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Placement details

Introduction to Ogilvy

Ogilvy has been producing iconic, culture-changing marketing campaigns since the day its founder David Ogilvy opened up shop in 1948.

 

Today, Ogilvy is an award-winning integrated creative network that makes brands matter for Fortune Global 500 companies as well as local businesses across 132 offices in 83 countries. The company creates experiences, design and communications that shape every aspect of a brand’s needs through six core capabilities: Brand Strategy, Advertising, Customer Engagement and Commerce, PR and Influence, Digital Transformation, and Partnerships.

 

In addition, Ogilvy has a number of specialist teams covering Social Media, Management Consulting, Islamic Marketing, Behavioural Insights and Data Expertise.

Your Role at Ogilvy

As an Account/Project Management Executive Apprentice at Ogilvy you are learning the core skills of managing and making that will form the basis of your future career in creative communications. Over time, you’ll be able to take on smaller creative projects, which you will manage end to end with the guidance and support of more experienced colleagues.

 

This key requirements of this role are:

1. a can-do attitude combined with a strong desire to learn and grow
2. a passion for creativity and the work
3. strong potential to develop relationships with clients based on mutual respect and partnership

Here’s what you’ll be doing

 

Through your Apprenticeship you will undertake 4 rotations in Public Relations, Customer Engagement, Social and Advertising ending with a final specialised placement to be agreed following your End Point Assessment. On a day-to-day basis you will be working on:

• Working towards an Advertising and Media Executive Level 3 Qualification
• Establishing and building relationships internally with the different crafts; Strategy, Creative, Account Management, Programme Management, Production, Media, etc
• Providing administrative support, including status reports, meeting scheduling, budget tracking, competitor reviews etc.
• Working with and learning about the agency Capabilities – Advertising, B2B, Customer Engagement and Commerce, PR and Influence and Social.
• Building strong collaborative relationships with junior level clients
• Assisting with project management/workflow system data entry and reporting
• 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
• Working alongside planning and account management to produce simple creative briefs
• 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

Here’s what you’ll bring to the table

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrable passion for all aspects of Ogilvy’s business and the industry
• A problem-solving mindset with a willingness to take on new challenges
• An ability to effectively collaborate
• An attention to detail