Junior Creative

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Junior Creative / (Art Director)

Department:  Ogilvy One

Location: London

Contact type: Permanent

Full Time/Part time: Full Time

Reporting into: ECD Team

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 was the most creatively awarded agency globally – including the most awarded agency at the Clio Awards, DMA Awards, Influencer Marketing Awards, London International Awards and The One Show. 

Ogilvy UK’s PR practice won large agency of the year at the PR Week awards. And our Consulting practice was in the Forbes 2022 list of best management consultancy firms. 

The Role:

As a Junior Creative at Ogilvy UK, you'll delve into refining your style and understanding various audience tones. Embedded within the Customer Experience, CRM, Digital, Data, and social sectors, this role thrives on continuous innovation to meet the ever-evolving needs of our clients. Flourishing in this vibrant environment, innovative thinking is key to success.

Working within this team provides a platform to stay abreast of exceptional creative work, market trends, and consumer shifts. This knowledge forms the cornerstone of your creative output, ensuring its vibrancy, relevance, and effectiveness. Effective communication at Ogilvy UK means confidently sharing your creative ideas with different audiences. Collaboration, open learning, and idea-sharing among colleagues and clients are strongly encouraged for Junior Creatives.

Your primary focus lies in generating and nurturing ideas aligned with our clients' specific needs. Demonstrating originality through lateral thinking, you'll consistently inject energy and innovative perspectives into the creative process. Beyond immediate tasks, adopting a holistic approach, considering the larger context, allows you to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering exceptional creative ideas that drive tangible business outcomes for our clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the creative team to generate and execute original, innovative, and impactful ideas across diverse channels, primarily focusing on digital, social media, CRM, and experiential platforms.
• Participate actively in brainstorming sessions, contributing fresh perspectives and ideas that challenge traditional thinking and align with evolving digital trends.
• Develop and present creative concepts in accordance with client briefs and objectives, adhering closely to brand guidelines and industry standards, especially in the realms of CRM, digital, and social media.
• Work closely with designers, creatives, and fellow team members to ensure the seamless execution of creative work across various digital platforms, nurturing a learning environment to develop skills in these areas.
• Proactively seek out new sources of inspiration and remain updated on industry trends, specifically within digital marketing, CRM tools, and social media strategies, recognizing the learning journey involved in these domains.
• Take ownership of assigned projects, focusing on timely delivery within allocated budgets, and showcasing adaptability and learning agility when working on CRM, digital, and social media-centric projects.

Requirements:

• Possess a portfolio demonstrating originality, creativity, and a strategic approach, showcasing an eagerness to learn and adapt in the digital, CRM, and social media realms.
• Strong conceptual thinking and problem-solving abilities, adaptable to the evolving landscape of digital marketing and CRM practices.
• Excellent collaboration skills within a team setting, eager to learn from senior team members and actively contribute ideas.
• Basic proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and relevant software, with a willingness to learn and enhance skills.
• A passion for advertising, marketing, particularly within the evolving realms of CRM, digital, and social media 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

If you are a Junior Creative who is driven, creative, and always looking for new ways to push boundaries, we want to hear from you

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 anyone who wants to work at Ogilvy. We believe that for creativity to flourish, everything about how we work must have diversity at its core. Your race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know and we will do everything we can to accommodate. 

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. 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.