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About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Influence Strategist to join our Ogilvy Influence team. In this role, you'll be the strategic powerhouse behind award-winning campaigns, turning cultural insights into influential ideas for some of the world's biggest brands. Your mission is to elevate our influence offering, ensuring our work is not just seen, but remembered.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute award-winning influencer marketing strategies rooted in cultural insight for a diverse portfolio of high-profile brands.
• Act as the strategic lead on influence, guiding senior clients to understand and integrate influence within their broader marketing and communications plans.
• Uncover compelling insights and cultural tensions to build the foundations for exceptional, earned-first creative ideas.
• Write clear, inspiring creative briefs that empower our creative teams to generate groundbreaking work.
• Lead the strategic component of new business pitches, structuring and delivering winning responses with confidence.
• Collaborate closely with strategists across the agency and our specialist influence account teams to create cohesive, impactful campaigns.
• Mentor and develop junior colleagues, helping to upskill the entire team and elevate our collective craft.

Requirements

• You are an experienced and passionate strategist who lives and breathes social and influencer marketing.
• You have a proven track record of building effective, earned-first strategies with influencers at their core.
• You’re naturally curious, comfortable with ambiguity, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two briefs are the same.
• Most importantly, you’re a collaborative team player, excited by the opportunity to work with diverse teams and help make Ogilvy’s influence output the best it can be.

Skills

• Strategic & Conceptual Thinking
• Cultural Fluency
• Compelling Storytelling
• Collaborative Leadership
• Deep Craft Expertise

Location

• London

Work Type

• Fixed-Term 12-Months
• Full Time
• Hybrid Working

Experience Level

• Senior

Benefits

• 25 days holiday, a paid volunteering day, plus the option to buy up to 5 additional days.
• A generous matched pension scheme.
• BUPA Private Medical Insurance, plus discounted BUPA dental cover or financial contribution towards your physical and mental wellness.
• 24/7 access to remote GPs, mental health support, physio, nutrition consultations, and confidential counselling for you and your family.
• Free 1-to-1 Coaching: Professional and personal growth coaching sessions annually.
• Life Assurance & Income Protection

About the Company

• Ogilvy, part of WPP, has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago.
• It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries.
• Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities.
• Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP).
• WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.
• We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.
• At Ogilvy, we are guided by David Ogilvy’s core values: Do the Right Thing, Do the Best Work of Our Lives, and Do It Together.
• Ogilvy’s influencer marketing practice is the largest globally; we are proud to be the most awarded influencer agency for six years running and the recipient of the Cannes Grand Prix for Social & Creator for two consecutive years.
• At Ogilvy, we are a friendly, collaborative, and eclectic team united by a shared commitment to doing the best work of our lives.
• Beyond client work, you’ll have the chance to shape our vibrant culture, join active social teams, and contribute to our industry-leading DEI initiatives.
• Ogilvy champions innovation and the thoughtful application of AI.
• At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.
• We believe in building powerful teams with purpose - and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.
• Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.

Equal Opportunity

• Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.
• We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
• If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.com.