Account Executive

Job Description:

About Ogilvy
Ogilvy 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). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.
Business area: PR & Influence
Team: Consumer PR
Location: London
Contract type: Permanent
Full Time/Part time: Full Time
Reporting into: Account Director or Business Director
Our Vision
Our vision is to inspire brands and people to impact the world. To create big ideas that make a significant contribution to the planet, society, and the bottom line. We believe in today's world this is the best way for our clients to achieve sustainable growth.   
We achieve this by breaking down the barriers that restrict talent and ideas, we call this Borderless Creativity.        
Which is why our teams work fluidly across 5 capabilities: Advertising, Growth and Innovation, Experience, PR and I, and Health.   This allows us to not only operate but innovate at the intersection of capabilities and talent.  We believe impact and magic lies at this intersection.   Ogilvy scales this by seamlessly connecting and accessing the deep cultural expertise of 132 offices in 83 countries.   
Our mission: We inspire brands and people to impact the world
How we do it: We innovate and operate at the intersection of people and capabilities
What we do: Borderless creativity
About this role:
As an Executive at Ogilvy you are learning the core skills of managing and making that will form the basis of your future career. You will partner daily with account managers and account leaders to learn about the agency business (operational and delivery excellence, efficiency and speed to market) as well as the client's business and competitor context. You will also have responsibility on the account retainers and smaller projects with the support of more experienced colleagues. As an Executive on the Consumer PR team, you will be responsible for creating media materials, developing relationships with journalists in order to secure coverage for your clients, primarily in the national, broadcast, consumer lifestyle and consumer tech press, and helping deliver campaign work including liaising with talent/influencers and planning and managing events. You will also share responsibility for daily media monitoring and reporting duties. You will bring a can-do attitude combined with a strong desire to learn and grow and your passion for the work shines through. You will exhibit strong potential to develop relationships with clients and colleagues based on mutual respect and partnership.  
Key requirements:
● Previous PR experience, ideally within the consumer tech sector
● An interest in Corpsumer PR, with the role spanning consumer and corporate responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
● Building strong collaborative relationships with junior level clients 
● Providing administrative support, including status reports, meeting scheduling, budget tracking, competitor reviews  
● Responsibility for daily media monitoring and reporting, in a client-facing role, ensuring daily reports are delivered on-time and to a consistently high standard
● Creating written client and external-facing materials eg. media pitches, media backgrounders, media audits, media lists
● Developing relationships with key media contacts at the national, broadcast, and consumer press to deliver on client objectives
● Providing support for event planning and delivery as part of campaigns
● Attending weekly calls and maintaining constant contact with clients via email and phone to ensure all work is delivered on time, to a high standard
● Working with and learning about the agency Capabilities - CE, PR, Advertising, Social and Influence, Consulting and B2B 
● Beginning to 'manage the making' of communications assets and understand Ogilvy's process and the overall production landscape 
● Managing small projects and supporting more senior colleagues on larger projects  
● Basic analyses of client's business results and competitive landscapes  
● Working to anticipate upcoming needs and hurdles and providing ideas to mitigate 
● Assisting with the onboarding of new team members 
● Establishing and building relationships internally with other megabusinesses as well as with colleagues in Strategy, Programme Management, Creative, etc.  
At Ogilvy UK, we want to make sure that you're set up to grow and develop in your role and enjoy some of the best times of your working career. Our learning and development team are on hand to provide training for you, to help you excel in every aspect of your role. So, if you think you may not have experience in some aspects of this position, don't worry, and apply away. We're here to help you grow and nurture your skills.
How we help you Thrive:
● 25 days annual leave + 1 Volunteer Day
● Bupa Healthcare
● Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental leave
● We have a flexible working policy with core working hours (10am - 4pm) and have launched our 3.2 Hybrid Working model
● A 1.5:1 matching pension structure
● Wellbeing and Health: Up to £25.00 per month towards physical or online exercise class membership plus Dental cover, Unmind membership, LifeWorks tool and annual eye tests.
● Learning and development budgets plus Enhanced and ongoing wellbeing incentives and activities throughout the year
● Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
● Life Assurance x4 salary
● Inclusion@Ogilvy: To foster an inclusive environment we have our internal groups: Ogilvy Rewired, Roots, Equals, Proud plus Parents and Carers. See here for more information
Dedicated to our people, we provide additional perks to help support your work life balance

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. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities - 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.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please do not hesitate to let your recruiter know