Associate Director, Sports & Entertainment Partnerships

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 personalisation 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. 3084 - Associate Director, Sports & Entertainment Partnerships- UK Role Summary and Impact Overview The Associate Director, Client Development plays a key role in the day-to-day leadership and delivery of client work within WPP Media Sport & Entertainment. Working closely with the Director, Client Development, this role is responsible for the management and development of key client accounts — ensuring the successful delivery of creative, partnership, and content solutions across sport, sponsorship, influencer, entertainment, and cultural marketing. You will lead the day-to-day running of client projects, coordinating internal teams and external partners to deliver high-quality work that drives measurable results for clients. The Associate Director is a central connector across teams — working with project management, specialist disciplines, and partners to ensure seamless delivery and consistently excellent client service. Our team culture is what drives us. We have a passion to deliver the very best work we can for our clients and to support each other as much as we can to help us all achieve that goal. We care ab