Who We Are
WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernization, connecting strategy directly to execution. Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best-in-class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. VML, part of WPP, supports WPP Enterprise Solutions by helping brands activate transformation through creativity and experience.
The opportunity:
The Account Manager is the day-to-day owner of one or more client accounts. The role builds strong, trust-based client relationships, drives the smooth delivery of creative projects from brief to launch, and protects both the quality of the work and the financial health of the account. The Account Manager partners closely with creative, strategy, production and finance colleagues, and acts as the agency's most visible face to mid-level client stakeholders.
What you’ll be doing:
Build strong, trust-based relationships with day-to-day client stakeholders and agency colleagues
Become the knowledge keeper and promoter for the client's business, brand and category
Understand client needs, identify new business opportunities within the existing portfolio, and proactively bring agency thinking to the client
Provide superior customer service and ensure client satisfaction across every interaction
Develop and implement plans to manage and grow assigned accounts
Work with the creative, strategy and production teams to ensure work progresses through the agency as planned and on time; initiate changes or improvements when needed
Accurately scope and schedule creative and production projects across multiple channels
Present and sell creative ideas and production estimates to clients; defend creative ambition with confidence
Understand the big-picture finances of assigned accounts — income, profit, scope and contract
Manage estimates, billing and cost control to protect account profitability
Identify and act on opportunities to grow revenue and deliver added value to clients
Communicate and coordinate with internal teams to deliver integrated solutions on time and on budget
Support and guide Junior Account Managers and interns; share knowledge and act as a role model
Stay current on trends in media, communications and technology, and embrace new creative opportunities as they emerge
Using the Timesheet logging system to report worklogs and project status
Proactively take part and clearly communicate through the full project lifecycles
What we want from you:
3 –5 years of account management experience in a creative or advertising agency
Ability to thrive in a complex stakeholder management environment and comfortable juggling multiple workstreams while adapting to shifting client needs
Experience contributing to strong creative campaign work and partnering with large, cross-functional teams
Ability to accurately scope and schedule complex creative and production projects
Proven organisational and planning skills — must be precise and detail-oriented
Proactive approach to developments in media and communications channels and the imagination to embrace new creative opportunities
Strong presentation skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Hungarian
Sound understanding of agency financials — estimates, profitability, billing
Confident user of project management, productivity and emerging AI tools that support agency work
BA/BS degree in marketing, communication, business o r cl osely related areas
In return, this is what you can expect from us:
Private health…