Freelance Senior PR Account Director

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Ogilvy UK Full time

Freelance Senior Account Director Beauty (Senior AD/BD)


While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.

ASAP - December.

£350 p/day

Company: Ogilvy as part of The Pharm

Client: Boots UK – Beauty

Location: Southbank, London (flexi working 2-3 in office per week)

Reporting to: PR Managing Partner and Client Partner

Who We Are:

We are The Pharm: an integrated, multi-specialty service and consulting model where we work with our client Walgreens Boots Alliance in partnership towards one shared mission: to help people across the world lead healthier and happier lives.

The 150+ experts assembled at The Pharm have a unique opportunity to dedicate ourselves to one client in pursuit of their ambitious mission, while collaborating with experts from across several agencies (and areas of expertise) within our holding company, WPP.

Our shared values: Positive. Fearless. Celebratory.

THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Over the past three years Boots has been reinventing their beauty offering and beauty halls, having launched over 70 new brands in 2022 alone from the likes of Kylie Cosmetic and Skin, Drunk Elephant, Fenty Beauty, NARS, 17. and MAC to name just a few. The variety of beauty brands stocked at Boots continues to grow rapidly across 2023 and we continue to support them on the journey of ‘beauty reinvention’.

We’re looking for a Senior Account Director / Business Director who’s at the top of their game to lead our Beauty PR team. You will lead our beauty campaign work including those for key strategic business priorities (currently highly confidential), new brand launches, seasonal activities and the next stages of our ‘beauty transformation’ across stores.

The candidate will lead a dedicated Beauty PR. team including roles across the following levels; Account Director, Account Manager and Exec and will report into the Client Partner and Managing Partner for the PR team as a whole.

Experience with Beauty brands and/or Retail brands is ideal with a knowledge of both the earned media landscape and influencer marketing in these categories.

The Senior AD / Business Director should have a proven ability to deliver large scale campaign work, oversee a busy press office function and the skills to align with a cross-channel team on relevant integrated campaign work.

You will be a natural problem solver and create highly effective and fruitful working relationships with clients and colleagues, collaborating with other members of the Boots team within the Pharm.

What's in it for you?

Aside from a generous annual leave allowance and pension allowances, you will have access to a whole host of other benefits and activities such as:

  • Assurance
  • Health Insurance
  • BUPA
  • hybrid-working schedule
  • family friendly policies
  • Programme
  • Assistance Support
  • to Work Scheme
  • Care and Glasses Vouchers
  • Ticket Loans
  • Discounts

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The Pharm is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, colour, 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.

If you are unable or limited in your ability to access our career site as a result of a disability, we will be happy to assist you. Please contact our People Team at ukpeopleteam@thepharmglobal.com to request an alternate accommodation. Please note that only requests for an employment application accommodation will be returned.



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