Account Director (Consumer PR)

Account Director (Consumer PR)

Business area: PR & Influence

Team:  Consumer

Location: London

Contract type: Fixed term contract

Full Time/Part time: Full Time

Contract duration: 12-months

Reporting into: Client Partner

 Our Vision 

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, First Choice 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 this role: 

As an Account Director you lead large complex projects, armed with your experience and proven ability to think, and do.  The role will be to work on a range of brands within the Mondelez portfolio e.g. Cadbury & Philadelphia and across travel brands First Choice and Marella Cruises.

You can problem solve and create highly effective and fruitful working relationships with clients and colleagues, collaborating with other Capabilities and Crafts instinctively.   You may also have a solid understanding of strategy and always ensure that you and the team are working towards strategic objectives.  

A bit about you: 

• Is tapped into culture and able to help advise clients on moments, partnerships, and reactive opportunities where brands could be activating
• Proven experience working on integrated campaigns with talent is desired
• Experience in managing and overseeing press, influencer, and KOL events with high profile attendees.
• Knowledge of Gen Z media and can identify earned opportunities targeted to that audience
• Experience of running a busy press office, reacting quickly to trends and suggesting creative ways to generate coverage
• Has a strong relationship with mid to senior level clients that is one of trusted partner, based on proven track record of delivery. Uses these relationships to help protect the work, strengthen the relationships, and activate new opportunities. 
• Understands the strategic, and business context the client is operating in and uses this knowledge to develop solutions and approach tasks in a way that is effective for the client                  
• A solid understanding of the UK media landscape, how newsrooms are evolving in line with social-first publications and channels – someone that can deliver successful brand storytelling in a cluttered and noisy space
• Experience working with influencers in an earned, paid, and owned capacity is desired
• Experience working with cross agency partners and an understanding of different disciplines within the marketing function is desired – collaborating with media, digital and external agency partners to create truly integrated campaigns
• Demonstrates their ability for creative problem solving in how they approach every task – whether that’s identifying a way to improve the internal process or co-creating an inspiring way to sell in the work. Able to consider different angles on a brief – a non-linear  
• Takes responsibility for larger projects. And feels accountable for both the work, and the process. 
• Understands that they are accountable for the actions of the account team reporting into them on projects; guiding them and intervening and managing up as required.  
• Is well informed about the commercials of all projects they are responsible for, managing those below them to meet agreed targets  
• Able to maintain strong partnership with internal stakeholders across all crafts in and support cross functional agendas for the benefit of the company and the client. 
• Acts as an escalation point for the team in resolving issues. Supports the team in confidently navigating through problems 

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 policy with core working hours (10am – 4pm) and have launched our 3.2 Hybrid Working model
• A 1.5:1 matching pension structure
• Wellbeing and Health: Up to £25.00 per month towards physical or online exercise class membership plus Dental cover, Unmind membership, LifeWorks tool and annual eye tests. 
• Learning and development budgets plus Enhanced and ongoing wellbeing incentives and activities throughout the year
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme 
• Life Assurance x4 salary 
• Inclusion @ Ogilvy: To foster an inclusive environment we have our internal groups: Ogilvy Rewired, Roots, Equals, Proud plus Parents and Carers. See here for more information 

Dedicated to our people, we provide additional perks to help support your work life balance 

If this sounds like the right role for you, we’d love to hear from you.