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# Senior Social Manager (6-month Contract) at Ogilvy

- **Company:** Ogilvy
- **Location:** Singapore
- **Posted:** 2026-10-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-26
- **Apply:** https://www.ogilvy.com/careers/4747426005?gh_jid=4747426005

## Job description

## About Ogilvy

Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy more than 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity—innovating at the intersection of intelligence, imagination and influence, with experts across advertising, sports & entertainment, PR & social, consulting, and health collaborating seamlessly across more than 120 offices spanning 90 countries. Ogilvy was named [Network of the Year](https://www.ogilvy.com/ideas/ogilvy-brings-home-network-year-2026-cannes-lions-international-festival-creativity) at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and [ranks](https://www.ogilvy.com/ideas/ogilvy-tops-warc-effective-100-creative-100-4th-straight-year) as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC for the fourth consecutive year, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. Ogilvy is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel. For more information, visit [Ogilvy.com](http://www.ogilvy.com/), and follow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ogilvy/), [X](https://twitter.com/ogilvy),[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ogilvy/), and[Facebook.](https://www.facebook.com/ogilvy/)

## 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](http://wpp.com/).

## About the Role

You’re a trusted social media partner for clients, leading day-to-day requirements, issues and opportunities across pure-play social assignments and integrated 360 retainers and campaigns. You are the key point of contact connecting clients, social specialists, creative teams, media teams and agency partners. You deliver high-quality social work on time and on budget while ensuring social thinking strengthens the wider brand and campaign ecosystem.

With 6-8 years related industry (social media/creative agency) experience, you have a solid foundation of how the agency works and able to manage clients’ expectations effectively. You can form strong client relationships at the lower-to-mid level.  You’re driven by our mission to make our clients’ brands matter and fundamentally believe that creativity and earning brand equity on social media for our clients have the power to change fortunes. You can work collaboratively with all internal team members (within your immediate teams, as well as within different teams in the Ogilvy Group) to getting outstanding work done.

## What You’ll Do

- Make our clients’ brands matter by delivering high-quality, platform-native social work and championing the role of social across integrated 360 retainers and campaigns, while strengthening the agency–client relationship.
- Able to own and execute project management/workflow system, and reporting.
- Manage client objectives, expectations and timelines, and communicates effectively to the internal team.
- Understand what makes great social work: a strong strategic role, platform-native creativity, cultural relevance, effective community participation, measurable impact and a clear connection to the wider brand or campaign idea.
- Plan, schedule, execute, manage and report on social programmes from briefing and content planning through production, approvals, publishing, community management, optimisation and post-campaign learning, while coordinating with wider campaign milestones.
- Solve delivery challenges across timing, resources, budgets and capabilities, including fast-moving platform changes, real-time opportunities, community issues, content volume and dependencies on wider campaign assets, while protecting client and agency interests.
- Strong analytical skills with ability to develop compelling messages for complex business issues/offerings and identify/ resolve emerging account issues
- Understands scoping of work, mapping of resource requirements and budgets.
- Achieve mastery of delivering and implementing Social and Influence capabilities that build client satisfaction which opens new growth opportunities for the agency.

## What You’ll Need

- Relentless curiosity
- Passion and pride in driving great work
- Reliable and mature, client’s trusted go-to
- Good organiser of people, things etc.
- Ability to influence client decisions and align stakeholders around clear social recommendations.
- Solutions-oriented
- Nurturing mentor to juniors
- Ability to turn cultural, platform and audience signals into timely ideas and actionable client opportunities.

## Skills you Learn to and Apply

- Develop, drive and implement organic and paid social strategies that support both short and long-term objectives. Track, analyse and evaluate the success and reiterate and optimise strategies accordingly
- Ability to stream briefs into the right workflow based on experience and a strong understanding of integrated marketing communications principles.
- Establish clear governance for social programmes, including roles, approvals, escalation paths, reporting cadences and optimisation actions.
- Ability to manage expectations of internal and external stakeholders and team members.
- Balance scope, quality, timing and budget when recommending delivery trade-offs, protecting both client outcomes and agency interests.
- Mentor junior team members through performance appraisals, personal development plans, feedback and coaching, building their confidence in social account leadership, platform knowledge, integrated working and high-quality delivery.

## 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 accommodations@ogilvy.com. 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.

## About Ogilvy

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Ogilvy is a global creative network that helps brands make an impact through advertising, public relations, consulting, relationship design, and health marketing.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of WPP plc, a publicly traded company – NYSE: WPP)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 1948
- **Founders**: David Ogilvy

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Advertising, Public Relations, Marketing Consulting, Healthcare Marketing
- **Target customers**: B2B, B2C, Enterprise, SMB across nearly 90 countries
- **Mission**: "To inspire people and brands to make an impact"

## Products & Services
- **Advertising, Brand & Content**: Full-service advertising campaigns, brand strategy, and creative content development.
- **Public Relations & Influence**: Narrative development, corporate reputation, influencer marketing, earned media.
- **Relationship Design (Ogilvy One)**: Data-driven customer engagement, loyalty programs, and personalised experiences powered by AI.
- **Consulting (Ogilvy Consulting)**: Business transformation, marketing transformation, behavioural science, innovation, and social impact strategy.
- **Health (Ogilvy Health)**: Healthcare marketing solutions for pharma, biotech, medical centres, payers, and consumer health brands.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available for Ogilvy alone (parent WPP’s market cap is publicly reported)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue – Not publicly disclosed; operates as part of WPP’s global network
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company WPP plc; key clients include many of the world’s most successful brands
- **Growth Signals**: Operates in 132 locations across 83 countries; 75 years of continuous operation; recently expanded capabilities in AI-driven relationship design and consulting

## Competitive Advantages
- **Borderless Creativity**: Seamless collaboration across advertising, PR, consulting, and health capabilities under one roof.
- **Deep Heritage & Trust**: Founded in 1948, Ogilvy has shepherded iconic brands through decades of market change.
- **Global Reach, Local Touch**: Nearly 90 country markets with local expertise backed by global scale.
- **Talent Culture**: Strong emphasis on inclusion, employee resource groups (“Communities”), and professional development.

## Strategic Focus
- **Innovation at Intersections**: Blending creativity with technology (AI, data) to deliver modern marketing solutions.
- **Consulting Growth**: Expanding Ogilvy Consulting’s offerings in behavioural science, sustainability, and business transformation.
- **Health & Wellness**: Deepening capabilities in healthcare marketing to serve both traditional health brands and consumer wellness.
- **Talent & Inclusion**: Investing in people-first policies, inclusive hiring, and career development to attract and retain top creative talent.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: People-first philosophy rooted in David Ogilvy’s original vision; strong commitment to inclusion and employee well-being.
- **Employee Resource Groups**: Nine global “Communities” (Roots, Somos, Black Diaspora, Proud, Parents & Carers, etc.) fostering belonging and professional networking.
- **Learning & Development**: Best-in-class training programs and career growth opportunities, with mentorship from senior leaders.
- **Work Environment**: Global opportunities across 132 offices; hybrid/remote policies vary by region and role (not universally disclosed, but flexibility is common in agency settings).
- **Perks**: Access to a vast global network of experts, exposure to high-profile brands, and a creative, collaborative atmosphere.

## Sources
1. [Ogilvy Careers Page](https://www.ogilvy.com/careers)
2. [Ogilvy About Page](https://www.ogilvy.com/about)
3. [Ogilvy Who We Are](https://www.ogilvy.com/careers/who-we-are)
4. [Wikipedia: Ogilvy (agency)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogilvy_(agency))

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