Social Creative Director

Department: Social & Content
Location: London
Full Time/Part time: Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

 

About Ogilvy:

Our vision is to 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. We believe in today’s world this is the best way for our clients to achieve sustainable growth. We achieve this by breaking down the barriers that restrict talent and ideas.

Which is why our teams work fluidly across 5 capabilities: Advertising, Consulting, Experience, PR & Influencer, and Health. This allows us to not only operate but innovate at the intersection of capabilities and talent. We believe impact and magic lies at this intersection. Ogilvy scales this by seamlessly connecting and accessing the deep cultural expertise of 132 offices in 83 countries.

The result is multifaceted ideas for our clients that drive impact and are born from the intersection of platform x culture x technology.

We call this Borderless Creativity.

Ogilvy was ranked the number one UK agency at D&AD and was the only UK agency to win a Glass Lions at Cannes. Ogilvy was also nominated network of the year in Cannes Lions, Campaign, Effie Awards EMEA, London International Awards, The One Show and WARC Rankings.

In 2022, Ogilvy PR was named Large Agency of the Year at the PR Week Awards, following that up by winning Highly Commended Large Agency in 2023. Our proposition of “Ideas Others Can’t” stems from our unique place in the UK PR industry. By bringing together PR expertise, lived experience, data, behavioural science, the world’s most awarded influencer team and a department of 60+ creatives, we’re. able to bring a unique set of skills to bear on any project.

 

The Role:

We are seeking a Creative Director to lead the Social & Content department, serving our biggest clients and delivering stand-out, award winning work. You will need to be a champion of striking social first thinking but have the skills and experience to move and evolve ideas across influence, PR and other channels.

The ideal candidate should be a strategic thinker who can create and execute innovative ideas that deliver results for our clients.

They should be a natural leader who can inspire and motivate a team of creatives and be able to work collaboratively with other departments to deliver successful campaigns.

As a Creative Director, you will be responsible for setting a vision and direction for the business, having your finger on the pulse of social media, technology, and culture. You have a solid past experience delivering well-crafted, social focused work that jumps out of the news feed and demands attention.

 

 

Responsibilities:

  • Grow, lead and inspire social creative team
  • Work alongside strategists to ensure briefs are insightful, creatively inspiring and commercially impactful
  • Oversee the creative output of Social team – ensuring responses to briefs and new business opportunities are solved creatively, beautifully and on-point strategically
  • Champion social-first thinking – both for our clients and within the broader agency – with knowledge and experience of a modern, integrated communications landscape
  • Ensure the team is billable, profitable and acts as a growth driver for the UK (and beyond)
  • Build and maintain a culture of earned first excellence – spotting reactive opportunities, developing proactive ideas and continually surprising clients with new and interesting solutions to their business problems
  • Concept and collaborate with other creatives, including art directors, copywriters, experience designers, technologists, and makers
  • Pitch and win new clients – driving the continued growth of the UK business

 

Your previous experience:

  • Experience of problem-solving and expertise in how to come to creative solutions; thinking quickly and approaching issues with focus on social campaigns and execution
  • Experience of leading creative groups; advising and developing individuals skillsets and the quality of their work
  • In-depth knowledge of social media trends, algorithms, and platform functionalities
  • A strong commitment to delivering high impact work on time and on budget
  • An understanding of multi-platform thinking and techniques as well as a desire to create innovative work
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Suite preferable

 

 

Requirements

  • Strong Leadership: An exceptional Creative Director is a natural leader who can inspire and motivate a team of creatives, while also setting a clear vision and direction for their work. They are decisive, confident, and able to make tough decisions when necessary.
  • Strategic Thinking: A great Creative Director has a deep understanding of the client's business, industry, and social audience. They use this knowledge to develop creative strategies that deliver results and exceed expectations.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing strategically-led creative campaigns developed for social media platforms
  • Collaborative: An exceptional Creative Director can work collaboratively with other departments, including strategy, account management, and production, to deliver successful campaigns. They are great listeners who appreciate all creative input, regardless of where or from whom it originates.
  • Results-Oriented: An exceptional Creative Director is results-oriented and always focused on delivering campaigns that exceed the client's expectations. They have a track record of building strong relationships with clients and delivering results that meet or exceed their goals.
  • A deep understanding of the latest trends and technologies in the industry
  • Willingness to take risks and push creative boundaries
  • A passion for developing and nurturing young talent
  • A track record of building strong relationships with clients and delivering results.
  • Broad knowledge of culture, niche and sub-communities – how different, diverse groups of consumers talk, interact and consume media
  • Experience producing clever, low-cost, quick turnaround ideas as well as big brand activations, and long-term creative platforms

 

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.

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