Account Executive
Corporate PR
Posted on 1/16/2023
INACTIVE
Ogilvy

5,001-10,000 employees

Global advertising agency creating culture-changing ideas
Company Overview
Ogilvy, founded in 1948, has a rich history of creating value-driving ideas that have shaped brand cultures and made significant global impacts. With a unique approach to borderless creativity, the company leverages its diverse expertise in Advertising, Experience, Media, Public Relations, Social, Influence, Health, and Consulting, operating across 131 offices in 93 countries to deliver world-class creative solutions. Ogilvy's commitment to continuous learning, as embodied in its self-description as the "teaching hospital of advertising," ensures it stays at the forefront of industry trends and insights, making it a dynamic and enriching place to work.

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Founded

1948

Headquarters

New York, New York

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-3%
Locations
London, UK
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Communications
Requirements
  • Building strong collaborative relationships with junior level clients
  • Providing administrative support, including status reports, meeting scheduling, budget tracking, competitor reviews
  • Creating written media materials eg. press releases, thought leadership articles, executive profiling pitches
  • Developing relationships with key media contacts at the national, broadcast, and trade press to deliver on client objectives
  • 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
  • Assisting with project management/workflow system data entry and reporting
  • Basic analyses of client's business results and competitive landscapes
  • Working to anticipate upcoming needs and hurdles and providing ideas to mitigate
  • Staying on top of your projects and their finance, including recognising scope change and knowing when to escalate
  • 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
  • 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
Responsibilities
  • Our ambition is to attract the very best diverse talent to Ogilvy, and to be the employer of choice in the UK. We want everyone to feel welcome when they join us, and once they're here, for them to want to stay with us, grow their career, and to feel they belong with us
  • We are an equal opportunity employer and we're committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment for anyone who wants to work at Ogilvy. We believe that for creativity to flourish, everything about how we work must have diversity at its core. Your race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know
  • Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal