Associate Client Investment Lead

We are seeking an experienced Associate Director, Client Investment – Digital Partnerships Lead to join our fast-paced Foods and Homecare media practice. In this role, you will be the day-to-day lead orchestrating innovative, high-impact digital media partnerships and custom cross-platform campaigns for marquee beauty and lifestyle brands. As the primary client-facing lead for digital partnerships, you will manage day-to-day client communications, direct vendor negotiations, and guide junior teammates through campaign execution. This position is focused strictly on Digital Media Partnerships (streaming, video, audio, social, and custom content).

Responsibilities

Partner with Client Investment Lead; Turn client marketing objectives into compelling, insight-driven partnership concepts across digital, social, experiential, video, audio, and live events; Serve as primary client contact for all Partner Investment issues; Bring trend-forward ideas in fashion, lifestyle, beauty, and pop culture directly to clients rather than waiting for formal RFPs; Own partner relations for given clients; Apply a creative lens to vendor proposals, refining concepts to ensure alignment with brand identity before client presentation; End-to-End Campaign Investment & RFP Management; Measurement, Analytics & Data Quality, including overseeing campaign data quality and evaluating post-campaign performance with analytics teams; Act as the primary voice on day-to-day client calls, leading presentations, sharing written POVs, and managing vendor discussions; Direct and mentor a junior team (1.5 junior associates), setting priorities, delegating tasks, running daily standups, and balancing workload distribution

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, business administration, and communications, or equivalent professional work experience; Minimum 5+ years of progressive media agency experience, specifically within digital media investment, custom partnerships, or cross-platform marketing; Deep expertise across digital video, OTT/CTV streaming, social platforms, podcasts, and custom digital integrations; Hands-on proficiency with Prisma for media plan execution and investment management; Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, comfortable presenting to senior client stakeholders and authoring clear client POVs; Passion for beauty, lifestyle trends, pop culture, and sports entertainment, with an intuitive feel for what resonates with target audiences; Strong comfort with post-campaign data synthesis, performance reporting, and data quality assurance

Benefits

Competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance; Significant paid time off; Preferential partner discounts; Employee mental health awareness days; Employee resource groups and in-office events; Opportunities to leverage the global WPP Media and WPP networks