Senior Account Executive, PR

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PR Senior Account Executive, Health
London, Sea Containers - hybrid working 2 days on site (Tues & Weds)
12 month Fixed Term Contract - with intention to convert to permanent at the end of the 12 months

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy. David created a culture that deeply respects and cares about its people and clients. Our mission is to inspire people and brands to make an impact and we are committed to attracting, growing, and retaining the best talent in the industry. Our health division is one of the largest global networks in healthcare communications and provides strategic, integrated communication solutions for our clients, including many of the biggest names in the pharmaceutical industry.

Within Ogilvy Health UK there are 200 health specialists working together to solve client's challenges applying their own areas of specialism such as: public relations, strategy, creative, medical education and brain sciences. This will give you the opportunity to work alongside a broad range of health specialists to deliver truly outstanding work.

There are several ongoing initiatives within Ogilvy Health outside of client work that you can choose to get involved in including our culture and social team and our various DEI groups, created to champion diversity in the industry, our agency and our work.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a PR Senior Account Executive with a passion for healthcare to join us. You'll be working with global clients in interesting therapy areas such as rare disease and dermatology. The PR work we do for clients is broad and purpose-driven, including corporate and brand communications, social disease awareness campaigns, health influencer strategies and activations and patient engagement. The teams here are well-established and have strong existing client relationships. Perhaps you're an Account Executive looking for a step up, or you're already a Senior Account Executive but ready for a change and the opportunity to work on some exciting global accounts.

We're a non-hierarchical agency and each team member is given ownership and accountability of specific projects.

We offer flexible hybrid working and are open to speaking with candidates who can comfortably travel to London two days per week (Tues & Weds).

What You'll Do

The range of activities you will undertake is broad and you'll continue to develop your skills through your meticulous delivery of a variety of projects and campaigns. Day to day you can expect to -

• Participate in client meetings and compile accurate contact reports to share with clients
• Participate in account teams, devising and implementing projects and taking ownership for specific actions and activities
• Draft a variety of written materials including press materials, emails, social media posts and client proposals
• Develop Task briefs and work closely with the creative team, scheduling in time and liaising between the client, account team and studio to ensure assets are delivered within deadline
• Develop and execute social media campaigns across channels such as LinkedIn and Facebook, including paid strategy, ad building, monitoring and reporting
• You'll continue to strengthen your understanding of account therapy areas and industry/environment issues that are pertinent to our clients

What You'll Need

We would like to hear from curious individuals who are not afraid to put their ideas forward.

• You're a detail-orientated problem solver, with great organisational skills and you love to get things 'over the line'
• You're naturally collaborative and respect the team around you
• You have a passion for healthcare PR and social media and the amazing work that can be done in this space
• You have experience of implementing disease awareness campaigns, brand initiatives and utilising social media (including strategic planning, ad building, social listening and applying brand social guidelines to the development of social-first content).
• You have knowledge of key social and ad management platforms including Meta Advertising, YouTube/Google ads and LinkedIn Campaign Manager
• Good project/programme management skills

How We'll Support You

Ogilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We'll empower you with the tools you'll need to succeed. We'll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We'll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we'll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you'll be proud, with people you'll be proud to call your teammates.
Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus your birthday off and a paid volunteering day - after 2 years service you can purchase up to an additional 5 days per year
• Flexible working
• Enhanced parental leave
• A generous pension scheme - you pay in 4% we pay 6%, following probation contributions are matched up to 10.5% (17.5% in total)
• Private medical cover (Bupa) OR dental cover OR a monthly leisure allowance of £45 to spend on your health & wellbeing
• A fantastic EAP provided by Telus which offers support, expert advice and specialist counselling
• Help at Hand - quick free access to a remote GP, mental health support, physio or a medical 2nd opinion
• Free 1-2-1 Coaching - online coaching for your professional or personal growth provided by Thrive Partners
• A comprehensive L&D programme

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.