Job Description

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

A PR Executive working as part of a team to deliver and execute clients\' communications plans. The individual should be a capable communications and public relations professional able to handle a broad variety of tasks with increasing independence and sound judgment.

What You\'ll Do

• Project co-ordination & execution: Ensures flawless execution of client projects while keeping all relevant people updated on progress and changes. Plays a primary implementation role in client work.
• Timely documentation: Contact Reports of meetings and next steps, WIP status reports, and written documentation for project deliverables.
• Relationship management: Develops and maintains good working relationships with individuals within the Agency and Client organization and handle direct client contact
• Day-to-day account management: drafting written materials, coordinating events, managing projects performed with and by others and supervising more junior staff.
• Drafts sound, credible documents such as client memos, news releases, case studies, op-ed pieces, brochures and collateral materials.
• Plan, prepare and execute events such as press conferences, media briefings, analyst meetings, media tours, third party advocacy, etc.
• Preparing in-depth analyses using internal and external research capabilities.
• Managing media relations for all client matters

Requirements

• Diploma / Degree with at least 1 - 2 years of working experience.
• Good knowledge of media - publications, broadcasts, news wires/online and social media.
• Good communication skills (written & verbal) and people skills.
• Must possess basic public relations, writing, media, organizational, research and production skills
• Be able to balance work load and tasks, communicating effectively with team members
• Can operate with a high degree of independence, but knows when to rely on own judgment and when to seek advice of supervisor and other team members.

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.

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