Senior Account Executive
About Ogilvy
At Ogilvy, we've been shaping culture and delivering impact at scale for clients ever since David Ogilvy founded the company in 1948. We are a global creative network that uniquely integrates brand advertising, customer experience marketing, PR, influence, and consulting, all powerfully fuelled by our distinctive application of Behavioural Science. Here, you'll contribute to world-class, award-winning creative campaigns that deliver transformative solutions for leading brands.
Within this expansive network, Ogilvy Health stands as one of the largest global leaders in healthcare communications. We provide strategic, integrated communication solutions for our clients, including many of the biggest names in the pharmaceutical industry. Our strength lies in our diverse team of healthcare communication specialists, spanning medical education and communications, brain sciences, brand promotion, digital and social strategies, strategic planning, public relations, and creative/design.
About the Role
Are you an ambitious Account Executive or Senior Account Executive looking for an impactful 12-month fixed-term contract? We're seeking a talented individual to join our dynamic team and contribute to a significant, high-value medical communications account focused on a complex and challenging therapeutic area.
You'll play a pivotal role in supporting a full-service medical education and communications programme for a key client in a significant therapeutic area. This is a hands-on position where you'll be involved in the end-to-end delivery of diverse projects, including:
- Digital initiatives: Websites, e-learning modules, interactive tools
- Social media strategies: Content development and community engagement
- Scientific events: Advisory boards, symposia, congress activities
- Content development: Manuscripts, slide decks, educational materials
- And much more!
Key responsibilities will include client liaison, project coordination, budget tracking, timeline management, and supporting the wider account team to ensure seamless execution and client satisfaction.
This 12-month FTC offers a fantastic opportunity to work on a high-profile account, contribute to meaningful healthcare initiatives, and develop your skills within a supportive and collaborative creative agency environment. You'll be part of a passionate team committed to excellence and innovation.
What You’ll Need
We're looking for a proactive and highly organised individual with:
- Proven experience as an Account Executive or Senior Account Executive within a medical communications or healthcare agency.
- A solid understanding of the medical communications landscape and agency processes.
- Exceptional organisational and project management skills, with a keen eye for detail.
- Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal abilities, comfortable liaising with clients and internal teams.
- A proactive, solutions-oriented approach, able to manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Familiarity with digital and social media strategies within a healthcare context is a strong advantage.
- A passion for science and making a tangible difference in patient care.
Our Culture & Benefits
Join a friendly, non-hierarchical, and eclectic team united by a shared commitment to doing the best work of our lives (it's one of our values!). Beyond client work, you'll have opportunities to engage with our vibrant culture and social teams, and contribute to our fantastic DEI initiatives, championing diversity across our agency and industry.
We offer flexible working hybrid model: 2 days in the office (all-agency anchor days for collaboration and socialising) and 3 days working remotely from wherever you work best.
- 25 days holiday + your birthday off and a paid volunteering day - after 2 years service you can purchase up to an additional 5 days per year
- Enhanced parental leave
- A generous pension scheme - you pay in 4% we pay 6%, following probation contributions are matched up to 10.5% (17.5% in total)
- Choose from either Private Medical Cover (Bupa from day one) OR Dental cover OR a monthly leisure allowance of £45 to spend on your health & wellbeing
- A fantastic Employee Assistance Programme provided by Telus which offers brilliant support, expert advice and specialist counselling
- Help at Hand - quick free access to a remote GP, mental health support, physio or a medical 2nd opinion
- Free 1-2-1 Coaching - online coaching for your professional or personal growth provided by Thrive Partners
- A comprehensive Learning & Development programme
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.
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