WPP Media, Expression of Interest: Growth Roles

This is a way into future Growth roles at WPP Media, not an open job today. If you know how to turn a client brief into a sharp pitch, then get a whole crew moving toward the deadline, this is worth a look.

What the role really is

Growth helps WPP Media win, retain, and expand client partnerships. The work centers on pitches: finding the opportunity, shaping the story, coordinating the people, and getting the final response out the door.

This is an expression of interest. You’re putting your name in front of the recruitment team for roles that may open later.

What you'll do

• Shape pitches for new client wins and retentions, from vetting the opportunity through final delivery.
• Turn client needs, market context, and competitive dynamics into a tailored pitch narrative.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, assign workstreams and owners, and keep timelines moving.
• Research clients, categories, consumers, competitors, and decision-makers to find useful insights.
• Write and quality-check responses, presentations, credentials, case studies, team bios, creative assets, and pitch theater.
• Bring WPP Media and broader WPP capabilities together into integrated client solutions.
• Build relationships with prospective clients and support the pipeline of opportunities.
• Capture pitch learnings, maintain content and resources, and improve processes and reporting.
• Juggle multiple priorities while keeping quality, collaboration, and accountability high.
• Mentor colleagues and share feedback in roles with those responsibilities.

What they want

• Experience in growth, new business, business development, pitch management, client leadership, marketing, media, strategy, or a related field.
• Experience supporting or leading RFI/RFP responses, pitch presentations, retentions, or new client acquisition work.
• Strong writing, editing, storytelling, presentation, and quality-control skills.
• The judgment to interpret a brief, synthesize research, and connect client needs with WPP Media capabilities.
• Project and stakeholder management skills, including coordinating teams, timelines, and deliverables.
• Commercial judgment and an understanding of how media, data, technology, commerce, and content can support client growth.
• Curiosity, resilience, attention to detail, and the ability to keep a pitch moving under pressure.
• A collaborative, accountable approach. Leadership and mentoring experience is useful for roles that manage teams.

Why it's interesting

You can register now and hear about relevant openings as they come up. The work sits at the point where client strategy, commercial judgment, storytelling, and media capabilities meet. If you like winning work and know how to make a pitch team sharper, future roles here could fit.

Salary

Not disclosed

Location

Chicago, United States; New York, United States
Remote: ONSITE
Contract: FULL_TIME