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Location: London
Contract type: Fixed‑Term (12 months)
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Reporting into: Global Director
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, Instagram, and Facebook.
Influence Client Partner
This role focuses on a large FMCG drinks brand. The client partner works within the PR & Influence department, delivering integrated solutions that combine influence, PR, advertising, and consulting to address complex business challenges.
The Role
As a Client Partner for Influence, you are the senior‑most steward of Ogilvy’s largest and most strategic client relationships. Your primary focus is to move beyond service delivery and become deeply embedded as a trusted strategic partner to the client’s business and its C‑suite leadership. You will be responsible for the long‑term health and growth of the client relationship, orchestrating Ogilvy’s full suite of capabilities – from PR and Influence to advertising and consulting – to solve their most complex business challenges. You will take a helicopter view of the account, identifying future opportunities and risks while holding ultimate accountability for client satisfaction, commercial success, and the delivery of transformative, award‑winning work.
Key Responsibilities
* Build, maintain, and deepen relationships with senior‑most client stakeholders, establishing yourself as an indispensable strategic advisor on brand, reputation, and influence.
* Drive the overarching strategic plan for the client, identifying and converting significant opportunities for organic growth that deliver value to the client and increase agency revenue.
* Act as the central point of integration, seamlessly connecting Influence with PR, creative, strategy, and other agency crafts to deliver holistic, multi‑channel solutions.
* Hold ultimate accountability for the financial health of the client portfolio, including annual forecasting, profitability, contract negotiations, and overall commercial stewardship.
* Lead and inspire the integrated account team by example, ensuring the highest standards of creativity, strategic thinking, and executional excellence.
* Proactively guide clients through the evolving market landscape, providing a forward‑looking perspective on risks, opportunities, and innovations that will protect and grow their business.
Key Leadership Competencies
* Communicate a compelling strategic vision for the client’s business growth and foster partnership at the C‑suite level.
* Architect cross‑functional teams and resource models to serve major client relationships, ensuring strategic resource allocation drives client success and agency profitability.
* Own ultimate accountability for partnership success, from commercial performance to creative excellence.
* Act as a senior strategic advisor on complex business challenges, making decisive, high‑stakes judgments.
* Champion a culture of excellence and growth for the account team, mentoring senior talent to become future client leaders.
* Shape a culture across the account team that lives and celebrates agency values, ensuring inclusivity, fairness, and psychological safety.
What You Will Need
* Proven experience in a senior client leadership role (e.g., Business Director) with a track record of managing and growing multi‑million‑pound accounts.
* An existing reputation as a trusted advisor to C‑suite level clients.
* Significant expertise in PR, Influence, and Social, with a strong ability to lead integrated teams and strategies.
* Exceptional commercial acumen, with proven experience in financial forecasting, contract negotiation, and driving account profitability.
* Strong strategic thinking skills, taking a helicopter view of accounts, identifying long‑term opportunities, and defining a clear path to success for the client’s business.
* Collaborative mindset with the ability to create opportunities to collaborate with clients and within the agency, leveraging the agency’s full range of capabilities.
* Integrity and a passion for championing diverse thinking and building inclusive, high‑performing teams.
How We Help You Thrive
* 25 days annual leave + 1 volunteer day
* Bupa Healthcare
* Enhanced maternity, adoption and shared parental leave
* Flexible working model with core hours 10:00‑16:00
* 1.5:1 matching pension contribution
* Well‑being and health: up to £25.00 per month for exercise‑class memberships, Unmind membership, LifeWorks tool, and annual eye tests
* Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
* Life Assurance
Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. 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.com. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.
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