About Ogilvy
Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.
Ogilvy Social.Lab (OSL) is a full-service advertising agency headquartered in Brussels’ WPP Campus. As part of the international Ogilvy network, our operations span four continents with over 15 nationalities on the 130-strong team working in our offices – our mindset is borderless.
We are working for several local and international clients incl. Orange/Hey, IKEA, Lidl, Cote d’Or, Ford, GSK, Volvo, several European Institutions, Nestlé - Perrier, Unilever-Dove, Vans, Absolut, Jameson, etc.
Entrepreneurship pulses through our veins, embodying our name with a "lab” mentality. We constantly innovate and experiment, staying in sync with the ever-evolving digital media landscape we specialize in.
ROLE
Is writing your thing? Do you juggle with grammar as much as with words? It doesn't take much to be able to say a lot? Then you are exactly the person we are looking for: the copywriter who will join our creative team. Someone who will give their best self for our clients ? Someone who aims high at every creative brief. Not high like the Ardennes, no – high like the Himalayas. Would you like to ? Let's talk about serious things.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Create day-to-day content or larger campaigns based on a creative brief.
- Write short texts for various advertisers, media channels (social media, OOH, and TV), and target audiences.
- Manage projects from ideation to final execution, collaborating with specialists like storyboarders and animators.
- Challenge creative briefs and suggest additional ideas that showcase the agency's creative potential.
- Articulate and defend your ideas, tone of voice, and wording choices, as well as your subject matter choices for specific briefs.
- Stay up-to-date on social media trends and formats, and find creative ways to leverage them to engage audiences.
PROFILE
- Proven experience as a copywriter or community manager (with a focus on copywriting) in the creative industry.
- Exceptional fluency in Dutch, with an excellent command of English. Fluency in French is a plus.
- Evidence that you can create a unique tone of voice or mimic that of an existing brand.
- A passion for creativity and training or experience in creative writing.
- A portfolio that proves your ability to respond to a briefing with clear, exciting and passionate ideas.
- A perfect understanding (and an attraction for) the different social networks, their characteristics, advantages and limits.
- Excellent time management and a habit of working under tight deadlines.
- An ability to work in a team, a positive attitude and personality.
- A natural curiosity for what's happening in today's popular and digital culture.
- You're not only aware of what is happening today, butalso of what advertisers will want to tap into tomorrow.
OFFER
- Fulltime opportunity in an ever-growing, trendsetting advertising agency based in the greenest building in Brussels – the new WPP Campus.
- Work alongside a team of diverse and people-focused individuals, on impactful projects and with an array of local, regional and global clients.
- We are committed to keeping our environmental footprint low and ensuring that our work is ethical.
- We thrive on transparency – Our words and promises produce actions.
- Attractive package and benefits
- Strong flexibility plan
- Continuous training opportunities
- As an Ogilvy Social.Lab employee, you will be provided with continuous opportunities to grow through training and career conversations while doing strong work that works.
Kindly note that our office will be closed during the holiday season. Applications will be reviewed starting in January. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.
We believe in building powerful teams with purpose. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities – and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.
Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please do not hesitate to let your recruiter know.
What We Do
Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. We build on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. We are proud to currently rank as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying our ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities.
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