Account Executive

Department: Ogilvy One

Location: London

Contract type: 12 Month FTC

Full Time/Part time: Full Time

Reporting into: Client Partner

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 Sainsbury’s, 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. 

About the Role 

An Account Executive provides the solid and essential foundations of the team. Keeping projects on track, fostering enduring and robust relationships with junior clients and internal agency team to make sure every detail is considered from briefing to final execution – you’re the glue that holds the internal team together.

The ‘go to person’ for both Client and Agency when it comes to co-ordination, and a master of the little things that make all the difference.

You’ll need to be switched on, full of energy, keen to learn and obsessed with great work.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Account Executive to join one of our Top 10 accounts. 

Samsung is a high performing team, where everyone plays to their strengths delivering award-winning campaigns. We have developed strong client relationships which spans over 7 years working with their UK B2B, European B2B and European B2C teams on projects that spans Strategy, Creative, Social & Influencer, Product Launch Marketing, CRM, Events and Measurement.

There is a need for the person who will provide support for the AM & AD on projects from start to finish, with a meticulous eye for detail.  Other responsibilities include building strong client relationships, taking responsibility for project set-up, managing and delivering projects, with oversight of the AM & AD.

The role sits within our Ogilvy One experience practice and requires collaboration with the wider Ogilvy capabilities in Advertising, PR and Influence, and Consulting. 

What You’ll Do 

• Be the client and competitor expert – become the fountain of all knowledge on client mandatories and regulations, be on the lookout for information, articles and new work relating to the clients, the category or the competition
• Be the go-to for Junior clients – helping to maintain and strengthen relationships at that level
• Be opinionated about the creative – bring your own unique perspective on work to creative reviews, share creative you think is good/interesting with the team, offer ideas on how to work more effectively
• Be commercial - Work closely with finance team to ensure all day-to-day account and project finance is managed smoothly
• Be the main support for your team – be organised and proactive in thinking about how you can assist internal teams and clients to keep everything running smoothly and to set the right conditions for great work to thrive
• Be organised - Ensure guard books, client server files and brand guidelines are kept up to date; own client status meetings and reports – ensuring actions are met; attend meetings and capture notes and clear next steps; support on prepping creative presentations and sense check work with meticulous attention to detail.
• Be collaborative – develop great working relationships with all teams internally; support delivery by managing internal reviews & approvals, setting up projects and defining small scopes
• Be curious – get to know the craft of advertising, actively read industry press to develop your own sense of what good looks like, ask questions and actively seek out new learning opportunities
• Be an Operational Steward: As the team's operational linchpin, you drive daily operations, uphold processes, and maintain alignment for smooth project execution. You partner with the Project Director to develop scopes, fees, timings, and resource allocation, expertly setting up projects on platforms (e.g., Wrike, Workday), orchestrating kick-offs, and aligning internal stakeholders.

What You'll Need 

• 2+ years working in an agency environment
• Experience working on social and integrated campaigns 
• A meticulous eye for detail and a proactive, problem-solving mindset
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to juggle multiple projects
• A collaborative approach – to enable you to work closely with creatives, strategists, producers, and clients to bring campaigns to life
• A natural communicator
• A love of brands, storytelling and creativity

Benefits 

• 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.