Associate Social Strategist

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.

Associate Social Strategist

Ogilvy Social, Hong Kong

Ogilvy Social is a global, cross-discipline team of social experts from across all of Ogilvy’s businesses. We know there’s a new customer and stakeholder journey defined by the increasing impact our networks have on purchase decision and our behaviors. We design integrated social solutions that combine deep disciplines like CRM, public relations and shopper marketing and rooted in what drives behavior.

Associate Digital Strategist Responsibilities Include
• Contribute to cross-discipline social media team, spanning public relations, direct marketing, advertising and shopper marketing
• Online research and social media monitoring using a variety of social media listening tools
• Social media strategy development
• Campaign execution in the areas of content, community management, influencer identification, influencer outreach and offline activation
• Measure campaign effectiveness using a variety of social media analytics tools
• Day-to-day client relationship management
• Project management

In order to be successful in this role you must:
• Have a Bachelors degree or equivalent with a strong academic record
• Have 2+ years work experience in an advertising or PR agency, or related field
• Be fluent in Cantonese and English language, reading and writing (test will be given)
• Have excellent communication skills – verbal and written
• Think critically and creatively, meaning the ability to think clearly and rationally, solve problems and develop new and useful possibilities
• Plan and execute on multiple projects simultaneously in an organized fashion
• Work calmly and maintain good judgment in a fast-paced work environment
• Collaborate with colleagues in different countries and appreciate cultural differences
• Understand current and emerging media platforms and their usage from a consumer and business perspective
• Understand how to drive conversations and online word of mouth
• Be passionate about social media and word of mouth marketing

Additional Skills Preferred, But Not Required
• Fluent in Mandarin reading and writing
• Video production and editing
• Management experience
• Business development experience

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. 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.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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