Social Creative Director
Department: Social & Content
Location: London
Full Time/Part time: 12 month - Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
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.
In 2022, Ogilvy PR was named Large Agency of the Year at the PR Week Awards, following that up by winning Highly Commended Large Agency in 2023. Our proposition of “Ideas Others Can’t” stems from our unique place in the UK PR industry. By bringing together PR expertise, lived experience, data, behavioural science, the world’s most awarded influencer team and a department of 60+ creatives, we’re. able to bring a unique set of skills to bear on any project.
The Role:
We are seeking a Creative Director to lead the Social & Content department, serving our biggest clients and delivering stand-out, award winning work. You will need to be a champion of striking social first thinking but have the skills and experience to move and evolve ideas across influence, PR and other channels.
The ideal candidate should be a strategic thinker who can create and execute innovative ideas that deliver results for our clients.
They should be a natural leader who can inspire and motivate a team of creatives and be able to work collaboratively with other departments to deliver successful campaigns.
As a Creative Director, you will be responsible for setting a vision and direction for the business, having your finger on the pulse of social media, technology, and culture. You have a solid past experience delivering well-crafted, social focused work that jumps out of the news feed and demands attention.
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How we help you Thrive:
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.