Senior Manager, Social

Ogilvy
Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Presentation","Strategic thinking","Team management"]

Senior Manager – Social Media & Influence leads Social@Ogilvy's social and influencer offering in Kuala Lumpur, owning senior client partnerships, driving the strategic vision for key social accounts, and contributing to business development and agency growth. You will oversee a team of a Manager, Senior Executives, Executives, content creators and specialists, shaping creative excellence, strategic rigour, and commercial discipline.

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Senior Manager, Social

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Job Summary

Senior Manager – Social Media & Influence leads Social@Ogilvy's social and influencer offering in Kuala Lumpur, owning senior client partnerships, driving the strategic vision for key social accounts, and contributing to business development and agency growth. You will oversee a team of a Manager, Senior Executives, Executives, content creators and specialists, shaping creative excellence, strategic rigour, and commercial discipline.
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Business Growth & New Business Pitches: Key person in response teams for major social and influencer RFPs, designing winning pitches and presenting social-first integrated ideas.
  • •Client Partnership & Strategic Counsel: Act as a strategic partner to senior client stakeholders, lead quarterly business reviews and strategy workshops, and brief clients on macro social shifts.
  • •Partner Network & Operational Excellence: Define and optimize collaborative processes between Social@Ogilvy, Content Studio, PR, and Creative teams; cultivate platform partnerships with Meta, TikTok, and Google.
  • •Influencer Practice Leadership & Strategy: Define the agency’s approach to influencer marketing, champion on-going brand ambassador models, and drive platforms/tools adoption and ROI measurement.
  • •Team Empowerment & Culture: Set training curricula for the social team and nurture talent across all levels to drive retention and professional growth.

Key Requirements

  • •7–8+ years of industry experience in social media, digital marketing, or influencer relations (with at least 4 years in a leading agency environment).
  • •Strong understanding of agency business models, scoping, pricing, and overall project/account profitability.
  • •Proven track record of leading and winning high-value new business pitches.
  • •Outstanding capability to translate business challenges into culture-shaping, social-first and influencer-led creative campaigns.
  • •Exceptional leadership who can guide, inspire, and keep a multi-layered team focused and motivated under tight deadlines.
Experience:Social mediaAdvertisingInfluencer marketing
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationPresentationStrategic thinkingTeam management
Languages:EnglishMandarinBM

Company Brief

Ogilvy
Global advertising, marketing, and public relations agency offering brand strategy, creative services, digital marketing, media planning, and customer experience solutions for multinational clients across industries.
Industry: Advertising Media Groups
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 1948
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