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# PR Account Director at Ogilvy UK

- **Company:** Ogilvy UK
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-09-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ogilvyuk/jobs/4722559005

## Job description

Consumer PR - Account Director Large Beauty FMCG

Department: Consumer PR & Influence Location: London Contract type: 12-Month FTC Full Time/Part time: Full Time Reporting into: Business Director

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 fueled 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 and the agency 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: As Account Director, you'll champion "earned first" thinking to create impactful, culturally relevant consumer PR campaigns. You'll lead a team, build strong client relationships, and drive innovative strategies that generate buzz and deliver measurable results. This role is fun and energetic, offering great opportunities to learn and develop with a variety of complex but rewarding clients. You will be responsible for fostering a positive and collaborative work environment within the account management team, encouraging open communication and constructive feedback. You will manage relationships with third-party vendors, to ensure the agency delivers high-quality work that meets client expectations. You will also act as a liaison between the client and the agency's internal teams, providing clear communication and direction to ensure all parties are aligned on project goals and timelines. You can see opportunity in risk and you’re not afraid to be brave and challenge your clients to want to achieve a better result for all.

Key Responsibilities:

- Inspire & Lead: Mentor a team to develop and execute breakthrough, "earned first" PR & Influence campaigns.
- Client Partnership: Build trusted advisor relationships with clients, understanding their business and anticipating their needs. Guide them across media and social communications.
- Creative Strategy: Collaborate with creative teams to develop compelling narratives and assets that resonate with target audiences.
- Data-Driven Optimization: Monitor campaign performance, leveraging data and analytics to optimize results and demonstrate ROI.
- Innovation & Trends: Stay ahead of industry trends, identifying new opportunities and approaches to enhance campaign effectiveness.
- Budget Management: Manage client budgets effectively, ensuring campaigns are delivered on time and within budget.
- New Business: Support new business efforts, participating in pitches and developing compelling proposals.
- Crisis Management: Develop and implement crisis management plans to protect client reputation.
- Inclusivity: Champion inclusiveness, diversity, and equity in all aspects of work.

Requirements:

- Extensive experience in consumer PR and influence, with a proven track record of driving successful campaigns.
- Interest and desire across beauty and FMCG projects
- Share and use media knowledge to guide clients on what you believe is the best for their brand
- Deep understanding of consumer behavior and ability to develop creative strategies that resonate with target audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to think "earned first" and create campaigns that generate organic buzz.
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Data-driven mindset and analytical skills.
- Knowledge of industry trends and best practices.
- Experience in crisis management.
- Champion inclusiveness, diversity, and equity in all aspects of work.

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.

## About Ogilvy UK

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Ogilvy UK is the London-based arm of the global advertising and marketing agency Ogilvy, offering integrated creative, consulting, PR, and health communications to major brands.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of WPP, a publicly traded company)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 1948 (Ogilvy founded by David Ogilvy; UK office established later)
- **Founders**: David Ogilvy (founder of Ogilvy)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Brand Consulting, Healthcare Communications, Customer Experience
- **Target customers**: B2B and B2C – large enterprise clients across sectors (retail, finance, automotive, consumer goods, technology, healthcare, government)
- **Mission statement**: “We inspire brands and people to impact the world. To create big ideas that make a significant contribution to the planet, society, and the bottom line.” [ogilvy.com](https://www.ogilvy.com/uk/)

## Products & Services
- **Advertising**: Full-service creative campaigns across traditional and digital media.
- **Ogilvy Consulting**: Strategic transformation using behavioral science, demand analytics, innovation, and design thinking.
- **Ogilvy Experience**: Customer engagement services including ecommerce, MarTech, and experience design.
- **Ogilvy PR**: Corporate, consumer, and influence communications blending data, technology, and earned media.
- **Ogilvy Health**: Promotional and educational communications for pharmaceutical companies, health innovators, and NGOs.
- **Ogilvy One**: CRM and customer loyalty programs focusing on lifetime value.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed for Ogilvy UK. Parent company WPP plc had a market cap of approximately £10–11 billion (2025).
- **Key Metric**: Revenue figures for Ogilvy UK are not publicly available; globally, Ogilvy is one of the world’s largest agency networks with 132 offices in 83 countries.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: WPP (parent company). Key clients include Aldi, American Express, British Airways, Coca-Cola, Ford, Unilever, Boots, Mondelez, Nestlé, and many others. [ogilvy.com](https://www.ogilvy.com/uk/)
- **Growth Signals**: Active hiring across multiple functions (44+ open roles as of mid-2025); continued focus on integrated “Borderless Creativity” model; robust DEI networks (Roots, Proud, ReWired, Equals, Parents and Carers) signaling investment in inclusive culture.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Global scale with local depth**: Part of a 132-office, 83-country network while maintaining strong UK market expertise.
- **Borderless Creativity**: Agency model that fluidly combines advertising, consulting, experience, PR, and health to solve complex client problems.
- **WPP ecosystem**: Access to WPP’s data, technology (e.g., WPP Open), and media buying power.
- **Proprietary insights**: Behavioral science and demand analytics capabilities via Ogilvy Consulting.
- **Deep industry relationships**: Long-standing client partnerships (e.g., Coca-Cola, Unilever, Ford) built over decades.

## Strategic Focus
- **Borderless Creativity**: Breaking down internal silos to deliver integrated, platform-agnostic solutions.
- **Talent & DEI**: Scaling employee resource groups (Roots, Proud, ReWired) and embedding diversity into talent management and client work.
- **Health & Wellness**: Expanding Ogilvy Health and the Wellness Practice to capitalize on growing consumer demand for brand purpose in health.
- **Data-driven creativity**: Investing in analytics and behavioral science to prove ROI and deepen client relationships.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasis on creativity, inclusion, and social impact. The agency describes itself as a “people first” organization. [ogilvy.com](https://www.ogilvy.com/uk/careers)
- **DEI Networks**: Active employee groups for LGBTQ+ (Proud), racial/ethnic diversity (Roots), neurodiversity (ReWired), gender equality (Equals), and parents/carers. [ogilvy.com](https://www.ogilvy.com/uk/about)
- **Hybrid/Office**: Based in central London; hybrid working model likely (typical for WPP agencies). Specific policy not detailed in search results.
- **Learning & Development**: Chief People Officer Laura Sherwood champions tangible L&D strategies. [ogilvy.com](https://www.ogilvy.com/uk/team)
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work on globally recognized brands, cross-capability collaboration, strong commitment to DEI and community.

## Sources
1. [ogilvy.com - UK Homepage](https://www.ogilvy.com/uk/)
2. [ogilvy.com - Careers](https://www.ogilvy.com/uk/careers)
3. [ogilvy.com - About](https://www.ogilvy.com/uk/about)
4. [ogilvy.com - Team](https://www.ogilvy.com/uk/team)
5. [Greenhouse - Ogilvy UK Jobs](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ogilvyuk)

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