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About the Role

As an Influence Account Director, you will lead challenging projects, leveraging your experience to solve complex problems and deliver strategic, impactful influence campaigns aligned with client objectives. You will provide senior counsel, stay updated on trends, and contribute to promoting the company's influencer offering.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day running of influencer campaigns and supporting managers and executives, from identification, creative, implementation, and reporting.
• Design and define industry-leading Influencer strategy: recommend objectives, targets, action plan, calendar, and budget.
• Align and collaborate with media, PR, social, brand activation, digital, and all other stakeholders – internal and external – to deliver best-in-class campaigns for our clients.
• Nurture client-appropriate talent opportunities and relationships to help deliver the influencer program for clients.
• Lead and deliver creative and sell content solutions to internal stakeholders and clients.
• Oversee day-to-day activations and provide oversight and counsel for junior support teams.
• Provide senior council to clients, advising on industry developments as they occur and showing relevance for clients on the ground.
• Stay up-to-date with cultural/social trends and customers' views and attitudes.
• Assist in the development of and participate in promoting our influencer offering across the business, including writing thought leadership and attending industry events.
• Lead additional projects as required – such as new business pitches, market reviews, and competitive trends.
• Lead and inspire a team, acting as a role model and source of advice.
• Build trusted relationships with mid-level clients based on a proven track record of delivery.
• Provide senior council to clients, advising on industry developments and showing relevance for clients on the ground.

Requirements

• Proven experience as an Influence Account Director or a similar role.
• Strong understanding of influence strategy and experience managing large multi-market campaigns.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to create highly effective and fruitful working relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Ability to confidently lead influence conversations and problem-solve in the moment.
• Act as a point of escalation for junior clients.
• Solid understanding of the strategic and business context the client is operating in.
• Develop solutions and approach tasks effectively for the client.
• Excellent collaboration skills and ability to work confidently with other capabilities and crafts.
• Demonstrate creative problem-solving in task approach.
• Identify ways to improve internal processes or co-create inspiring ways to sell in the work.
• Consider different angles on a brief.

Skills

• Influence strategy
• Campaign management
• Client relationship management
• Team leadership
• Communication skills
• Problem-solving
• Collaboration
• Creative thinking

Location

• London
• Hybrid

Work Type

• Fixed-Term (12 months)
• Full Time

Experience Level

• Director level

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + 1 Volunteer Day
• Bupa Healthcare
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
• Flexible Working Model with core working hours: 10am – 4pm
• 1.5:1 Matching Pension Structure
• Up to £25.00 per month towards physical or online exercise class membership
• Unmind membership
• LifeWorks tool
• Annual eye tests
• Development budgets
• Wellbeing incentives and activities throughout the year
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance

About the Company

• Ogilvy UK has been creating iconic ideas that deliver impact at scale for clients since 1948.
• Specialises in brand advertising, customer experience marketing, PR, influence and consulting, fuelled by Behavioural Science.
• Works with 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.
• Hosts the world’s biggest festival of behavioural science and creativity, Nudgestock.

Equal Opportunity

• We are an equal opportunity employer and we’re committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone who wants to work at Ogilvy.
• 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.
• 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.