Integrated Producer

Integrated Producer
Large Tech Client

Department: Production
Location: London
Contract type: Initial 12-month Fixed Term Contract
Full Time/Part time: Full time
Reporting into: Client Partner

About Ogilvy:

Ogilvy UK has been creating iconic ideas that deliver impact at scale for clients ever since David Ogilvy founded the company in 1948. The agency specialises in bringing together brand advertising, customer experience marketing, PR, influence and consulting, all fuelled by Behavioural Science. Our world-class award-winning creative campaigns deliver solutions for clients including Sainsbury’s, Lloyds Banking Group, Madri, Unilever and Mondelēz International.

Ogilvy’s influencer marketing practice is the largest globally; we are proud to be the most awarded influencer agency for six years running and the recipient of the Cannes Grand Prix for Social & Creator for two consecutive years.

Ogilvy UK also hosts the world’s biggest festival of behavioural science and creativity, Nudgestock – which is now in its 12th year. James Murphy is the CEO of Ogilvy Group UK, which includes Ogilvy UK and New Commercial Arts (NCA), a boutique creative agency he co-founded in 2020, recently acquired by WPP.

The Role:

We are seeking an experienced project manager to join one of our biggest social media accounts, to lead on all areas of delivery; spanning from client briefings to the final asset handover, as well as being responsible for ensuring the account overall runs smoothly and efficiently.

As an Integrated Producer, your wealth of experience will shine as you take charge of intricate project landscapes. Your expertise will guide this end-to-end creative social media and influence team towards efficient collaboration, ensuring project milestones are met with precision. Drawing from your social media and influence background, you will orchestrate the synchronisation of resources, from creative minds to strategy and data wizards, facilitating an environment where ideas transform into tangible results. Your strategic vision and seasoned judgment will drive projects forward, adapting to changing requirements and unforeseen challenges while keeping the broader business goals in focus.

Your role as an Integrated Producer on the account will be to manage our Project Workflows and Content Creator Studio; an exciting proposition where we are working with best in class Talent to produce impactful social content at high speed turnaround.

Within this role, your strong communication and interpersonal skills will establish you as a go-to collaborator, working in harmony with account managers, creatives, and other stakeholders to ensure a unified approach that exceeds client expectations. Your dedication to detail will be instrumental in maintaining the high standards our agency is renowned for, ensuring that every project deliverable is of impeccable quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary internal liaison to ensure the right resources are booked at the right time

• Oversee the end-to-end execution of content creator projects, ensuring their seamless completion.

• Foster strong relationships with team across data, strategy, account handling and creative

• Develop a comprehensive grasp of the client's costing and commercial model.

• Monitor project finances and proactively address resource allocation concerns.

• Effectively manage project schedules, adhering to scope, timelines, and budgets.

• Build out detailed workback plans and manage project burn reports

• Identify and mitigate potential project risks, ensuring smooth delivery.

• Acquire and maintain a thorough knowledge of industry-standard project tools, processes, and platforms.

• Collaborate closely with the resource manager for effective resource management.

• Uphold the highest standards of professionalism, precision, and excellence across project documentation.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated expertise as a Project Manager in a creative agency or similar environment.

• Experience working with Content Creators and delivering social campaigns

• Proficiency in effective project setup, budgeting, resource control, management, and reporting.

• Financial acumen to manage project budgets, monitor financial status, and forecast resource allocation.

• Proactive approach to identifying potential project risks and implementing mitigation strategies.

• Experience in strategic meeting scheduling to ensure comprehensive team participation.

• Impeccable attention to detail and dedication to maintaining high-quality standards across project documentation and deliverables.

• Solution-oriented mindset, particularly in challenging scenarios.

• Flexibility and adaptability to navigate change and innovation in a dynamic work environment.

• Understanding of evolving trends within the creative industry.

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, 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.