Ogilvy is hiring an

Influence Account Manager

London, United Kingdom

Department: PR & Influence

Location: London (Sea Containers)

Full Time/Part time:  Full Time

Reporting into:  Business Director

 

About Ogilvy:  

Our vision is to inspire brands and people to impact the world. To create big ideas that make a significant contribution to the planet, society, and the bottom line. We believe in today’s world this is the best way for our clients to achieve sustainable growth. We achieve this by breaking down the barriers that restrict talent and ideas.  

Which is why our teams work fluidly across 5 capabilities: Advertising, Consulting, Experience, PR & Influencer, and Health. This allows us to not only operate but innovate at the intersection of capabilities and talent. We believe impact and magic lies at this intersection. Ogilvy scales this by seamlessly connecting and accessing the deep cultural expertise of 132 offices in 83 countries.  

The result is multifaceted ideas for our clients that drive impact and are born from the intersection of platform x culture x technology.  

We call this Borderless Creativity.  

Ogilvy was ranked the number one UK agency at D&AD and was the only UK agency to win a Glass Lions at Cannes. Ogilvy was also nominated network of the year in Cannes Lions, Campaign, Effie Awards EMEA, London International Awards, The One Show and WARC Rankings.  

Ogilvy UK’s PR practice won large agency of the year at the PR Week awards. And our Consulting practice was in the Forbes 2022 list of best management consultancy firms.  

 

The Role: 

As an Influencer Account Manager at our agency, you will be an essential part of our influencer proposition, covering the full range of influencer work. You will play a critical role in contributing to the influencer strategy, recommending objectives, targets, action plans, calendar, and budgets. Your strategic thinking and creativity will help develop best-in-class ongoing influencer programs for our diverse range of clients, integrating them into the overall strategy for owned, earned, and paid channels. 

In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of influencer campaigns, from identification and implementation to overseeing and reporting. You will work collaboratively with media, PR, social, brand activation, digital, and all other stakeholders – internal and external, to deliver exceptional campaigns for our clients. Your key responsibilities will include managing the influencer database, ensuring it is up-to-date, and staying up-to-date with cultural/social trends and customers' views and attitudes. 

We are looking for a self-motivated, action-oriented, and ambitious individual with a positive "can-do" attitude. You will have a keen interest in all things social and be an avid follower of relevant news and trends. You will also have experience in building consistently productive relationships and strong stakeholder management skills. In addition, you should have proven experience in integrating digital and social media into campaign activity. 

 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Actively contribute to the Influencer strategy by recommending objectives, targets, action plans, calendars, and budgets. 
  • Align and collaborate with media, PR, social, brand activation, digital, and all other stakeholders, internal and external, to deliver best-in-class campaigns for our clients. 
  • Identify and nurture client-appropriate talent opportunities and relationships to help deliver the influencer program for clients. 
  • Manage the day-to-day running of influencer campaigns, from identification and implementation to overseeing and reporting. 
  • Maintain and build successful client relationships, selling in ideas and content streams in quick turnaround and high-pressure situations. 
  • Present creative and sell content solutions to internal stakeholders and new and existing clients. 
  • Manage the influencer database and ensure it is up-to-date. 
  • Stay up-to-date with cultural/social trends and customers' views and attitudes. 
  • Assist in the development and participation in promoting our influencer offering across the business. 
  • Support additional projects as required, such as new business pitches, market reviews, and competitive trends. 
  • A passion for influencer marketing with a minimum of two years' experience in the field. 
  • Self-motivated, action-oriented, and ambitious with a positive "can-do" attitude. 
  • A keen interest in all things social and an avid follower of relevant news and trends. 

 

Requirements: 

  • Strong understanding of influencer marketing trends and social media platforms. 
  • Excellent communication, project management, and organizational skills. 
  • Experience in a fast-paced agency environment is preferred. 
  • Demonstrated experience in building consistently productive relationships. 
  • The ability to remain optimistic under pressure. 
  • Strong experience in key stakeholder management. 
  • A creative outlook with the ability to achieve the full potential from projects, keeping abreast of and utilizing new industry developments and technology. 
  • Proven experience of integrating digital and social media in campaign activity. 

 

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 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 and development budgets and Wellbeing incentives and activities throughout the year  
  • Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme 
  • Life Assurance 

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, or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know and we will do everything we can to accommodate. 

 

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. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities – 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.  This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

 

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