Senior Designer  

Attention, passionate digital designers! Are you a creative genius skilled in both digital and print design? We're on the hunt for a dynamic, detail-oriented leader to join our team.

As a super-talented Digital / AI designer, your unique style will shine, creating exceptional solutions for various brands. No more just following a brief; let's collaborate, generate exciting ideas, and craft beautiful campaigns together!

Time management is key, as you’ll be handling multiple accounts with finesse. Own your workload, meet deadlines, and keep the team in sync.

Got 5+ years of diverse client experience? Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite? Perfect! Extra points for After Effects know-how, adding motion magic to your designs.

As a senior designer, mentor juniors, provide stellar feedback, and lead cross-functional teams. Let's make an impactful creative direction together!

About you

You're the life of the design party, making friends with pixels and people alike! Your thought ducks in a row, and your action game is top-notch! You can wrangle tasks like a pro, juggling them with style and pizzazz and don't just handle big projects, you conquer them with multiple priorities like a design superhero!

If you're the master of these skills, you're the creative powerhouse we're looking for! 🎉💪

Responsibilities

• Show your digital and AI design skills with a portfolio that highlights your creativity.
• Lead and inspire a design team, providing guidance.
• Pay attention to detail for accurate and quality design work.
• Collaborate effectively in a diverse team, contributing innovative ideas.
• Handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, maintaining high standards.
• Organize, meet deadlines, and communicate well with clients.
• Understand digital design principles and user interface.
• Stay updated on design trends and emerging tech, incorporating as needed.
• Bonus: Experience with After Effects for added visual impact.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 5 years of diverse design experience.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Portfolio showcasing creative solutions in both digital and print design.
• Experience leading, mentoring, and collaborating with a design team.
• Worked on projects that highlight a strong attention to detail producing accurate, high-quality work.
• Effective collaboration in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Have a proven understanding of digital design principles and UI.
• Experience with art direction, including collaboration with photographers and illustrators.

Offer

• Full-time job within a growing and trendsetting agency
• Global client portfolio
• Attractive package and benefits
• Continuous trainings. Career conversation and growing opportunities
• Flexible homeworking policy

We are looking for a Senior Integrated Project Manager

Ogilvy Social.Lab seeks an experienced Senior Integrated Project Manager with a strong digital background to lead and grow key international brands.

The Project Manager at Ogilvy Social.Lab is a pivotal leadership role within the Client Service team. You will oversee and manage the successful execution of projects and client deliverables, ensuring seamless project delivery while maintaining the highest standards of quality, client satisfaction, and client growth. You will manage a team of team members across multiple disciplines mainly content, intelligence and media, guiding them to meet client deliverables and success. This role requires a deep understanding of digital project management principles, strong leadership skills, and a proven ability to navigate complex projects and client relationships. Ideally, candidates will have 5+ years of experience.

Project Delivery & Client Management:

• Oversee execution, coordination, and delivery across Media, Content, and/or Intelligence, ensuring timelines, deadlines, and budget objectives are met.
• Understand project briefs and objectives, managing timelines, resources, and scope to deliver successful, quality outcomes on time and within budget.
• Manage client expectations and communication effectively, building trust with key client stakeholders.
• Manage external stakeholder expectations and communication effectively.
• Lead case study development and contribute to building strong client relationships.
• Manage change requests, assess their impact on project objectives, and implement changes efficiently.

Team Leadership & Mentorship:

• Manage the internal team from an operational workflow.
• Mentor and develop Project Managers, providing guidance and support for their growth.
• Foster a positive and collaborative project team environment, focusing on individual growth and skill development of direct reports.
• Champion the vision within project teams and ensure project alignment with C2 vision.

Innovation & Process Improvement:

• Candidate needs to be open to working with AI workflows and integration across a campaign lifetime.
• Identify process improvements and innovative delivery approaches.
• Drive best practice initiatives and explore/implement new project management tools/techniques.
• Encourage experimentation and continuous improvement within the team.

Financial & Resource Management:

• Manage project resources and budgets across multiple projects, ensuring efficient resource allocation.
• Monitor project profitability and identify opportunities for cost optimisation.
• Manage SOWs and client revenue/finance functions.
• Manage Work in Progress (WIP) adjustments and support revenue forecasting for the portfolio.
• Analyse financial performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and profitability.
• Manage all the internal finance administrative duties such as WIP notes, reconciliation documentation, generating PQs, POs and invoices.
• Ensure efficient project delivery and accurate tracking of time and effort.

Role Requirements:

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, demonstrating strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Proficiency in project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).

Reporting & Analysis:

• Develop and deliver strategic client reports, providing insights into campaign performance, market trends, and competitive activity.
• Proactively monitor industry trends and share relevant insights with clients and internal teams.

Desired Skills & Experiences:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in a project management role within an agency setting, with at least 2 years of experience managing a team.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing across content creation, media, and strategy/intelligence.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Asana, Monday.com, Jira) and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with budget management and financial reporting.
• Understanding of Ogilvy's values and culture.

Within AKQA (part of WPP), Data & Analytics is one of the fastest growing disciplines that is integral to delivering value for our clients and positive impact for their customers. As part of a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving  our team provide a wide range of capabilities including user experience (UX) analytics, consumer research, and applied data science. Our clients are building the future of their business and, more than ever, data is at the heart of making this future a reality.

As a Senior Analyst at AKQA, you should be passionate about using data to derive insights and provide optimization recommendations that create better connections with consumers. You will be responsible for defining measurement and testing frameworks to business results for our clients.

At AKQA you will have access to world-renowned thought leadership from influential authors, athletes, artists and entrepreneurs. You will work in an environment which fosters a meritocratic culture and encourages ownership, and you will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. 

 ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in digital analytics, UX/funnel optimisation, and A/B testing.
• Knowledge and mastery of relevant analytics systems and data sources such as: web analytics (Google Analytics), funnel / flow analysis (Content Square), CRM, Survey (Usabilia), BI tools (Tableau, PowerBI), other 3^rdparty sources, etc.
• Ability to connect a client’s business goals to a complete measurement plan that defines the metrics, systems, and methodologies needed to meet those objectives.
• Strong background in data analysis and insight generation, using statistically sound analytical techniques to provide robust descriptive data sets that inform, shape, and defend a business/brand/experience strategy.
• Highly developed communication and story-telling skills, to be able to connect those insights in a way that tells a clear story and leads to clear action – across a variety of formats (reports, presentations, interactive dashboards).
• Experience in designing a detailed tracking strategy and ensuring rich data capture, as part of tag management (GTM), QA, and implementation guidance to dev team/partners.
• Familiarity with creating strategic testing frameworks, learning agendas and associated tools and methodologies, like using Google Optimise and analysing statistical significance.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Proactive mindset, able to execute a hypothesis-driven, data-first approach with light guidance from an Analytics Manager
• Skilled storyteller, able to effectively communicate analysis, identify key takeaways, and quantify opportunities.  
• Team player, able to integrate into a project and team environment as a thought leader, seamlessly connecting analytics to actionable strategic goals.

 Explore our extensive range of benefits here.

Job summary

As Associate Corporate Counsel (Commercial Legal) you will be a member of our commercial legal team and be responsible for structuring, drafting, and negotiating complicated technology, distribution, licensing, and other commercial agreements, and provide legal support to the sales team and, where required, support the product, engineering and marketing teams in connection with product development and product-led initiatives. Some travel may be required.

This role has a shift differential of 5am to 2pm SAST to cover APAC regional support

What you will do

• Draft and negotiate technology agreements, including software as a service (SaaS) agreements and software license agreements
• Work with our channel partnership team to negotiate and document partner/distribution relationships
• Negotiate ancillary agreements, such as NDAs, privacy agreements, and security agreements
• Review and revise various form agreements
• Ensure contractual compliance with industry standards and technical product requirements
• Support, build positive relationships with, and provide legal guidance to internal business teams
• Work collaboratively to identify and implement process improvements and support updates to internal playbooks and templates
• Manage and meet internal SLAs and help juggle priorities in a fast-moving environment
• Own specific legal projects and develop subject matter expertise regarding legal issues faced by the customer contracts team and internal business partners
• Assist with the review and negotiation of procurement/vendor contracts with our suppliers

What you will have

• LLB degree or similar
• Admitted legal practitioner (and in good standing) in the Republic of South Africa
• 1+ years relevant post admission experience
• Experience with contract negotiation, interpretation, and administration
• Excellent business acumen, well-developed, pragmatic problem-solving abilities, and high emotional intelligence
• Strong work ethic, a “hands on” mentality, accountability, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-evolving business environment while juggling and prioritizing multiple projects at the same time
• Ethical, adaptable, flexible, and comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity
• Desire to take on greater responsibility as experience is gained and skills are further developed
• Keen diplomatic instincts and customer service mentality
• Ability to work independently, employ good judgment, act with integrity, take ownership, and seek advice when necessary 

Nice to have

• Experience working in-house for a tech company
• Knowledge or experience in data security and privacy
• Knowledge of or experience with digital certificate industry

Benefits

• Provident Fund
• Medical Aid + Gap Cover
• Employee Assistance Program
• Gym Reimbursement
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance

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