at The Ogilvy Group in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
About Ogilvy
Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy. David created a culture that deeply respects and cares about its people and clients. Our mission is to inspire people and brands to make an impact and we are committed to attracting, growing, and retaining the best talent in the industry.
About the Role
Ogilvy is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Account Executive to support a national food brand. This candidate will serve in a hybrid capacity: supporting day-to-day public relations efforts across consumer and corporate communications workstreams while also supporting the client's corporate social channels.This is a hybrid role in Chicago, IL.
What you'll do:
PR Responsibilities
Support the team with day-to-day client interaction
Be the organizational center of projects - manage, problem solve and drive execution
Provide support and mentorship to junior team members to contribute to their growth
Develop materials such as press releases, pitches and media strategies
Build, maintain and oversee media lists as well as an ongoing coverage tracker
Support the execution of events, including executive media days and campaign launches
Research and evaluate thought leadership opportunities for key spokespeople
Keep a pulse on the CPG and food industries, the media landscape and social media platforms to help provide insights and guidance on programs
Respond to in-bound requests from clients, media and team with accuracy and timeliness
Help track budgets and scopes, assessing estimates to actuals & managing changes as needed
Social Strategy
Support team in social strategy development, content planning and content optimizations for client's corporate social channels
Partner closely with full team to bring clients new thinking, recommendations and social ideas to build out owned channels - including relevant trends for brand channel
Understand basic best practices with paid amplification to ensure content is optimized
Identify and pursue quick-turn opportunities for social, ensuring tone-of-voice is carried through
Lead social content development and recommendations, including engagement and posting cadence on a monthly/quarterly basis
Conduct light research and social media monitoring
Keep a pulse on emerging social platforms and trends
Measure and report on results including monthly channel growth
What You'll Need:
3-5 years of experience in public relations, communications, advertising, social
Ideally, several different account experiences delivering programs in public relations, marketing, or communications with experience in social media, materials development, media relations, and partnership outreach
Strong written and verbal communication abilities and excellent interpersonal skills
Has project management skills; able to manage multiple parties to complete tasks and deliver quality outcomes for projects.
Willingness to take on complex challenges and work in a fast-paced environment
Natural and effective collaborator, positive attitude, and sound work ethic
Calm and focused under pressure
How We'll Support You
Ogilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We'll empower you with thetools you'll need to succeed. We'll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways ofdoing things. We'll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn fromacross the Ogilvy network. And we'll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you'll beproud, 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 teamswithpurpose. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities - 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.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.
