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 legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.
Corporate PR Account Executive
Business area: PR & Influence
Team: Corporate PR
Location: London
Full Time/Part time: Full Time
Reporting into: Account Director
Our Vision
Ogilvy UK creates iconic ideas that deliver impact at scale for clients. Ogilvy UK brings together brand advertising, customer experience marketing, PR, influence and consulting, fuelled by Behavioural Science. Our campaigns deliver solutions for clients including Sainsbury’s, Argos, Mondelēz International, Unilever, TK Maxx and Pernod Ricard. In 2023, Ogilvy UK celebrated its 75th anniversary and was the most awarded agency in Europe. Ogilvy hosts the world’s biggest festival of behavioural science and creativity, Nudgestock – now in its 12th year.
About This Role
As an Executive at Ogilvy you are learning the core skills of managing and making that will form the basis of your future career. You will partner daily with account managers and account leaders to learn about the agency business (operational and delivery excellence, efficiency and speed to market) as well as the client’s business and competitor context, and you will take on responsibility on retainer accounts and smaller projects with support from more experienced colleagues. You will also be responsible for creating media materials, including drafting press releases and thought leadership content, as well as developing relationships with journalists to secure coverage for your clients in national and trade press. You bring a can-do attitude, a strong desire to learn and grow, and a passion for the work. You possess potential to develop relationships with clients and colleagues based on mutual respect and partnership.
A Bit About You
* Building strong collaborative relationships with junior level clients
* Providing administrative support, including status reports, meeting scheduling, budget tracking, competitor reviews
* Creating written media materials e.g. press releases, thought leadership articles, executive profiling pitches
* Developing relationships with key media contacts at national, broadcast, and trade press to deliver on client objectives
* Attending weekly calls and maintaining contact with clients via email and phone to ensure all work is delivered on time, to a high standard
* Working with and learning about Ogilvy’s capabilities – CE, PR, Advertising, Social and Influence, Consulting and B2B
* Beginning to manage the making of communications assets and understanding Ogilvy’s process and the production landscape
* Managing small projects and supporting more senior colleagues on larger projects
* Assisting with project management/workflow system data entry and reporting
* Basic analyses of client’s business results and competitive landscapes
* Anticipating upcoming needs and hurdles and providing ideas to mitigate
* Staying on top of projects and their finance, including recognising scope changes and escalating when needed
* Assisting with onboarding of new team members
* Establishing and building relationships internally with other megabusinesses as well as with colleagues in Strategy, Programme Management, Creative, etc.
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave + 1 Volunteer Day
* Bupa Healthcare
* Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
* Flexible Working Model with core hours 10am – 4pm
* 1.5:1 Matching Pension Structure
* Wellbeing and Health allowances and memberships including Unmind and LifeWorks
* Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme
* Life Assurance
Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a culture of respect where everyone belongs and has opportunities to progress. If you need assistance seeking a job opportunity or reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact accommodations@ogilvy.com.
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Sales and Business Development
Industries: Advertising Services, Media Production, Online Audio and Video Media
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