ABOUT OGILVY SOCIAL.LAB

Ogilvy Social.Lab is not a traditional agency. We are an agency born for the Social & Digital Age. Ogilvy Social.Lab operates as a real LAB and thrives at the intersection of modern marketing & creativity. We cherish our entrepreneurial spirit and embrace the opportunity to rethink marketing and communications – constantly challenging the status quo.

Social.Lab was acquired by Ogilvy in 2013, is headquartered in Brussels but now work across the globe.

From our HQ we are currently working for several local and international clients incl. Ford, IKEA, Coca-Cola, Deutsche Bank, Nestle, VANS, several European institutions, etc. 

We are growing fast and we love it. We know that our success is a direct result of our talents and hard work. That's one of the reasons why during the Agency of the Year Awards of Media Marketing, we were elected as the Best Place to Work in Belgium in 2020!

Major Task Headings

• Focus: Digital & Social strategy
• Acting as key brand consultant to help develop modern, overarching brand & communication plans for a variety of our clients
• Help drive transformation of our clients’ Digital and Social communication strategies – including ensuring appropriate measurement & effectiveness of outputs
• Responsible for providing inspiration from grounded consumer insights that will give way to ideas that accelerate brand success across several categories.

Responsiblities 

• Actively help drive our innovation & transformation agenda
• Develop clear, coherent strategic recommendations for our clients, specializing in modern marketing principles
• Work closely with our Data & Intelligence, and Paid Media teams to provide data-centric solutions
• Help provide compelling creative direction through succinct creative brief writing – and working closely with our creative partners
• Stay current and connected to new media & popular culture to identify and activate relevant opportunities
• Be able to work across multi-discipline teams within Ogilvy, incl Creative, PR, Digital, Media, to develop excellent integrated brand activity that drives growth for our clients
• Manage and develop Midweight and Junior Strategists, including performance tracking and building of individual development plans

Education & Experience

• Degree in Marketing is preferable
• 6-8 years+ experience as Agency and/or FMCG Consumer Planner, including team management experience
• Extensive knowledge of digital & social communications planning

 Successful applicants will:

• Have an excellent level of English (verbal & written). French or Dutch an added bonus, although not required
• Be Research savvy - understand how to apply qualitative and quantitative learning
• Possess strong critical thinking skills - analytical, creative, and lateral
• Be curious and questioning consumer behavior
• Can tell and sell a story with strong presentation and writing skills
• Be digitally savvy and up to date with new media developments
• Be comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively as part of a team
• Be available for domestic & international travel to Clients – as needed

Offer

• Fulltime job within a growing and trendsetting advertising agency
• Attractive package and benefits
• Flexible working
• Continuous trainings
• Career conversation and growing opportunities
• Join a happy family of 14 planners from all over the world