Senior Design Manager (Mensch) New Business

About the Position

Senior Design Manager (Mensch) New Business

Hamburg, Germany

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalization at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.

For more information, visit wppmedia.com.

WPP stands for creative transformation. With the power of creativity, we shape a better future for our employees, our customers, our communities, and our planet. This is where WPP Media comes in: As WPP's global media network, we combine the best platforms, talents, and partners to create new opportunities for limitless growth in a connected media world.

What We Offer

• Work-Life-Balance: With flexible working hours emphasizing personal interaction in the office and complementary remote work, your job adapts to your life. Overtime can be flexibly compensated.
• Vacation mode on: You receive 30 vacation days plus a flexible day – additionally, December 24th and 31st are off.
• Wellbeing first: Health benefits, attractive retirement plans, and mental health awareness days put your health at the center.
• Practice makes perfect: Develop yourself with our diverse training programs and use our internal career programs for your growth within the WPP network.
• More than just a job: Expect unforgettable events, employee discounts, and other highlights like the Job Ticket, Wellhub, or the Job Bike.
• Be yourself: Everyone is welcome here - diversity and equal opportunities are close to our hearts.

Responsibilities

As Senior Design Manager (Mensch), you will be part of our 6-member design team within the WPP Media Growth Unit. Together with colleagues from New Business, Marketing, Strategy, and Responsible Media, you will translate strategic core messages into visually compelling stories and significantly contribute to successful pitches and high-level executive presentations.

• Pitch & Executive Design: You develop and design impactful, top-notch presentations (focus on PowerPoint) for national and international new business pitches and decision templates at the CEO and executive board level.
• Motion & Video Content: You conceptualize and produce moving content, animations, and video assets (e.g., case videos or dynamic pitch intros) using Adobe Premiere and After Effects.
• AI Integration & Innovation: You proactively use modern generative AI tools (e.g., for image, concept, and content creation) in your daily work to enrich creative processes and future-proof workflows.
• Brand & Campaign Design: You are responsible for the visual implementation of marketing materials and initiatives – from digital campaigns to assets for the Responsible Media department.
• Interface & Sparring: Within the Growth Unit, you work closely with the departments (New Business, Strategy, Marketing) and advise stakeholders stylishly from the first idea to the final master slide.

Requirements

• Professional Experience: You bring several years of solid experience in presentation and communication design – ideally gained in an agency environment or in a dynamic, pitch-driven setup.
• PowerPoint Excellence: PowerPoint is your creative home. You master the tool in detail and prove that sophisticated design and PowerPoint go hand in hand.
• Adobe Creative Suite: You are highly skilled in using the Adobe Creative Cloud – especially Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, as well as Premiere and After Effects in the motion graphics area.
• AI Affinity: You are passionate about new technologies, actively experiment with current Generative AI tools, and know how to integrate them productively and quality-consciously into your design processes.
• Solid Education: You have a successfully completed degree in Design / Communication Design or a comparable qualified education (e.g., media design).
• Communication & Language Skills: You move confidently and negotiate securely in German and English (spoken and written).

Additionally, you are: #creative #solution-oriented #proactive #stress-resistant

If you find this job exciting, we strongly encourage you to apply, even if you do not meet every qualification listed above.

Working at WPP Media

At WPP Media, we shape the future of media and consistently invest in our employees. Each colleague enjoys the benefits of the global WPP Media and WPP network to develop further and learn at the forefront of marketing and advertising. We live diversity and cohesion through numerous Employee Resource Groups and regular internal events - for exchange, inspiration, and celebrating our successes together.

WPP Media is an employer that promotes equal opportunities. We consider all applicants for all positions without discrimination. Our goal is a culture of respect and belonging, where everyone has the same opportunities to contribute and grow professionally. #LI-Promoted (ID:13706)

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