Social Media Manager
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.
Department: PR & Influence
Location: London
Contract type: 12-Month FTC
Full Time/Part time: Full Time
Reporting into: Managing Partner
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. Ogilvy UK 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 Molson Coors (owner of Madrí beer), Valeo Foods UK (owner of Kettle Chips and Rowse Honey), Argos, Mondelēz International, Unilever, TK Maxx and Pernod Ricard.
In 2023, Ogilvy UK celebrated their 75th anniversary and was the most awarded agency in Europe. Ogilvy is home to the largest influencer marketing practice globally and hosts the world’s biggest festival of behavioural science and creativity, Nudgestock – now in its 12th year.
The Role:
We're seeking a dynamic and highly creative Social Media Manager to take full ownership of our social content strategy and execution across key platforms like Instagram and TikTok for multiple brands. This role demands a proactive individual adept at ideating, planning, and scheduling engaging content – from reactive, in-the-moment opportunities to comprehensive monthly and quarterly calendars – ensuring our channels consistently thrive by identifying content gaps and forward planning.
You'll operate with a keen 'newsroom' mentality, consistently tapping into cultural moments and emerging trends, acting as a creative champion to inspire bold, impactful work. A data-driven approach is essential, as you'll analyse content performance, leveraging insights surfaced from our community management team regarding customer sentiment to inform strategy and communicate effectively with internal stakeholders and clients. The ideal candidate will be a confident communicator, negotiator, and presenter, resilient, adaptable, and ready to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, collaborating seamlessly with community managers and creatives. While experience with influencer/creator campaigns is preferred, your core strength will lie in driving compelling social narratives and engagement.
Key Responsibilities:
Be the Senior Client Partner - Build and maintain relationships with senior client stakeholders
across multiple functions, becoming indispensable to their business. Anticipate their needs, advise with authority, and be their go-to for strategic counsel.
Be the Content Architect - Taking full ownership of content strategy, ideation, planning, and scheduling across Instagram and TikTok for multiple brands, ensuring channel growth by proactively identifying gaps and forward planning from reactive to quarterly calendars.
Be the Cultural Pulse & Creative Spark - Operating with a keen 'newsroom' mentality, staying ahead of cultural moments and emerging trends, and acting as a creative champion to inspire bold, impactful social work.
Be the Insight Driver - Leveraging a data-driven approach to analyse content performance, translating customer sentiment and community insights into actionable strategies that inform and optimize our social presence.
Be the Collaborative Communicator - Confidently negotiating, presenting, and fostering seamless relationships with internal teams, stakeholders, and clients, ensuring unified efforts with community managers and creatives.
Be the Agile Performer - Demonstrating resilience and adaptability to thrive in high-pressure, fast-paced environments, consistently driving compelling social narratives and engagement for our brands.
Be the Problem Solver - Anticipate risks, manage challenges with confidence, and escalate when needed. Maintain a solutions-first mindset, ensuring momentum is never lost.
Key Skills:
- Proven ability to plan and ideate content for social media channels Instagram and TikTok.
- Ownership of the content calendar across Instagram and TikTok or multiple brands.
- Identifying gaps for content and forward planning what is needed for the channel to thrive.
- Planning content reactively, monthly and quarterly.
- Experience of working with Community Managers and Creatives.
- Experience working with data and analysing how content is performing.
- Well versed in running a newsroom, finger on the pulse of culture and newsworthy stories.
- Creative champion with the ability to inspire bold, impactful work.
- All over social media trends.
- Confident communicator, negotiator, and presenter.
- Resilient, adaptable, and able to thrive in high-pressure situations.
- Working with community management team to understand what customers are saying on our channels and then surfacing these insights to internal team and clients
- Knowledge of influencer/creator campaigns is preferred but not mandatory.
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
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.