Account Manager

Department: Advertising 

Location: London 

Contract type: 12-Month FTC 

Full Time/Part time: Full Time 

Reporting into: Business Director 

 

About Ogilvy: 

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 Molson Coors (owner of Madrí beer), Valeo Foods UK (owner of Kettle Chips and Rowse Honey), 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. 

 

The Role:

We're on the hunt for an Account Manager to join a fast-paced and energic integrated team working with a leading global and UK tech brand. In this role, you'll be a key player in our account management team and be one of the day-to-day Client leads for creative development, production and delivery. You'll inspire our teams, foster innovation, and be instrumental in crafting impactful campaigns. Your knack for building rapport based on trust and mutual respect will be pivotal in this process. As an inclusive and forward-thinking agency, we appreciate individual perspectives. Staying attuned to industry trends, you'll contribute to the evolution of our brand's offerings and seize growth opportunities. 

Your responsibilities will include championing best-in-class creative work, building strong relationships with Clients and across our integrated team, and ensuring a seamless execution and delivery of campaign assets. With a focus on agility, you'll refine processes and advocate for ongoing progress and optimisation. 

Your particular focus is on the creative and production side – from generating new creative campaigns and activating against well-known sport, fashion and lifestyle partnerships to adapting global campaigns for delivery against large-scale 360 UK media plans. 

 

Key Responsibilities: 

· Maintain high standards for creative work, focusing on innovation and attention to detail 

· Encourage a culture that supports the exploration of creative ideas and fresh thinking. 

· Keeping up with trends in the passion points relevant to our brand’s audience: AI & Tech Innovation, Football, Fashion, Travel 

· Promote diversity and inclusivity, creating a rich environment for creativity that embraces various perspectives. 

· Represent our brand by living and promoting our agency values and culture. 

· Improve operational efficiency by championing new agile processes and workflows for better results. 

 

Requirements: 

· Proven experience managing successful 360 advertising campaigns across multiple platforms and channels. 

· Strong track record overseeing project execution, ensuring smooth integration. 

· Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams for campaign success. 

· Experience handling the complexities of campaigns for global brands. 

· Ability to identify opportunities for integration across marketing channels. 

· Strong interpersonal skills to articulate the value of integrated campaigns. 

· Skill in crafting and delivering engaging presentations for clients. 

· Ability to manage multiple projects with attention to detail, ensuring budgets and timelines are kept to. 

· Familiarity with emerging trends in marketing. 

· An interest or experience working with tech, sports, fashion brands is a plus. 

 

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.