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Content & Account Executive Trainee

Brand: VML

Capability: Client & Business Leadership

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Requisition ID: 17344

Who We Are

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

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About the role
Are you an analytical thinker with a keen eye for design? We are looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented Content & Account Executive Trainee to manage our daily customer-facing digital experience.
In this integrated role, you will be the bridge between data operations and client management. This is a hands-on opportunity to master industry-leading platforms like Salesforce while launching your career in digital marketing and e-commerce operations.
 
Key Responsibilities
As a Content & Account Executive Trainee, you will manage the end-to-end launch of our weekly campaigns across both our website and mobile app:
  • Campaign Data & Setup: Create and maintain weekly master Excel sheets (prices, dates, discounts, and store lists) and upload them into Salesforce to power our targeted customer offers and coupons.
  • Promotional Logic Configuration: Translate complex commercial offers into the system, ensuring the discount logic works flawlessly at checkout.
  • Website & App Content Management: Upload weekly product catalogs, structure campaign landing pages, write copywriting elements, and schedule homepage updates using our Content Management System (CMS).
  • Visual Merchandising & Image Prep: Source missing product imagery from our databases and organize product layout rankings to optimize the customer journey.
  • Quality Assurance & Audits: Conduct weekly categorization audits and double-check all active prices, variants, and visual links to guarantee a bug-free experience.
  • Master the Basics of Account Management: Assist with managing campaigns timelines, deliverables, and communication, gaining valuable experience in keeping projects on track.
     
Profile & Requirements
We are looking for a unique, hybrid profile who enjoys balancing analytical puzzle-solving with visual client organization:
  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Management or related.
  • Eligibility for the IEFP’s Estágios +Talento program (for young job seekers registered with IEFP, aged 35 or younger, with a qualification level equal to or higher than QNQ level 6).
  • Logical & Data-Comfortable: You have a natural comfort with numbers, structured data, and basic mathematical logic.
  • Excel Proficient: You are comfortable working with spreadsheets (pivots, formulas, CSV data manipulation).
  • Extreme Attention to Detail: You are highly meticulous. You naturally double-check your work because you know a single digit out of place impacts thousands of customers.
  • Thrives in Fast-Paced Settings: You are organized, comfortable working with deadlines, and can stay calm when executing last-minute changes.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to 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. 

VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP). For more information, please visit  www.vml.com, and follow along on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.

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