Social Media Manager

Play your part in a brilliant company culture built on teamwork, creativity, and fun.

We’re on the hunt for a mid-weight  Social Media Manager with strong client and team management experience, deep platform knowledge, and a talent for guiding great social content from brief to go live and beyond. This role sits within our Social@Ogilvy team, where we value creativity grounded in insight, big ideas that are game-changing, flawless execution, and a vibrant office environment.

Working alongside social strategists, content creators, and community managers, you will lead the day-to-day delivery of social programs, organic content calendars, creator-led programs, and high-impact integrated campaigns.

You’re someone who lives and breathes social media. You know what's trending, why it matters, and how brands can participate in cultural moments authentically. You want to sharpen your client-management and strategic planning skills while remaining deeply connected to the creative production of world-class social work every day.

About the Role

Working closely with clients and teammates you’ll help manage and deliver a range of social and creator-led programs and campaigns ensuring that plans are executed flawlessly. You’ll play a key role from brief and planning through to production and publishing to deliver strategies that create cultural and commercial impact for our clients.

What You’ll Do

• Client delivery: Manage day-to-day social delivery for your clients. Keep work on track, on brief and on time — building trust through consistency and quality.
• Strategy & planning: Assist in developing social strategies rooted in insight and cultural relevance. Contribute to and coordinate content planning, channel strategy and trend-led ideation with a point of view that adds value.
• Content & community: Support content creators and community managers across production, publishing and engagement. Help maintain a high bar for everything that goes live.
• Partner with clients: Work closely with clients to identify opportunities and cascade briefs within the agency. Combine brilliant basics with insightful and timely counsel.
• Reporting & insights: Assist with regular client reporting - pulling data, surfacing insights and helping tell the story of what's working and why.
• AI & innovation: Use WPP Open, our proprietary AI platform, to streamline workflows, improve content production and find smarter ways to deliver for clients.
• Growth: Identify opportunities to add value for clients beyond the brief and contribute to new business efforts when called on.

What you bring

• Solid knowledge of the major platforms: the formats, the algorithm shifts, the cultural forces shaping what works
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams without dropping the ball
• Attention to detail and pride in getting things right before they go live
• A creative eye for content and developing strategic instincts to back it up
• A good understanding of social content production processes from reactive and trend-based content to planning and management of shoots and live capture
• Experience managing talent and creator led campaigns and always on activity
• Clear communication and good judgement on when to escalate
• Energy, curiosity and a genuine hunger to learn from experienced strategists and creatives around you
• A team-first mindset. You make the people around you better.

Why Ogilvy?  

• Go global with Ogilvy: As part of a leading global network, you'll have access to exciting career pathways and opportunities around the world. Expand your horizons and connect with colleagues across the globe.
• Family & caregiver support: We offer a gender-neutral parental leave policy, providing 16 weeks of paid leave to support all parents and caregivers throughout their journey. We're committed to helping you balance your career and family life.
• Unlock the power of AI: Get exclusive access to WPP Open, our cutting-edge global AI platform, and leverage the latest technology to enhance your work and drive innovation.
• Work in style at Barangaroo: Sydney-based employees enjoy our brand new, state-of-the-art WPP campus in the heart of Barangaroo. SYDNEY ONLY
• Work in style in Melbourne: Enjoy our revamped office with luxury end-of-trip facilities with views over the Royal Botanical Gardens. MELBOURNE ONLY
• Belong at Ogilvy: We're deeply committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace. Our Inclusivity & Impact Council, SheCD, WPP Unite, and Reconciliation Action Plan programs are just some of the ways we're creating a culture where everyone feels valued and respected.
• Invest in your growth: We're invested in your success. You'll receive a tailored personal development plan to help you achieve your goals, along with dedicated support from your manager to guide your career journey. We leverage Culture Amp to facilitate meaningful career conversations and track your progress.
• Recharge & rejuvenate: Enjoy a range of additional leave benefits, including your birthday off, Summer Fridays, and loyalty leave (an extra day for each year you're with us).
• Wellness your way: Take advantage of discounted rates with health and fitness providers, plus access to yoga, meditation, and wellbeing programs to support your mental and physical health.
• Confidential support: We provide confidential counselling support through Telus EAP to help you navigate any personal or professional challenges.
• Recognising excellence: We celebrate your achievements and loyalty through our employee reward programs.
• Referral bonus: Bring your talented friends to Ogilvy and receive a bonus!
• Unlock exclusive savings: Access discounts and vouchers for major household brands through our benefits platform, perkSPACE.

At Ogilvy, inclusivity is essential to our success. We're committed to building a workplace that embraces various perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, knowing that diverse teams drive more impactful work.

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Māori, people with disabilities, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, all ages, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, nationalities, and family structures.

We believe everyone thrives when they can be themselves. We provide equal opportunities and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential.

If you require any accessibility adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know: [email protected]

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