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. com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.
Influence Manager
Department: PR & Influence
Contract type: Fixed-Term (12 months)
Full Time/Part time: Full Time
Hybrid
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.
As an Influence Manager, you are the driving force behind our campaigns playing a central role in delivering our influence marketing proposition across a range of clients and sectors. You will manage your workload autonomously, taking full responsibility for the quality and end-to-end execution of multiple influencer programs. In this role, you will act as a role model for Ogilvy's values, building trusted client relationships and communicating effectively across internal teams.
You will be accountable for resolving problems on your projects, managing timelines, and proactively communicating your status to senior leadership. We are looking for a creative problem-solver with a passion for the industry and a proven ability to lead projects with confidence and a positive attitude.
Campaign Management
Identifying and vetting talent
Overseeing delivery and ensuring quality
Reporting on performance against agreed KPIs
Maintain and update the influencer database to ensure accuracy and relevance.
Serve as the first point of escalation for your projects, resolving day-to-day problems independently by consulting with stakeholders as needed and escalating to senior leadership only when appropriate.
Actively contribute to influencer strategy by recommending objectives, targets, and creative concepts. Confidently present creative solutions, campaign reports to internal and external stakeholders.
Identify and nurture client-appropriate talent opportunities and relationships to help deliver the influencer program for clients.
Client Management
Build long-term client relationships by delivering work that meets agreed objectives, deadlines, and taking responsibility for the quality of all client outputs in your remit.
Effectively prioritise tasks across all projects proactively communicating your status to senior leadership, reassuring them that work is on track and meeting deadlines.
Resource Management
~ Manage campaign budgets and timelines, ensuring projects are delivered profitably and on schedule. Proactively communicate about your workload and capacity to your line manager.
Strategic Development: Move from contributing to strategy to leading the strategic design for small-to-mid-size accounts, defining industry-leading approaches.
Commercial Acumen: Develop a strong understanding of account profitability, identify opportunities for organic growth within your clients, and contribute to new business pitches.
Build on your informal mentoring to develop formal line management skills, becoming a role model who can inspire and lead a team.
Proven experience in autonomously managing multiple influencer campaigns from start to finish, including budget and timeline management.
Platform knowledge and expertise in Linkedin and YouTube (with new platforms like Substack a bonus)
A track record of building strong client relationships and proactively managing their expectations.
How We Help You Thrive:
~25 days annual leave + 1 Volunteer Day
~ Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
~ 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.
~ 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 - 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. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation.