Consulting Analyst in England

The Consulting Analyst role begins as a generalist, working across diverse projects in Marketing Transformation and Brand. Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting comprehensive desktop research, including category, competitor and trends analyses.
• Designing, conducting and analysing qualitative and quantitative market research.
• Participating in data gathering interviews and capturing key points.
• Engaging with and learning to apply AI tools, contributing to the development of agents on the WPP Open AI platform.
• Supporting the development of business and brand growth strategies and solutions.
• Taking ownership of client deliverables and presentations with strong visual clarity and strategic rigour.
• Developing the flow, content and participating in client workshops.
• Participating in growth conversations, managing new business proposals and pitches with existing and prospective clients.
• Contributing to thought leadership.
• Representing and maintaining the Ogilvy Consulting standard of excellence through a combination of 'intelligence and imagination'.
• Actively contributing to the unique culture of Ogilvy Consulting and monthly team meetings, encouraging collaboration across Ogilvy and WPP.

What You'll Need:

• 1-3 years of experience in a consultancy, client strategy position or equivalent strategic role in professional services specialising in brand or business transformation, psychology or behavioural science.
• A strong grasp of and comfort with data.
• A fascination with understanding people and working with them internally and externally to solve problems creatively.
• Adept at framing problems, developing solution hypotheses, and identifying creative paths to growth.
• Able to draw critical human and cultural insights from data and observation.
• Strong business, marketing and brand acumen and critical thinking skills.
• Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A pragmatic approach, looking for solutions, simplifying complex issues and aiming for practical outcomes.
• Ability to take initiative and to work independently and within a team.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills with the ability to multi-task, especially in high-pressure situations.
• Strong work ethic with superior attention to detail.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint; Keynote is a plus.
• A strong eagerness to learn and use AI-powered tools and platforms.
• A curiosity and energy that allows you to adopt a can-do attitude to every challenge and initiative.

At Ogilvy Consulting, we want to ensure that you're set up to grow and develop in your role. Our learning and development team are on hand to provide training to help you excel in every aspect of your role. If you think you may not have experience in some aspects of this position, don’t worry, and apply away. We’re here to help you grow and nurture your skills.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + 1 Volunteer Day.
• Bupa Healthcare.
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave.
• Flexible Working Model with core working hours: 10am – 4pm.
• A 1.5:1 Matching Pension Structure.
• Wellbeing and Health: Up to £***** per month towards physical or online exercise class membership, Unmind membership, LifeWorks tool and annual eye tests, development budgets and wellbeing incentives and activities throughout the year.
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Life Assurance.

Ogilvy Consulting has adopted a flexible working approach, with the ability to work from home and at least 3-4 days in the office with the team as required. 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. 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. Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.