New Business Manager

Overview

In this role you will own the end-to-end delivery of pitches and RFI/RFP responses, driving timelines and coordinating multi-market stakeholders. You help translate strategic direction into cohesive, compelling submissions that align with client objectives and WPP Production’s offer. You will shape responses, manage inputs, and ensure high-quality, on-brand outputs. This position sits within the Growth Team, offering exposure to large-scale opportunities and a path toward more strategic new business work.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• global network and opportunities
• collaborative, borderless environment
• focus on craft excellence and innovation

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of small to mid-size RFI/RFPs with timelines and milestones
• Build and manage cross-functional project plans across markets and disciplines
• Drive day-to-day momentum of each opportunity and resolve delivery challenges
• Shape strategy and structure of RFP responses aligned with client objectives
• Write and edit client-facing content for clarity and narrative consistency
• Coordinate contributors to ensure aligned, high-quality inputs delivered on time
• Ensure outputs are cohesive, on-brand and high standard
• Coordinate assets such as video, pitch collateral and presentation materials
• Contribute to case studies, credentials, and reusable content
• Identify process improvements to pitch efficiency and ways of working
• Mentor New Business Executives to raise team standards
• Represent WPP Production in internal and external meetings as Growth Team ambassador

Key requirements

• Strong experience managing and delivering pitch or proposal processes in a creative, content or agency environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication with clear, compelling responses
• Proven project management capability with timelines and RACIs and stakeholder coordination
• Highly organized, proactive and accountable
• Comfortable in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities
• Confident working with stakeholders across teams, levels and markets
• Commercially aware with understanding of how pitches convert to revenue
• Understanding of the advertising production landscape and marketing ecosystem
• Strategic thinker who translates input into clear response structures and narratives
• Curious about innovation and future-facing content trends
• Ambitious and motivated to contribute to winning new business
• Collaborative in approach and capable of delivering high-quality outcomes
• Strong working knowledge of PowerPoint, Word, Excel and collaboration tools

• collaborative mindset
• strong communication
• ownership and accountability
• PowerPoint
• Word
• Excel

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