Manager, Public Relations

About Ogilvy

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

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy. David created a culture that deeply respects and cares about its people and clients. 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.

About the Role

You will become the trusted go-to person for clients on day-to-day requirements, issues and challenges. You are the key liaison with clients, internal teams and other agency partners. You are skillful in delivering high quality of work on time and on budget.

With 4 - 6 years related (social media/PR agency / in-house client communications) experience, you have a solid foundation of how the agency works and able to manage clients’ expectations effectively. You can form strong client relationships and be the hub to receive, distribute and manage the work. You’re driven by our mission to make our clients’ brands matter, and fundamentally believe that creativity and earning influence for our clients have the power to change fortunes. You can work collaboratively with all internal team members (within the PR practice, as well as within different teams in the Ogilvy Group) to getting outstanding work done.

You will support our clients branding, PR and social media strategy across all channels. A keen interest in delivering an earned-first approach and communications trends is a must. The role reports into the PR Director.

Your focus as a Manager:

• Deliver high quality work and become a strong advocate for the agency/client relationship.

• Able to own and execute project management/workflow, processes, and reporting.

• Manage client objectives, expectations, and timelines, and communicate effectively to the internal team.

• Able to effectively present work that delivers business success for clients and ensures feasibility of delivery and implementation.

• Strong analytical skills with ability to develop compelling messages for complex business issues/offerings and identify/ resolve emerging account issues

• Develop strategic research approaches to support strategy development, defining objectives and outcomes for clients

• Develop and implement Communication Strategy and Plans independently and effectively

• Understands work scopes, and effectively manage resource requirements and budgets.

• Achieve mastery of delivering and implementing PR and Social capabilities that build client satisfaction which opens new growth opportunities for the agency.

• Manage independently including identifying gaps and providing recommendations to meet clients’ targets/KPIs

The skills you learn and apply:

• Understand what makes great work and what it takes to make it happen.

• Ability to stream briefs into the right workflow based on experience and a strong understanding of integrated marketing communications principles.

• Plan, schedule, execute, manage, and report on project progress.

• Ability to manage expectations of internal and external stakeholders and team members.

• Ability to solve and overcome delivery issues and challenges (i.e. time, resources, budget, capabilities) that meet clients’ and agency’s interests.

• Guide team members in work performance, be a good listener, and provide feedback as needed to deliver a high quality of work.

• Relationship-building with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate project outcomes.

• Possess the EQ required to facilitate multiple specialists, personalities, and opinions.

The qualities that will make you successful

· Relentless curiosity

· Passion and pride in driving great work

· Good organiser of people, things etc.

· Ability to build strong connections and relationships with clients

· Interest, experience, knowledge, and connectivity in B2B Technology and/or Health space will give you an edge

· Strong work ethic

· Reliable and mature, client’s trusted go-to

· Resilience in finding solutions

· Solutions-oriented

· Nurturing mentor to juniors

· Keen nose for news & trends and turning that into opportunities to earn trust and farm work with clients

How We’ll Support You

Ogilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed. We’ll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We’ll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we’ll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you’ll be proud, with people you’ll be proud to call your teammates.

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.

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at [email protected]. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.