serving discrepancies. The manager is also a primary client-facing investment lead, presenting monthly performance reviews, Quarterly Business Reviews, and strategic points of view. WPP Media describes a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. The company offers competitive medical coverage, group retirement plans, vision and dental insurance, paid time off, partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

Requirements

At least 4 years of digital media investment, planning, or activation experience.
Expert proficiency in Prisma (Mediaocean) for digital billing, authorizations, and financial reconciliation.
Hands-on experience with Google Campaign Manager (DCM) and DV360.
Excellent negotiation and analytical abilities.
Advanced proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and data modeling.
Ability to develop presentation decks in PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

Experience with CPG/FMCG, retail media, or high-volume multi-brand accounts is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with DoubleVerify for brand safety and Claravine for taxonomy governance.

Responsibilities

Orchestrate high-volume digital media buys across the client’s Home & Personal Care portfolio.
Oversee multi-platform campaigns across Digital Video, including Upfront and scatter buys, Digital Audio, streaming integrations, and Retail Media audiences.
Lead partner evaluations, issue and evaluate RFPs, and negotiate pricing, programming mix, and added value with media partners.
Manage Digital Video Upfront commitments, scatter budgets, mid-year budget shifts, and incremental client requests.
Connect upper-funnel video brand awareness to conversion using retail media audiences and shopper units across platforms such as Amazon and Walmart.
Collaborate with Strategy, Planning, and Programmatic activation teams to build holistic investment plans and determine optimal buying routes.
Manage investment aspects of active campaigns from inception through monthly reconciliation, tracking rate efficiency, authorizations, and delivery.
Enforce ad governance and accountability, including ad tagging, Claravine taxonomy, and DoubleVerify brand safety and verification guidelines.
Oversee and quality-check buy setups, pacing, and flighting in buying platforms, and troubleshoot delivery or technical ad-serving discrepancies involving DCM and DV360.
Present monthly performance reviews, Quarterly Business Reviews, and strategic points of view as a primary client-facing investment lead.