Senior Consultant

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Department: Ogilvy Consulting

Location: London

Contract type: 12-Month FTC

Full Time/Part time: Full Time

Reporting into: Consulting Partner

About Ogilvy:

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.

Which is why our teams work fluidly across 5 capabilities: Advertising, Consulting, Experience, PR & Influencer, 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.

The result is multifaceted ideas for our clients that drive impact and are born from the intersection of platform x culture x technology.

We call this Borderless Creativity.

Ogilvy was ranked the number one UK agency at D&AD and was the only UK agency to win a Glass Lions at Cannes. Ogilvy was also nominated network of the year in Cannes Lions, Campaign, Effie Awards EMEA, London International Awards, The One Show and WARC Rankings.

In 2022, Ogilvy was the most creatively awarded agency globally - including the most awarded agency at the Clio Awards, DMA Awards, Influencer Marketing Awards, London International Awards and The One Show.

Ogilvy UK's PR practice won large agency of the year at the PR Week awards. And our Consulting practice was in the Forbes 2022 list of best management consultancy firms.

Ogilvy Consulting:

Ogilvy Consulting is the Business Transformation, Brand Strategy, and Innovation consultancy within the Ogilvy Group. We help clients including Nestlé, Google , Zurich, and LEGO answer tough questions about how to grow through business transformation, brand strategy and innovation platforms. We are now in ou r eighth year in the UK and EMEA and have been named a Financial Times UK leading Management Consultancy for th e seventh consecutive year.

It's an exciting time to be joining Ogilvy Consulting. As we grow, we're looking for a Senior Consultant to join our Brand & Marketing Innovation practice.

Our Brand & Marketing Innovation Senior Consultants bring a unique blend of creative thinking, strategic depth, and analytical rigour. They're broad thinkers with experience across research and analysis, customer segmentation, opportunity assessment, purpose and positioning, brand architecture and portfolio strategy , brand experience , loyalty, employee branding, and brand-led innovation. They are brand and business thinkers, with the ability to engage our clients and mentor the Consultants and Analysts within the team.

The Brand & Marketing Innovation practice believe s in the power of brands to transform businesses, drive growth, and create financial value. We create compelling and captivating brands - revitali s ing existing brands and designing new ones from the ground up . Moving beyond traditional methodologies, we seek to build breakthrough brands that live and grow in the modern world, reflecting current cultural narratives, leveraging growth insights, and operating in a digitally led way. We cover all aspects of business-to-brand strategy, brand creation, brand innovation, brand transformation, and the marketing strategies to support them.

Ogilvy Consulting is different from other consultancies, and we pride ourselves on bridging strategy and execution , rigour and creativity. We are nestled at the heart of the world-leading creative agency , Ogilvy, and the broader WPP networ k. We're also organi s ed differently, with a flat hierarchy designed to provide opportunities for big contributions by team members of all levels. Aside from Brand & Marketing Innovation, we also have practice s dedicated to Business Transformation, Sustainability, and Behavioural Science , and all team members can work on integrated projects with colleagues from across the Ogilvy Consulting team.

The Role:

As a Senior Consultant , Brand & Marketing Innovation , here's what you can expect:

Indicative Responsibilities:

• Managing the day-to-day project engagement; you will own workstreams and act largely independently on specific project deliverables. You apply the right methodologies and have an agile mindset, taking ownership of client deliverables and
• Actively supporting on the management of client relationships strategically, commercially, and operationally.
• Participation in strategic new business pitches and initiatives, alongside developing growth opportunities across existing clients.
• Ensuring Ogilvy Consulting has an impact in client meetings and
• Participating in all aspects of methodology and work, including analysing quantitative and qualitative research as well as creative thinking and developing strategic recommendations.
• Scoping and managing the financial and budgetary aspects of your client projects.
• Keeping abreast of innovations in your area(s) of expertise, actively contributing to the knowledge base and developing thought leadership .
• Acting as a role model; you are regularly sought out after for views by peers and the wider team and will contribute to development of analysts and consultants within the team.
• Contributing to a positive, diverse working environment that fosters high-quality output and coaching others on the value of collaborative

Skills , Attributes and Attitude:

• At least 5 years of strategy consulting experience with a major consulting, research, or client company, specialising in brand and marketing strategy, brand positioning architecture and/or brand
• Able to develop breakthrough brand strategies, positionings and innovations through a deep understanding of our clients'
• Challenging conventional views and presenting ideas persuasively to gain buy-in.
• Able to draw critical human and cultural insights from data and
• Able to translate strategic thinking to creative and innovative brand and marketing
• A working knowledge of modern marketing principles and understanding of how to build powerful brands in today's
• Experience and knowledge of portfolio
• Comfort designing research approaches, managing research processes and both analysing and distilling data to build robust, compelling, and actionable recommendations.
• Strong business acumen and critical thinking skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal .
• Able to work across multiple projects, with good organizational skills, flexibility, and
• A curiosity and energy that runs through everything you turn your hand to and motivates others around you.

We are a deeply passionate group who enjoy the challenges and reward s of Consulting work in equal measures. We are looking to scale the team with talent who are as ambitious as they are rigorous and innovative - people who see themselves advancing according to merit and are open to seizing the opportunities our fast-moving growth environment offers. If this sounds like you, please get in touch.

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 Model with core working hours: 10am - 4pm
• A 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 and development budgets and Wellbeing incentives and activities throughout the year
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance

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.