Account Executive (ASAP) in London

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. Ogilvy Health UK is made up of healthcare communication specialists across the disciplines of medical education and communications; brain sciences; brand promotion; digital and social; public relations; and creative/design. We encourage a culture of creativity and innovation.

This is an incredibly exciting time to join Ogilvy Health! Working as global Agency of Record for an innovative pharma client, this is an opportunity to join a team supporting a client on a dynamic portfolio of brands. We’re looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced Account Executive or a newly promoted Senior Account Executive to become an integral part of this growing account team. You’ll be instrumental in supporting the day-to-day workstreams for brands, working closely with wider teams including project management and creative.

As a Senior Account Executive, you will play a pivotal role in the effective implementation of client campaigns and programmes:

• Develop a thorough understanding of the client’s brands, the competitive market environment, relevant clinical data, and overarching marketing strategy.
• Project Management: Devise project plans and timelines, taking responsibility for driving specific activities and ensuring all projects adhere to Ogilvy Health’s quality standards and deadlines.
• Quality & Accuracy: Produce accurate and compelling copy for a variety of outputs, including status reports, presentations, and social media posts.
• Financial Acumen: Become more involved in the commercial aspects, potentially assisting with budget development, sourcing quotes, budget control, tracking projects, and invoicing.
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with our creative team, strategy & planning, and external suppliers, taking responsibility for briefing, tracking, and managing these key partners.
• Mentorship & Development: You’ll report to your account team lead day-to-day and benefit from a dedicated line manager to support your career development.

A solid foundation already gained within a healthcare advertising or medical comms agency. Bring fresh thinking, creativity, and new ideas to brainstorms and proactive client proposals. A genuine curiosity about our business, the wider world, and the evolving healthcare landscape. A demonstrable passion for global health and pharmaceutical communications, coupled with a good understanding of the highly regulated environment in which we operate. Exceptional time management skills, able to work effectively on multiple projects simultaneously. Confident in your communication, and comfortable asking for help or guidance when you need it.

We believe in supporting our people with a comprehensive benefits package:

• Time Off: 25 days holiday + your birthday off and a paid volunteering day (after 2 years’ service, purchase up to 5 additional days).
• Family Support: Enhanced parental leave.
• Financial Future: A generous pension scheme (you pay 4%, we pay 6%; matched up to 10.5% after probation – 17.5% total!).
• Wellbeing Choice: Choose from Private Medical Cover (Bupa) OR Dental cover OR a monthly leisure allowance of £45.
• A fantastic Employee Assistance Programme (Telus), Help @ Hand by Unum (remote GP, mental health, physio, 2nd medical opinion), and Free 1-2-1 Coaching (Thrive Partners).

Our ambition is to attract the very best diverse talent to Ogilvy, and to be the employer of choice in the UK. For us, diversity, equity and inclusion is integrated into everything that we do. We believe that for creativity to flourish, everything about how we work must have diversity at its core. Your race, colour, ethnic, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, have no bearing on our hiring decisions, but we encourage everyone to feel free to express their true selves in an environment we are consistently striving to make as inclusive as possible.

If you require any adjustments from us to support you through the process or expect to require any adjustments to working conditions to be able to best perform in the role, please let us know. If you live with a disability and you would like to take advantage of our offer of a guaranteed interview under the Disability Confident Scheme, please ensure you fill out our voluntary Equal Opportunities Questionnaire when applying.