Ogilvy
Senior Planning Manager
Salary
Job description
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 WPP.com.
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
As an Senior Planning Manager, you are the strategic anchor for your brands. You've moved beyond simply supporting strategy; you are now owning it. You translate complex business problems into sharp, inspiring strategic direction that unlocks brilliant creative work. You are the trusted partner to our creative and client leads, ensuring the strategic thread remains strong and true from the first insight to the final execution. This is an expert-track role focused on deepening your strategic craft and making an undeniable impact on the work and our clients' business.
What You’ll Do
- Own the Strategic Direction: Take full ownership of the strategy for key brands and workstreams, translating complex business challenges into clear, compelling strategic pathways.
- Author Inspiring Briefs: Write sharp, insightful creative briefs that serve as the undeniable springboard for culture-changing ideas.
- Elevate the Creative Product: Act as a trusted partner to creative teams, constructively challenging and sharpening ideas to push our creative ambition and ensure effectiveness.
- Unearth Powerful Insights: Go beyond the data to unearth powerful human truths and cultural tensions, turning them into unique and impactful opportunities for our brands.
- Lead the Pitch: Step up as the strategic lead on new business pitches, shaping the narrative that wins our next big client.
- Be the Strategic Voice: Build trust and confidently guide clients toward bold, effective solutions, becoming their go-to strategic advisor on your projects.
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What You’ll Need
- At least 7 years of proven experience in a strategic role within the marketing and communications industry, with a portfolio that showcases your impact.
- Mastery of the Strategic Toolkit: A proven ability to design research, uncover deep insights, and translate them into actionable, inspiring plans.
- A Love for Creativity: A track record of being a creative team's favorite collaborator, someone who inspires them and protects the integrity of a great idea.
- Confident Autonomy: The independence and agility to own your projects from start to finish, coupled with the collaborative spirit to make the whole team better.
- Exceptional Communication Skills: The ability to build a compelling narrative and present it with passion and persuasion to both internal teams and senior clients.
- A Curious & Passionate Mind: A genuine interest in what motivates people, a hunger to learn, and the energy to bring fun and passion to every challenge.
How We’ll Support You
Ogilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed. We’ll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We’ll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we’ll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you’ll be proud, 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 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.
If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.com. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.
