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  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:

Hellmann’s, the world’s number 1 mayonnaise, is the fastest growing big brand in Unilever, and is a brand that has taken a prominent stand on the frontline of tackling food waste.

Since its origins in a New York deli over 100 years ago, Hellmann’s has built its reputation on product superiority and recently became a 2 billion Euro brand – one of only 4 in the Unilever portfolio.

In addition, Hellmann’s has become a beacon of brand purpose, inspiring in the last year alone more than 200 million people across the world to make taste not waste.

Our opportunity is to continue to raise the creative bar and make this iconic brand truly famous.  

Comfort is at a pivotal moment in its history as we embark on a new brand strategy for 2022 and beyond. In the first half of this year, we’ll be finalising Comfort’s new Brand Communications Idea and heading into creative development, to deliver campaigns across the globe – both product campaigns and fame driving ideas. Leading from London as well as managing a diverse set of markets (from Brazil to Indonesia) as they develop local work. A brilliant moment to join and make your mark.

Hellmann’s and Comfort are ambitious clients who expect us to deliver work in the spirit of Unilever’s marketing philosophy: Get on the Frontline. Unexpected, provocative work that inspires a movement of people. Success criteria is Cannes and Effies.

A bit about you:

We’re problem solvers. We don’t just spot problems (that’s the easy bit) we come up with smart, creative solutions.

We’re active. We don’t sit around assuming someone else will make something happen, we’re driven to get up and do it ourselves.

We’re always hugely ambitious for the work. Not content with ‘good enough’ because we all know that’s not actually good enough.

We’re adaptable, not inflexible. That way we’re always open to explore new ideas, experiences, and channels.

We’re team players, not lone wolves. Because we’d be crazy not to make the most of the huge pool of talent around us. Plus, it’s much more fun to work together.

We use our EQ, as well is our IQ. People who ‘get’ people are so much better at their jobs, and nicer to be around. If this sounds like a team, you’d like to be part of, please get in touch

Position Summary

As a Senior Account Director at Ogilvy, you are leading large, complex global projects and forging firm relationships with our clients. You can create momentum within your team and on your business to deliver the best creative work and drive growth. You are buttoned down, precise and solutions focused. You can think beyond the short term, identifying potential opportunities and risks, and devise ways for the team to fulfil or overcome them. You’ll have bags of energy and positivity!

Building client relationships

Is a trusted partner and adviser to senior-level clients. Has a thorough understanding of the client’s business objectives and aspirations and is able provide a sounding board that encourages deeper conversations around potential opportunities.  Navigates issue resolution with clients and senior stakeholders, always bringing solutions to the table, not problems. Brilliantly manages and communicates with the clients.

Making work we’re proud of

Understands that their role is to lead - and create the conditions for brilliant solutions to appear and thrive. Inputs meaningfully into the creative development process.

Will proactively identify potential creative opportunities and areas of growth for the business. And can turn this knowledge into a plan of action. Is a creative thinker in the broadest sense – applying that skill to improving the way the business is run, or how to strategically sell-in work.

Responsibility & accountability

Responsibilities extend to several projects. Manages a team of people on these, defining their roles and responsibilities and holding them to account for their actions to ensure that the team delivers as required. 

Is comfortable taking decisions on behalf of the agency and team and does so understanding the ramifications. Is equally comfortable managing up and understands when this is needed.

Actively demonstrates to the client that they are accountable for the agency’s performance, and the relationship.

Commercial Acumen

Has an informed view of the commercial implications of both internal decisions and external influences, at a micro (project) and macro (account) level.

Can maturely engage with clients and internal stakeholders on commercial topics, and problem solve where needed to protect the interests of the agency and the relationship.

Collaboration

Demonstrates a proactive and influential approach in ensuring senior stakeholders across the agency (and key markets) are engaged with the ambition and resource their team requires to support the ambition of work.

Knowledgeable about how to manage key stakeholders in the client organisation to protect and promote the agency’s ambitions.

Problem solving & decision making

Can take a holistic view of the projects or activities they are working on to identify future opportunities and risks.

Equally able to think on their feet and act decisively as required to problem solve fast. Understands where leadership support is needed.

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 (now includes Bupa health assessment and menopause support)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental leave
• We have a flexible working policy with core working hours (10am – 4pm) and have launched our 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 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
• [email protected]: 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

If this sounds like the right role for you, we’d love to hear from you.

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.