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.
Department: PR & Influence
Location: London
Contract type: 12 month fixed-term contract
Full Time/Part time: Full Time
Reporting into: Influence Account Director
About Ogilvy:
Ogilvy UK has been creating iconic ideas that deliver impact at scale for clients ever since David Ogilvy founded the company in 1948. Ogilvy UK specialises in bringing together brand advertising, customer experience marketing, PR, influence and consulting, all fuelled by Behavioural Science. Our world-class award-winning creative campaigns deliver solutions for clients including Sainsbury’s, Argos, , Mondelēz International, Unilever, TK Maxx and Pernod Ricard.
In 2023, Ogilvy UK celebrated their 75th anniversary and was the most awarded agency in Europe. Ogilvy is home to the largest influencer marketing practice globally, and hosts the world’s biggest festival of behavioural science and creativity, Nudgestock – now in its 12th year.
The Role:
As an Influence Account Executive, you will play a crucial role in developing, managing, and executing influencer marketing campaigns that cover a broad spectrum of influencer work. With your strategic mindset, you will be responsible for ideating, project managing, and executing campaigns that integrate into the overall strategy, including owned, earned, and paid channels. You will collaborate with media, PR, social, brand activation, digital, and all other stakeholders, both internal and external, to deliver best-in-class campaigns for our clients.
You will also be responsible for identifying and nurturing client-appropriate talent opportunities, nurturing relationships, and maintaining successful client relationships by selling ideas and content streams in high-pressure situations. Additionally, you will need to stay up-to-date with cultural and social trends and customers' views and attitudes to ensure that our campaigns are relevant and effective. Finally, you will assist in promoting our influencer offering across the business, as well as support additional projects such as new business pitches, market reviews, and competitive trends.
You should also have a creative outlook and champion the importance of diverse thinking and inclusiveness, with a keen interest in social media and relevant news and trends. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, action-oriented, and ambitious, with a positive "can-do" attitude. You should also have a strong experience in key stakeholder management and integrating digital and social media into campaign activities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, manage and execute influencer marketing campaigns for clients across the spectrum of influencers
- Be responsible for day-to-day running of influencer campaigns, from identification and implementation to overseeing and reporting
- Actively contribute to the influencer strategy by recommending objectives, targets, action plans, calendars and budgets
- Align and collaborate with media, PR, social, brand activation, digital and all other stakeholders, internal and external, to deliver best in class campaigns for our clients
- Identify and nurture client-appropriate talent opportunities and nurture relationships to help deliver the influencer program for clients
- Maintain and build successful client relationships, selling in ideas and content streams in quick turnaround and high-pressure situations
- Be able to present creative and sell content solutions to internal stakeholders and new and existing clients
- Manage the influencer database and ensure it is kept up-to-date
- Stay up-to-date with cultural and social trends and customers' views and attitudes
- Assist in the development of and participate in promoting our influencer offering across the business
- Support additional projects as required, such as new business pitches, market reviews, and competitive trends
Requirements:
- A passion for influencer marketing.
- Demonstrated experience in building consistently productive relationships.
- The ability to remain optimistic under pressure.
- Strong experience of key stakeholder management.
- A creative outlook with the ability to achieve the full potential from projects, keeping abreast of and utilizing new industry developments and technology.
- Proven experience of integrating digital and social media in campaign activity.
- Self-motivated, action-oriented and ambitious with a positive "can-do" attitude
- A keen interest in all things social and an avid follower of relevant news and trends
If you're someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders, and is passionate about staying on top of the latest social and cultural trends, then we want to hear from you. Apply now and let's make a difference together!
How we help you Thrive:
- 25 days annual leave + 1 Volunteer Day
- Bupa Healthcare
- Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
- We have a Flexible Working Model with core working hours: 10am – 4pm
- A 1.5:1 Matching Pension Structure
- Wellbeing and Health: Up to £25.00 per month towards physical or online exercise class membership, Unmind membership, LifeWorks tool and annual eye tests and development budgets and Wellbeing incentives and activities throughout the year
- Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme
- Life Assurance
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.
