About Ogilvy
Ogilvy 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.
Role Summary
A PR Account Executive role working on beauty brands within the No7 Beauty Company portfolio, which comprises No7, Liz Earle, Botanics, Soap & Glory and Sleek MakeUP. You will be part of a 12-strong team of PR and influencer experts at the Pharm.
‘The Pharm is a dedicated integrated agency team for No7 Beauty Company and Boots. The Pharm is made up of a cross section of experts in PR, influence, advertising and media from WPP agencies including Ogilvy, VML and EssenceMediaCom.’
You must have a passion for beauty PR and the influencer landscape, ideally with some experience in consumer PR already under your belt. You should also be someone with strong organisational skills, and comfortable with important administrative responsibilities such as coverage tracking, measurement and evaluation.
You will enjoy working in a fast paced environment, and be confident in juggling different projects, and managing different deadlines.
What we offer
- Work on some of the UK’s most loved brands:Gain invaluable experience working on high-profile beauty accounts, shaping the image and reputation of some of the leading skincare and cosmetic brands on the UK high-street
- Enhanced Skillset:Develop your expertise across multiple facets of PR, including media relations, influencer engagement and event management. You will have the opportunity to help bring to life some exciting creative campaigns and launch innovative new products to the beauty market
- Creative & Collaborative Environment:Be part of a supportive and inspiring team that thrives on creativity and collaboration. We encourage innovative thinking and offer a platform for you to share your ideas
Here’s what you’ll bring to the table
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrable passion for the beauty industry, and a keen knowledge and interest in beauty influencers and beauty media
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to juggle projects
- Willingness to take on new challenges and learn
- Enthusiam to work collaboratively with both internal and client teams
- Strong attention to detail across all work, including covering tracking and reporting
- Good research skills and ability to think creatively
- Some experience in a consumer PR or influencer agency or in-house is preferable, but not required
Key Responsibilities
- Responding to influencer and media enquiries
- Overseeing press and influencer sample coordination and requests
- Monitoring and tracking editorial and press coverage and paid influencer metrics
- Monitoring the news agenda, identifying media coverage and earned influencer opportunities for our clients
- Drafting press releases and media alerts for clients
- Pitching news stories to consumer and beauty media
- Supporting on press and influencer events, including scuring attendees and supporting on logistics
- Inputting into weekly and monthly client reports
- Support with managing paid influencer partnershps, including day-to-day liaison with influencer agencies
- Demonstrating a good knowledge and interest for social media trends and influencers to inform creative conecpts for paid influencer content
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.
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