Department: Account Management Location: London Contract type: 12-Month FTC Full Time/Part time: Full Time Reporting into: Managing Partner 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 Molson Coors (owner of Madrí beer), Valeo Foods UK (owner of Kettle Chips and Rowse Honey), 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: We are seeking an experienced individual to join our team as a Business Director. Reporting to the WPP Global Brand and with a dotted line into the Ogilvy UK Managing Partner, this role will be focusing on 360 campaign development for Fanta’s brand platform Wanta – one of the most iconic brands in the world – on both Ogilvy’s and WPP’s biggest client. The work is brand experience and advertising designed to connect with our target audience and build long term relationships, which drive weekly drinking frequency. You will be working within the WPP Open X model, where the role will involve working with other WPP operating companies, such as EssenceMediaCom (end-to-end media thinking and channel planning) and VMLY&R Commerce (shopper comms). TCCC have a very strong culture, which echoes Ogilvy’s own, and it’s a typically a fast-paced, exhilarating, high-energy, highly collaborative, and friendly working environment. We’re looking for a candidate who has worked on global brands and campaigns before, who is equanimous, proactive, good at simplifying complexity, highly organised, with strong attention to detail. It’s important you’re not fazed by the occasional early morning or evening call. Ideally you will have a solid understanding of brand and integrated communications strategy and are knowledgeable in creative development and production for advertising, social, and digital channels. You will lead large and complex projects, drive growth and delivering high-quality work. By design, it’s a blended team in terms of Advertising and Experience backgrounds – across all departments – so you will ideally have experience in both disciplines. You’ll also work very closely with our PR & Influencer and Social capability teams, taking a holistic view of projects and identify future opportunities, while also being able to think on your feet and act decisively as required to problem solve quickly. Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, serving as a trusted advisor and providing strategic insights to help them achieve their goals. Act as the primary point of contact for clients, managing day-to-day communication and ensuring client needs are being met on time and within budget. Lead the development and implementation of integrated marketing campaigns across multiple channels, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work. Overseeing a delivery manager’s creation and management of project plans, timelines, and budgets to ensure timely delivery of client projects and campaigns. Provide thought leadership and innovative ideas to help clients achieve their business objectives and stay ahead of industry trends. Identify and pursue new business opportunities with existing and potential clients, collaborating with the agency's new business team to create and deliver compelling pitches. Ensure client satisfaction by regularly tracking and reporting on campaign performance and making recommendations for optimization. Foster a positive and collaborative team environment, providing guidance and mentorship to junior team members. Stay informed of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, and share that knowledge with clients and the agency team. Act as a brand steward for clients, ensuring brand consistency and adherence to brand guidelines across all campaigns and touchpoints. A bit about you: Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in account management, marketing, or related fields, with at least 3-5 years of experience in a leadership role. Experience working with large global brands and managing complex, multi-national campaigns. Creative passion and dexterity and getting the best work made. Experience working in a fast-paced agency environment, with the ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines. Someone who fights high-intensity energising. Demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate team members to achieve their full potential. Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop and execute complex marketing strategies across multiple channels. Proven track record of building and maintaining strong client relationships, with the ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior-level clients. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and manage team members. Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, while maintaining high levels of quality and attention to detail. Knowledge of industry trends and best practices, with the ability to identify opportunities for innovation and growth for clients. Our ambition is to attract the very best diverse talent to Ogilvy, and to be the employer of choice in the UK. We want everyone to feel welcome when they join us, and once they’re here, for them to want to stay with us, grow their career, and to feel they belong with us. We are an equal opportunity employer and we’re committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone who wants to work at Ogilvy. For us, diversity, equity and inclusion is integrated into everything that we do. We believe that for creativity to flourish, everything about how we work must have diversity at its core. Your race, colour, ethnic, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, have no bearing on our hiring decisions, but we encourage everyone to feel free to express their true selves in an environment we are consistently striving to make as inclusive as possible. We aim to facilitate an accessible and positive application experience for all candidates. If you require any adjustments from us to support you through the process or expect to require any adjustments to working conditions to be able to best perform in the role, please let us know. We are happy to consider all reasonable adjustments. If you live with a disability and you would like to take advantage of our offer of a guaranteed interview under the Disability Confident Scheme, please ensure you fill out our voluntary Equal Opportunities Questionnaire when applying.