Delivery Manager - Social

Ogilvy PR; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Ogilvy London, United Kingdom Job Posted Date: 03/26/2025

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.

Delivery Manager (Social)

Location - London
Contract Type - 12-Month FTC

The Role:

As a Social Delivery Manager you will manage social and integrated projects, reporting into the Operations Director for PR & Influence. You will be responsible for the successful delivery of key client campaigns, initiatives, and projects worldwide across the social and influence business.

We are looking for a skilled professional with experience working across social and influence accounts, with a keen eye for detail and a creative problem-solving mindset. You will understand the internal processes and how to ensure smooth operations, keeping projects on track, and delivering the best creative solution possible for the client. Your ability to balance scope, ambition, time, and budget will be critical, treating the client's resources as if they were your own.

Your strong people skills will foster a diverse and inclusive team culture, while your proactive approach will drive exceptional project delivery. Collaboration is essential, as you facilitate project collaboration, participate in and mediate conversations, and consult with the business and wider specialisms to meet project needs.

Responsibilities:

• Proven track record of successfully delivering social-first projects on time, within budget, and to client satisfaction.
• Working with Editorial workstreams
• Leading delivery and oversight for creative, editorial and production
• Work directly with clients for delivery
• Strong organisational skills to maintain project documentation, schedules, and internal status reports.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks accordingly.
• Strong people skills with the ability to motivate teams and drive project success.
• Proven ability to make sound decisions, solve problems, and provide creative solutions when faced with challenges.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the creative process, strategy, data, media, and production in a social marketing and influence context.
• Strong commercial acumen, including the ability to make informed decisions that contribute to project profitability.
• Demonstrated ability to drive project collaboration and facilitate effective communication among team members.
• Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

At Ogilvy UK, we want to make sure that you’re set up to grow and develop in your role and enjoy some of the best times of your working career. Our learning and development team are on hand to provide training for you, to help you excel in every aspect of your role. So, if you think you may not have experience in some aspects of this position, don’t worry, and apply away. We’re here to help you grow and nurture your skills.

How we help you Thrive:

• 25 days annual leave + 1 Volunteer Day
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental leave
• We have a flexible working policy with core working hours (10am – 4pm) and have launched our 3.2 Hybrid Working model
• A 1.5:1 matching pension structure
• Wellbeing and Health: Up to £25.00 per month towards physical or online exercise class membership plus Dental cover, Unmind membership, LifeWorks tool and annual eye tests.
• Learning and development budgets plus Enhanced and ongoing wellbeing incentives and activities throughout the year
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance x4 salary

Inclusion@Ogilvy: To foster an inclusive environment we have our internal groups: Ogilvy Rewired, Roots, Equals, Proud plus Parents and Carers.

Dedicated to our people, we provide additional perks to help support your work life balance.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer. Ogilvy considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at [e-mail]. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation.