Client Partner

About Ogilvy

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 todeliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities.

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Large FMCG Drinks brand

Department: PR & Influence

Location: London

Contract type: Fixed‑Term (12 months)

Full Time/Part time: Full Time

Reporting into: Global Director

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, Nudge stock – 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.

As a Client Partner for Influence, you are the senior‑most steward of the agency’s largest and most strategic client relationships. Your primary focus is to move beyond service delivery and become deeply embedded as a trusted strategic partner to the client’s business and its C‑suite leadership. You will be responsible for the long‑term health and growth of the client relationship, orchestrating Ogilvy’s full suite of capabilities—from PR and Influence to advertising and consulting—to solve their most complex business challenges.

You will take a helicopter view of the account, identifying future opportunities and risks while holding ultimate accountability for client satisfaction, commercial success, and the delivery of transformative, award‑winning work.

• C‑Suite Client Partnership:
  Build, maintain, and deepen relationships with senior‑most client stakeholders, establishing yourself as their indispensable strategic advisor on all matters of brand, reputation, and influence.
• Strategic Account Growth:
  Drive the overarching strategic plan for the client, identifying and converting significant opportunities for organic growth that deliver value to the client and increase agency revenue.
• Integrated Leadership:
  Act as the central point of integration, seamlessly connecting Influence with PR, creative, strategy, and other agency crafts to deliver holistic, multi‑channel solutions to the client’s business problems.
• Commercial Accountability:
  Hold ultimate accountability for the financial health of your client portfolio, including annual forecasting, profitability, contract negotiations, and overall commercial stewardship.
• Team & Craft Excellence:
  Lead and inspire the integrated account team by example. Ensure the highest standards of creativity, strategic thinking, and executional excellence are consistently met, delegating effectively to senior leads.
• Strategic Counsel & Foresight:
  Proactively guide clients through the evolving market landscape, providing a forward‑looking perspective on risks, opportunities, and innovations that will protect and grow their business.

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