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About the Role

This role provides the opportunity to manage key campaigns within the technology sphere, working with strategy, creative, and production teams to deliver best-in-class campaigns and content. It is ideal for someone with extensive organic social knowledge, experience in building brand advocacy, and creating assets that drive purchases. The candidate will effectively lead accounts, manage internal processes, agency partners, and clients, staying ahead of social trends and understanding the interplay of data, strategy, and community management. The role also requires leadership in other marketing mix areas, with some integrated experience being beneficial.

Responsibilities

Lead large, complex projects with proven ability to think and execute.
Problem-solve and create effective working relationships with clients and colleagues.
Collaborate with other Capabilities and Crafts.
Ensure the team works towards strategic objectives.
Build trusted partner relationships with mid-level clients.
Confidently lead conversations and problem-solve in real-time.
Act as an escalation point for junior clients.
Manage paid and organic social across diverse clients and projects.
Lead project delivery in a social-first environment and as part of an integrated team.
Manage multi-level stakeholders in complex organizations.
Manage resources and teams with diverse skills and personalities.
Understand the client's strategic and business context to develop effective solutions.
Collaborate with other capabilities to find the best social creative solutions.
Act as a champion for the social craft.
Demonstrate creative problem-solving in all tasks.
Take responsibility and accountability for projects, work, and processes.
Manage and guide the account team, intervening and managing upwards as needed.
Manage client expectations for additional work without exposing the agency to financial risk.
Oversee project commercials and guide the team to meet agreed targets.
Maintain strong partnerships with internal stakeholders across all crafts.
Support cross-functional agendas for the benefit of the company and client.
Build and leverage strong relationships with clients and stakeholders to protect work, strengthen relationships, and activate new opportunities.
Act as an escalation point for the team in resolving issues.
Support the team in confidently navigating problems.

Requirements

Organized and autonomous.
Ability to motivate teams and anticipate potential campaign hindrances.
Proficient in managing budgets and timings, with an excellent understanding of processes for delivering social campaigns on budget and on time.
Financially savvy, capable of delivering proposals within client budgets and ensuring successful delivery.
Excellent communicator, providing clear guidance to internal teams and presenting work to clients.
Proactive and collaborative approach to tasks and team interactions.
Experience within the retail sector is not essential but would be helpful.
Solid understanding of strategy.
Proven track record of delivery.
Strong skills in paid and organic social.
Experience across a wide variety of clients and projects.
Understanding of how to work and lead project delivery in a Social first environment, as well as as part of an integrated team.
Confident managing multi-level stakeholders in complex matrix organisations.
Understands the strategic, and business context the client is operating in.
Ability for creative problem solving.
Accountable for the actions of the account team reporting into them on projects.
Well informed about the commercials of all projects they are responsible for.
Able to maintain strong partnership with internal stakeholders across all crafts.
Has strong relationship with their days to day clients and wider client stakeholders.
Supports the team in confidently navigating through problems.

Skills

Organic social
Content management
Campaign management
Brand advocacy
Driving to purchase
Account leadership
Process management
Social media trends
Data analysis
Strategy development
Community management
Integrated marketing
Paid social
Client relationship management
Stakeholder management
Resource management
Team management
Creative problem solving
Financial management
Communication
Presentation skills

Location

London

Work Type

12-month Fixed Term Contract
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
Wellbeing and Health: Up to £25.00 per month towards physical or online exercise class membership, Unmind membership, LifeWorks tool and annual eye tests.
Season Ticket Loan and 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.
The agency specializes in combining brand advertising, customer experience marketing, PR, influence, and consulting, powered by Behavioural Science.
Ogilvy’s Influencer marketing practice is the largest globally and has been the most awarded influencer agency for six consecutive years.
Ogilvy UK hosts Nudgestock, the world's largest festival of behavioural science and creativity.
James Murphy is the CEO of Ogilvy Group UK, which includes Ogilvy UK and New Commercial Arts (NCA).

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are integrated into everything we do.
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.
We are happy to consider all reasonable adjustments for candidates requiring them.
If you live with a disability and wish to utilize the guaranteed interview offer under the Disability Confident Scheme, please complete the voluntary Equal Opportunities Questionnaire.
Your race, colour, ethnic, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability have no bearing on our hiring decisions.