Account Director (PR)

Business area: PR & Influence

Team:  Consumer

Location: London

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract

Full Time/Part time: Full Time

Contract duration: 12-months

Reporting into: Client Partner

 Our Vision 

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. 

About this role: 

As an Account Director you lead large complex projects, armed with your experience and proven ability to think, and do.  The role will be to work on brands within the Bacardi portfolio and other Ogilvy London clients, which range from Coca-Cola to Google and Muller.

You can problem solve and create highly effective and fruitful working relationships with clients and colleagues, collaborating with other Capabilities and Crafts instinctively.   You may also have a solid understanding of strategy and always ensure that you and the team are working towards strategic objectives.  

A bit about you: 

• Interest and/or experience working on alcohol brands is desired
• Is tapped into culture and able to help advise clients on moments, partnerships, and reactive opportunities where brands could be activating
• Experience working across global or European brands is preferred
• Proven experience working on lifestyle brands with high profile talent is desired
• Experience in managing and overseeing press, influencer, and KOL events with high profile attendees.
• Has a relationship with mid-level clients that is one of trusted partner, based on proven track record of delivery
• Understands the strategic, and business context the client is operating in and uses this knowledge to develop solutions and approach tasks in a way that is effective for the client                  
• A solid understanding of the UK and global media landscape – someone that can deliver successful brand storytelling in a cluttered and noisy space
• Experience working with influencers in an earned, paid, and owned capacity is desired
• Experience working with cross agency partners across the world is desired – collaborating with media, digital and external agency partners
• Demonstrates their ability for creative problem solving in how they approach every task – whether that’s identifying a way to improve the internal process or co-creating an inspiring way to sell in the work. Able to consider different angles on a brief – a non-linear  
• Takes responsibility for larger projects. And feels accountable for both the work, and the process. 
• Understands that they are accountable for the actions of the account team reporting into them on projects; guiding them and intervening and managing up as required.  
• Is well informed about the commercials of all projects they are responsible for, managing those below them to meet agreed targets  
• Able to maintain strong partnership with internal stakeholders across all crafts in and support cross functional agendas for the benefit of the company and the client. 
• Has strong relationship with their day-to-day clients and wider client stakeholders, and uses these relationships to help protect the work, strengthen the relationships, and activate new opportunities. 
• Acts as an escalation point for the team in resolving issues. Supports the team in confidently navigating through problems 

At Ogilvy UK, we want to make sure that you’re set up to grow and develop in your role and enjoy some of the best times of your working career. Our learning and development team are on hand to provide training for you, to help you excel in every aspect of your role. So, if you think you may not have experience in some aspects of this position, don’t worry, and apply away. We’re here to help you grow and nurture your skills.  

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 policy with core working hours (10am – 4pm) and have launched our 3.2 Hybrid Working model
• A 1.5:1 matching pension structure
• Wellbeing and Health: Up to £25.00 per month towards physical or online exercise class membership plus Dental cover, Unmind membership, LifeWorks tool and annual eye tests. 
• Learning and development budgets plus Enhanced and ongoing wellbeing incentives and activities throughout the year
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme 
• Life Assurance x4 salary 
• Inclusion @ Ogilvy: To foster an inclusive environment we have our internal groups: Ogilvy Rewired, Roots, Equals, Proud plus Parents and Carers. See here for more information 

Dedicated to our people, we provide additional perks to help support your work life balance 

If this sounds like the right role for you, we’d love to hear from you. 

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 anyone who wants to work at Ogilvy. We believe that for creativity to flourish, everything about how we work must have diversity at its core. Your race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.