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About the Role

Serve as a senior communications advisor and media strategist, shaping earned media strategies to build reputation, create cultural relevance, and deliver measurable impact for healthcare clients. Requires a demonstrated record of developing and executing successful earned media campaigns, cultivating trusted relationships with influential journalists, and guiding clients through complex communications. The ideal candidate combines deep knowledge of the regulated healthcare landscape with sharp editorial judgment, an entrepreneurial mindset, and the ability to transform scientific, corporate, and brand stories into compelling media opportunities.

Responsibilities

Lead earned-media strategy for major healthcare accounts, translating business, brand, and communications objectives into distinctive, newsworthy programs.
Provide strategic earned media counsel to clients and agency teams, offering clear recommendations on narrative, timing, spokesperson strategy, channel selection, and reputational considerations.
Develop compelling story platforms, media angles, messaging, and pitch strategies grounded in audience insight, the news cycle, and the competitive landscape.
Build and maintain strong relationships with health, business, consumer, trade, and other influential media, matching stories and spokespeople to outlets that can create the greatest impact.
Oversee proactive and reactive media engagement, including announcements, thought leadership, executive visibility, issues management, and rapid-response opportunities.
Prepare executives and subject-matter experts for interviews through message development, briefing materials, media training, and real-time counsel.
Identify organic growth and new business opportunities, contributing media strategy, insights, and storytelling to pitches and proposals.

Requirements

8-10 years of relevant public relations and media relations experience, including healthcare communications.
5+ years of supervisory experience.
Demonstrated record of securing high-impact earned media and leading successful programs across corporate, brand, disease-awareness, executive visibility, or issues-oriented communications.
Deep understanding of the regulated healthcare marketplace and its implications for media strategy, scientific storytelling, and external communications.
Strong relationships with journalists and editors across healthcare, business, consumer, and trade media, with the judgment to identify the right outlet and reporter for each story.
Exceptional news judgment and the ability to simplify complex scientific, clinical, and business information accurately and credibly.
Experience counseling senior executives and preparing spokespeople for media interviews, high-visibility moments, and challenging questions.
Digital fluency and a strong understanding of the current media ecosystem, including how earned media integrates with social, influencer, paid, and owned channels.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong project management, counseling, people management, and business development skills.

Skills

Media Relations
Public Relations
Healthcare Communications
Earned Media Strategy
Media Strategy
Storytelling
Journalist Relations
Executive Counseling
Message Development
Media Training
Issues Management
Digital Fluency
Project Management
People Management
Business Development

Location

90 countries

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

8-10 years
5+ years supervisory experience

Salary/Compensations

$100,000—$230,000 USD

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

About the Company

Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas for over 75 years.
Ogilvy builds on its legacy through Borderless Creativity, innovating at the intersection of intelligence, imagination, and influence.
Ogilvy has experts across advertising, sports & entertainment, PR & social, consulting, and health, collaborating across over 120 offices in 90 countries.
Ogilvy was named Network of the Year at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Ogilvy ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC for the fourth consecutive year.
Ogilvy is part of WPP, a trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands.
WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions, and expert strategic counsel.
Ogilvy Health combines borderless creativity, scientific precision, and cultural fluency to build healthcare's most influential movements.
Ogilvy Health drives measurable impact and category-defining growth for brands ready to shape what's next.
Ogilvy Health's approach is powered by fearless creativity, scientific precision, and an impact-obsessed mindset.
Ogilvy celebrates its people and empowers them with tools to succeed, autonomy, and opportunities for growth.
Ogilvy believes in building powerful teams with purpose and curating transformative initiatives that make fairness and equity a reality.
Ogilvy's mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting global communities.

Equal Opportunity

Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics.
Ogilvy is committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
Ogilvy provides assistance for job opportunity seeking and reasonable accommodation with the application process upon request.