Content Creator

Team: Social

Location: London

Contact type: 12 month FTC

Full Time/Part time: Full Time

Reporting into: Creative Director

Ogilvy 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. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.

About the Opportunity:

We're seeking a dynamic Midweight Social Content Creator to conceive, script, develop, and produce original, social-first content that grabs attention and sparks conversation. Equally critical, you'll serve as an agile, all-purpose social-first editor for our wider team, rapidly refining and optimizing their content for immediate, impactful deployment across diverse social channels.

This isn’t a role for integrated Creatives who dabble in social; it’s social to the core. Integrated experience is welcome, but not required. This unique hybrid role demands both exceptional creative generation and sharp, platform-specific editing prowess. You'll be a key member of our Creative division, collaborating across teams (Creative, Strategy, Production), reporting to the Social Creative Director & the Always-On Creative Lead.

Key Contributions & Responsibilities:

Original Content Creation & Production:

• Develop and execute unique, culturally resonant social-first content strategies for always-on and campaign initiatives.

• Concept, script, film, and produce captivating social content, meticulously tailored for TikTok, Instagram, Meta, and emerging platforms.

• Articulate creative visions and proposals to clients and stakeholders.

• Contribute innovative ideas to new business pitches.

Rapid Social-First Editing & Optimization:

• Rapidly edit and optimize team-generated content for social platforms, ensuring quick deployment and maximum impact.

• Efficiently reformat, enhance, and tailor assets (graphics, captions) to uphold platform best practices and brand consistency.

• Provide quick-response support for the wider social creative team.

On-Camera Presence & Collaboration:

• Not required, but welcome!

• Identify opportunities for creator-led storytelling and influencer partnerships.

Cultural & Platform Expertise:

• Maintain expert knowledge of social trends, platform updates, and algorithms.

• React swiftly with brand-safe messaging to cultural moments.

• Advise teams on platform changes and content strategy.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 2-4 years experience in a social media, content creation, or editing role (agency/in-house).

• Exceptional conceptual thinker with proven ability to generate original, impactful social content.

• A deep understanding of what drives engagement on social platforms; from crafting the perfect hook to knowing the latest best-practices.

• Proficient in filming, editing, and publishing social content (video & static) using tools like CapCut, Adobe Premiere Pro, and in-app editors.

• Demonstrable ability to quickly adapt and edit pre-existing content for diverse social platforms with speed and precision.

• Comfortable presenting creative work and rationale to clients.

• Deep understanding of TikTok, Instagram, and Meta platform nuances and best practices.

• Passion for online culture, trends, and social vernacular.

• Experience managing multiple projects in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.

• Experience with influencer/creator content briefing is a plus.

About the team:

Our social media team are the growing horde of multi-disciplined creatives, designers, videographers and creators behind scroll-stopping work for the planet’s biggest brands.

Digital-native and fluent in meme, we’re the most awarded influencer agency in the world. We harness social chaos with Ogilvy UK’s unique creative craft in order to create online experiences that truly embrace culture.

As part of our dynamic roster, you’ll gain access to some of the brightest minds in the creative world to collaborate with – as well as the opportunity to work with our formidable Advertising and PR and Influence divisions to create work that truly cuts through.

Whether agonising over a single TikTok, or co-ordinating an omni-channel campaign that goes global, we never lose sight of what’s important - great ideas, executed beautifully.

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 plus Dental cover, 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

Our ambition is to attract the very best diverse talent to Ogilvy, and to be the employer of choice in the UK. We want everyone to feel welcome when they join us, and once they’re here, for them to want to stay with us, grow their career, and to feel they belong with us.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we’re committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone who wants to work at Ogilvy. 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.

We aim to facilitate an accessible and positive application experience for all candidates. 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. We are happy to consider all reasonable adjustments.

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.