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About the Role

As an Influence Account Director, you will lead exciting and challenging projects, tackling complex problems with your experience and proven ability to think and do. You will bring a solid understanding of influence strategy, ensuring the team works towards strategic objectives and delivering impactful influence campaigns that align with client goals. Your experience managing large multi-market campaigns will be invaluable. You will provide senior counsel to clients, advise on industry developments, stay updated on cultural trends, and assist in promoting the influencer offering through thought leadership and event participation. You will also have opportunities to lead new business pitches, market reviews, and competitive trend analyses.

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 and guidance.
Build trusted relationships with mid-level clients based on a proven track record of delivery.
Provide senior council to clients, advising on industry developments as they occur 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 as required and act as a point of escalation for junior clients.
Solid understanding of 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.
Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to work confidently with other capabilities and crafts in service of finding the best integrated influence creative solution to the client's business problem.
Ability to demonstrate 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.

Skills

Influence strategy
Campaign management
Client relationship management
Problem-solving
Collaboration
Communication
Creative problem-solving
Thought leadership

Location

London
Hybrid

Work Type

Fixed-Term (12 months)
Full Time
Hybrid Working Model

Experience Level

Senior

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
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

About the Company

Ogilvy, part of WPP, has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas for 75 years.
Ogilvy builds on its legacy through Borderless Creativity, innovating across advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with global collaboration.
Ogilvy ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC.
Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP).
Ogilvy UK specializes in brand advertising, customer experience marketing, PR, influence, and consulting, fueled by Behavioural Science.
Ogilvy UK's award-winning campaigns serve clients including Sainsbury’s, Argos, Mondelēz International, Unilever, TK Maxx, and Pernod Ricard.
In 2023, Ogilvy UK was the most awarded agency in Europe.
Ogilvy hosts the largest influencer marketing practice globally and the Nudgestock festival.
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 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.
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.
WPP unites media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions, and strategic counsel, powered by talent and the WPP Open platform, to help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.

Equal Opportunity

Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics.
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.