Business Director (6-Months)
Ogilvy
| Company | Ogilvy |
| Category | Operations & Admin |
| Location | London |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Director |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
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 .
Department: Unilever
Location: London
Contact type: 6-Month FTC
Full Time/Part time: Full Time
Reporting into: Client Partner
The Role:
As a forward-thinking and inclusive creative agency, Ogilvy is expanding its team to meet the demands of executing global creative platforms in competitive markets. We are seeking a seasoned professional to step into the role of Business Director within our advertising team.
As a strategic and composed leader accountable for creative excellence, client relationships, and financial profitability of your business areas, you'll serving as a credible partner to clients and an ambassador for the agency. Drawing on your strong advertising expertise across advertising, specifically in broadcast, digital, and social first channels, you'll proactively manage teams with brilliant communication, foresee challenges, and plan contingencies while continuously identifying opportunities to grow the business. You'll inspire and develop your team through clear feedback and approachable leadership, fostering strong morale and team spirit while maintaining account profitability. Championing agility, innovation, and continuous improvement, you'll optimize processes and ensure the agency consistently delivers exceptional work and service that maximizes creative potential and achieves shared objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
Making Work We’re Proud Of
You lead by creating conditions for brilliant solutions to appear and thrive. You meaningfully input into the creative development process and understand how different crafts around Ogilvy contribute to a brilliant creative solution.
You proactively identify potential creative opportunities and areas of growth for the business, turning this knowledge into a plan of action. You think creatively to improve business operations and strategically sell in work.
Responsibility & Accountability
You manage multiple projects, defining roles and responsibilities for your team, and holding them accountable to ensure delivery as required.
You make decisions on behalf of the agency and team, understanding the ramifications and managing up when necessary.
You demonstrate to clients that you are accountable for the agency's performance and relationship.
Commercial Acumen
You have an informed view of the commercial implications of internal decisions and external influences at both the micro (project) and macro (account) levels.
You engage with clients and internal stakeholders on commercial topics and problem-solve to protect the interes