Senior PR&I Creative

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 2024, Ogilvy PR was named Creative PR Agency of the Year at the Global SABRE Awards. 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 Senior Creative to contribute to the PR department, serving our biggest clients and delivering stand-out, award winning work.  You will need to be a champion of earned first thinking, but have the skills and experience to move and evolve ideas across influence, social 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 conceptual creative who can work collaboratively with other departments to deliver successful campaigns. 

 

Responsibilities:

• Win awards for our roster of Tier 1 clients – including Google, Lego, The Coca Cola Company, Cadbury, the Bacardi portfolio and many more
• Work alongside earned-first strategists to ensure briefs – and the ideas you develop from them - are insightful, creatively inspiring and commercially impactful
• Provide creative and innovative responses to briefs and new business opportunities are solved creatively, beautifully and on-point strategically
• Champion earned first thinking – both for our clients and within the broader agency – with knowledge and experience of a modern, integrated communications landscape 
• Build and maintain a culture of creative earned first excellence – spotting reactive opportunities, developing proactive ideas and continually surprising clients with new and interesting solutions to their business problems
• Concept and collaborate with other creatives, including art directors, copywriters, experience designers, technologists, and makers 
• Pitch and win new clients – driving the continued growth of the UK PR& I business

 

Your previous experience

• Experience of problem-solving and expertise in how to come to creative solutions; thinking quickly and approaching issues with prefabricated solutions 
• Experience of working with a range of creatives in an agency setting to deliver the highest quality creative work possible
• A strong commitment to delivering award winning creative work 
• An understanding of multi-platform thinking and techniques as well as a desire to create innovative work

 

Requirements

• Contribute to ideation and develop original, innovative creative concepts that align with strategic objectives.
• An exceptional Senior Creative is always pushing for creative excellence, constantly looking for ways to elevate the work and spot opportunities for braver, more innovative ideas. They are passionate about their craft and are always exploring new techniques and technologies to improve their work.
• Work collaboratively with other departments, including strategy, account management, and production, to deliver successful campaigns. They are great listeners who appreciate all creative input, regardless of where or from whom it originates.
• A portfolio showcasing your creativity and ability to think strategically
• A deep understanding of the latest trends and technologies in the industry
• Willingness to take risks and push creative boundaries
• A passion for developing and nurturing young talent
• A track record of building strong relationships with clients and delivering results.
• Broad knowledge of culture, niche and sub-communities – how different, diverse groups of consumers talk, interact and consume media
• Experience producing clever, low-cost, quick turnaround ideas as well as big brand activations, and long-term creative platforms

 

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 everyone who wants to work at Ogilvy. For us, diversity, equity and inclusion is integrated into everything that we do. We believe that for creativity to flourish, everything about how we work must have diversity at its core. Your race, colour, ethnic, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, have no bearing on our hiring decisions, but we encourage everyone to feel free to express their true selves in an environment we are consistently striving to make as inclusive as possible.

We aim to facilitate an accessible and positive application experience for all candidates. If you require any adjustments from us to support you through the process or expect to require any adjustments to working conditions to be able to best perform in the role, please let us know. We are happy to consider all reasonable adjustments.

If you live with a disability and you would like to take advantage of our offer of a guaranteed interview under the Disability Confident Scheme, please ensure you fill out our voluntary Equal Opportunities Questionnaire when applying.