EMEA Growth Associate

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. This is a newly created role sitting at the heart of AKQA's EMEA growth function. You'll work directly with regional leadership to support the systems, rhythms and materials that help us develop and win new business — and deepen our relationships with existing clients. This is a role for someone with the ambition to grow fast and the drive to make things happen. You'll be at the centre of how we win and develop business across the region — bringing order to complexity, keeping senior leaders connected and prepared, and building a deep understanding of how a world-class agency operates.

Responsibilities

Act as EMEA growth team's Salesforce SME, owning data quality, keeping pipeline records current, running regular reports and acting as go-to reference point for pipeline queries; Produce accurate, well-presented data to support monthly and quarterly regional business reviews; Schedule and coordinate the full calendar of growth-related meetings across the region, including sessions between senior leadership and key clients and bi-annual client planning reviews; Design and build presentation decks to AKQA's standard, including credentials, case studies, business review materials and pitch support; Pull together inputs needed for regional business reviews, gathering updates from studios and extracting Salesforce data; Help build and maintain an organised repository of AKQA's best work, including credentials, case studies, thought leadership, QBRs and winning pitch decks; Build relationships across studios and seniority levels, operate with discretion and bring collaborative energy

Requirements

Genuine interest in the creative and technology industry; Impeccable organisational skills and attention to detail; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Comfortable drafting agendas, meeting notes, briefing documents and emails to senior stakeholders; Comfortable working with CRM and pipeline tools; Able to pick up new systems quickly and take pride in data quality; Able to build trusted relationships across all levels of the business and clients; Curious about AI tools and workflow automation; Confident with Google Workspace, Slack, Microsoft tools and standard office applications; Basic Keynote and Figma skills

Nice to have

Salesforce experience; Familiarity with project or workflow management tools