<div><h3>About the role</h3><p>We are seeking a highly organised, proactive, and skilled Executive Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative and operational support to our senior executives, primarily based at WPPs Sea Containers House in London.</p><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Provide high‑level administrative support to WPP Open X executives, ensuring their schedules and operations run seamlessly.</li><li>Proactively manage complex executive calendars, strategically optimising time and anticipating demands.</li><li>Arrange comprehensive domestic and international travel, including logistics and visa procurement.</li><li>Identify opportunities to develop and optimise internal administrative processes to improve overall efficiency and productivity.</li><li>Manage executive expense reporting, ensuring accuracy and strict adherence to company policies, and maintain continuous awareness of ongoing task progress, providing regular updates and communicating timelines effectively to relevant stakeholders.</li><li>Prepare, edit, and format documents, reports, and presentations with precision and a high level of quality, often under tight deadlines.</li><li>Organise and compile comprehensive briefing materials for a range of engagements, including internal meetings, client presentations, external conferences, and speaking engagements, ensuring executives are thoroughly prepared.</li><li>Assist in the coordination and execution of key events such as industry gatherings, internal team meetings, off‑site sessions, private dinners, and corporate hospitality events, from planning to post‑event follow‑up.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Proven executive assistant experience, ideally within a dynamic creative or agency environment.</li><li>Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).</li><li>Exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage complex calendars and multitask demands with meticulous attention to detail.</li><li>Strong communication skills, confident, articulate, and professional, able to engage and influence personnel at all levels.</li><li>Stakeholder engagement – ability to build and nurture strong working relationships with diverse stakeholders across WPP Open X, TCCC, and the broader WPP network.</li><li>Proactive problem‑solving mindset, capable of anticipating needs and resolving issues with unwavering accuracy.</li><li>Unwavering professionalism, responsibility, and reliability, with absolute commitment to confidentiality.</li><li>Adaptability and collaboration – highly flexible with a positive, can‑do attitude, thriving in fast‑paced environments and capable of independent action and seamless team collaboration.</li></ul><h3>Benefits</h3><ul><li>Passionate, inspired people who enable extraordinary work.</li><li>Scale and opportunity to create and influence projects at an unparalleled industry level.</li><li>Challenging and stimulating work – unique opportunities to join a group of creative problem solvers.</li><li>Hybrid workplace with office presence approximately four days a week; accommodations or flexibility can be discussed during the interview process.</li></ul><h3>EEO Statement</h3><p>WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.</p></div>