Account Executive

Ogilvy, part of WPP, has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries.

Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities.

Location: London

Contract type: 12 Month FTC

Reporting into: Client Partner

About Ogilvy UK: Ogilvy UK has been creating iconic ideas that deliver impact at scale for clients ever since David Ogilvy founded the company in 1948. Ogilvy UK specialises in bringing together brand advertising, customer experience marketing, PR, influence and consulting, all fuelled by Behavioural Science.

About the Role: An Account Executive provides the solid and essential foundations of the team. Keeping projects on track, fostering enduring and robust relationships with junior clients and internal agency team to make sure every detail is considered from briefing to final execution – you’re the glue that holds the internal team together.

What You’ll Do:

• Be the client and competitor expert – become the fountain of all knowledge on client mandatories and regulations.
• Be the go‑to for Junior clients – helping to maintain and strengthen relationships at that level.
• Be opinionated about the creative – bring your own unique perspective on work to creative reviews.
• Be commercial – Work closely with finance team to ensure all day‑to‑day account and project finance is managed smoothly.
• Be the main support for your team – be organised and proactive in thinking about how you can assist internal teams and clients.
• Be organised – Ensure guard books, client server files and brand guidelines are kept up to date.
• Be collaborative – develop great working relationships with all teams internally.
• Be curious – get to know the craft of advertising, actively read industry press.
• Be an Operational Steward – drive daily operations, uphold processes, and maintain alignment for smooth project execution.

What You’ll Need:

• 2+ years working in an agency environment.
• Experience working on social and integrated campaigns.
• A meticulous eye for detail and a proactive, problem‑solving mindset.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to juggle multiple projects.
• A collaborative approach – to enable you to work closely with creatives, strategists, producers, and clients.
• A love of brands, storytelling and creativity.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + 1 Volunteer Day.
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave.
• Flexible Working Model with core working hours: 10am – 4pm.
• Wellbeing and Health benefits.
• 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 - and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.

Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics.