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. com . If you are eager to apply your academic knowledge, develop your consulting skills, and foster organizational advancement and creativity, then this job opportunity for you.

Come on board as our Student Business Development Consultant and play a pivotal role in supporting the trajectory of our agency's success while kickstarting your career. What will your day look like? As our new Student Business Development Consultant, you will assist our internal business development management consulting team, helping to drive key strategic projects that are essential to our agency's growth and innovation.

You will play an active role in assessing, analyzing, and executing internal projects, using and developing your consulting skills to ensure alignment with our organizational objectives. Your role will encompass supporting the entire project lifecycle — from data capture and analysis to creating decision-making materials and helping execute initiatives. Whether you are working on short-term tasks or contributing to more extensive, long-term projects, your ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously with a structured approach will be crucial.

More specifically, your tasks include: Supporting the execution of projects focused on business development, innovation, and organizational growth in collaboration with colleagues in the Business Development team. Capturing and analyzing data to help build conclusions and recommendations for potential solutions. Assisting in scoping and building project plans to ensure effective project delivery.

Helping to execute project plans across various business departments, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. Drafting communication and presentation materials to update stakeholders and senior leadership on project status, progress, and conclusions. Providing ongoing support to management on day-to-day strategic and administrative tasks.

Helping maintain the overall project portfolio for business development, keeping track of tasks and timelines. Who are you going to work with? You will be an integral part of the Business Development team, working closely with experienced consultants, and other senior leaders across the organization.

Your role will require you to collaborate with various departments across the ES MAP organization to support project success. You will work both independently on assigned tasks and alongside multiple specialists, learning how to navigate complex organizational structures and manage diverse stakeholders. What do you bring to the table?