Client Partner

Ogilvy PR; City of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global creative agency in London is looking for a Client Partner for Influence. This role involves managing strategic client relationships, focusing on client growth and satisfaction. Candidates should have experience in leading multi-million-pound accounts and expertise in PR and consultation. The position offers a fixed-term contract with flexible working options and various benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing and Health benefits

Flexible Working Model

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior client leadership role with a track record of managing multi-million-pound accounts.
• Significant expertise in PR and Influence with integrated team leadership experience.
• Exceptional commercial acumen with experience in financial forecasting and contract negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Drive strategic plans for client growth and agency revenue.
• Lead integrated teams to deliver holistic solutions.

Skills

Client leadership

Strategic thinking

Commercial acumen

Team leadership

Collaboration

Job description

Overview

Ogilvy London, United Kingdom. Job posted date: 10/17/2025.

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since it was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy ranks as the #1 global agency for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive 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.

Influence Client Partner
Large FMCG Drinks brand

Department: PR & Influence
Location: London
Contract type: Fixed-Term (12 months)
Full Time/Part time: Full Time
Reporting into: Global Director

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy UK has been creating iconic ideas that deliver impact at scale for clients since 1948. The agency specialises in bringing together brand advertising, customer experience marketing, PR, influence and consulting, fuelled by Behavioural Science. Our world-class, award-winning campaigns deliver solutions for clients including Sainsbury’s, Lloyds Banking Group, Madri, Unilever and Mondelēz International.

Ogilvy’s influencer marketing practice is the largest globally; we are proud to be the most awarded influencer agency for six years running and the recipient of the Cannes Grand Prix for Social & Creator for two consecutive years.

Ogilvy UK also hosts Nudgestock, the world’s biggest festival of behavioural science and creativity. James Murphy is the CEO of Ogilvy Group UK, which includes Ogilvy UK and New Commercial Arts (NCA), a boutique creative agency he co-founded in 2020, recently acquired by WPP.

The Role:

As a Client Partner for Influence, you are the senior-most steward of the agency's largest and most strategic client relationships. Your primary focus is to move beyond service delivery and become deeply embedded as a trusted strategic partner to the client's business and its C-suite leadership. You will be responsible for the long-term health and growth of the client relationship, orchestrating Ogilvy's full suite of capabilities—from PR and Influence to advertising and consulting—to solve their most complex business challenges. You will take a helicopter view of the account, identifying future opportunities and risks while holding ultimate accountability for client satisfaction, commercial success, and the delivery of transformative, award-winning work.

Key Responsibilities:

• C-Suite Client Partnership: Build, maintain, and deepen relationships with senior client stakeholders, establishing yourself as their indispensable strategic advisor on brand, reputation, and influence.
• Strategic Account Growth: Drive the overarching strategic plan for the client, identifying and converting opportunities for organic growth that deliver value to the client and increase agency revenue.
• Integrated Leadership: Act as the central point of integration, connecting Influence with PR, creative, strategy, and other agency crafts to deliver holistic, multi-channel solutions.
• Commercial Accountability: Hold ultimate accountability for the financial health of your client portfolio, including annual forecasting, profitability, contract negotiations, and overall commercial stewardship.
• Team & Craft Excellence: Lead and inspire the integrated account team by example, ensuring high standards of creativity, strategic thinking, and executional excellence, delegating effectively to senior leads.
• Strategic Counsel & Foresight: Proactively guide clients through the evolving market landscape, providing a forward-looking perspective on risks, opportunities, and innovations that will protect and grow their business.
• Communication & Collaboration: Articulate a compelling strategic vision for growth, foster partnership at the C-suite level, and orchestrate collaboration between diverse agency capabilities to deliver a unified client experience.
• Organisation & Resource Management: Architect the cross-functional team and resource model required to service a major client relationship; oversee the account's commercial health and ensure resource allocation supports client success and agency profitability.
• Responsibility & Accountability: Hold ultimate accountability for the success of the client partnership, from commercial performance to creative excellence; empower account directors while serving as the key point of contact between client C-suite and agency leadership.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making: Act as the senior strategic advisor on the client’s most complex challenges; make decisive judgments to protect the long-term health of the partnership.
• Growth & Development: Champion a culture of excellence and growth for the account team; mentor senior talent to become future client leaders and develop strategic skills that contribute to the client’s growth.
• Ogilvy Values & Behaviours: Shape a culture where the agency values are lived and celebrated, ensuring inclusivity, fairness, and psychological safety; act as a role model for the partnership.

What You Will Need:

• Proven experience in a senior client leadership role (e.g., Business Director) with a track record of managing and growing multi-million-pound accounts.
• An existing reputation as a trusted advisor to C-suite level clients.
• Significant expertise in PR, Influence and Social, with a strong ability to lead integrated teams and strategies.
• Exceptional commercial acumen, with proven experience in financial forecasting, contract negotiation, and driving account profitability.
• Strong strategic thinking skills, with the ability to take a helicopter view of accounts, identify long-term opportunities, and define a clear path to success for the client’s business.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to identify and create opportunities to collaborate with clients and within the agency, leveraging a broad knowledge of the agency's capabilities.
• Integrity and a passion for championing diverse thinking and building inclusive, high-performing teams.

How we help you Thrive:

• 25 days annual leave + 1 Volunteer Day
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
• Flexible Working Model with core hours 10am – 4pm
• Wellbeing and Health: Up to £25.00 per month towards exercise classes, wellbeing tools, and eye tests
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance

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 self-expression.

We believe in building powerful teams with purpose and in transforming our initiatives to promote fairness and equity. Our mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, supporting the communities we serve. This is central to our Borderless Creativity.

Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect where everyone belongs and has the opportunity to progress.

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