Business Director (6-Months)

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 .

Department: Unilever

Location: London

Contact type: 6-Month FTC

Full Time/Part time: Full Time

Reporting into: Client Partner

The Role:

As a forward-thinking and inclusive creative agency, Ogilvy is expanding its team to meet the demands of executing global creative platforms in competitive markets. We are seeking a seasoned professional to step into the role of Business Director within our advertising team.

As a strategic and composed leader accountable for creative excellence, client relationships, and financial profitability of your business areas, you'll serving as a credible partner to clients and an ambassador for the agency. Drawing on your strong advertising expertise across advertising, specifically in broadcast, digital, and social first channels, you'll proactively manage teams with brilliant communication, foresee challenges, and plan contingencies while continuously identifying opportunities to grow the business. You'll inspire and develop your team through clear feedback and approachable leadership, fostering strong morale and team spirit while maintaining account profitability. Championing agility, innovation, and continuous improvement, you'll optimize processes and ensure the agency consistently delivers exceptional work and service that maximizes creative potential and achieves shared objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

Making Work We’re Proud Of

• You lead by creating conditions for brilliant solutions to appear and thrive. You meaningfully input into the creative development process and understand how different crafts around Ogilvy contribute to a brilliant creative solution.
• You proactively identify potential creative opportunities and areas of growth for the business, turning this knowledge into a plan of action. You think creatively to improve business operations and strategically sell in work.

Responsibility & Accountability

• You manage multiple projects, defining roles and responsibilities for your team, and holding them accountable to ensure delivery as required.
• You make decisions on behalf of the agency and team, understanding the ramifications and managing up when necessary.
• You demonstrate to clients that you are accountable for the agency's performance and relationship.

Commercial Acumen

• You have an informed view of the commercial implications of internal decisions and external influences at both the micro (project) and macro (account) levels.
• You engage with clients and internal stakeholders on commercial topics and problem-solve to protect the interests of the agency and the relationship.

Collaboration

• You ensure senior stakeholders across the agency engage with the ambition and resources your team needs to support the work. You manage up as well as down.
• You manage key mid-level stakeholders in the client organization to protect and promote the agency's ambitions.
• You work well with other crafts at Ogilvy, understanding their value and the role of earned media within the agency mix.

Problem Solving & Decision Making

• You take a holistic view of projects to identify future opportunities and risks.
• You act decisively to solve problems quickly, understanding when leadership support is needed.

Building Client Relationships

• You are a trusted partner and adviser to mid-level clients, respected and valued by senior clients. You understand the client’s business objectives and aspirations, providing a sounding board that encourages deeper conversations around potential opportunities.
• You navigate issue resolution with clients and senior stakeholders.

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.

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