Ogilvy
Account Manager / Senior Account Manager - Advertising (6mths Contract)
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.
You’re becoming a trusted go-to person for the clients on day-to-day requirements, issues and challenges. You are the key project contact with clients, internal teams and other agency partners. You are skillful in delivering high quality of work on time and on budget.
With 6-8 years related industry (consulting, digital, agency) experience, you have a solid foundation of how the agency works and able to manage clients’ expectations effectively. You are able to form strong client relationships at the lower-to-mid level. You’re driven by our mission to make our clients’ brands matter, and fundamentally believe that creativity has the power to change fortunes. You are able to work collaboratively with all internal team members to facilitate the process of developing effective strategies and briefs that lead to outstanding creative work.
What You’ll Do- Meeting and liaising with clients to discuss and identify their advertising requirements;
- Working with agency colleagues to devise an advertising campaign that meets the client's brief and budget;
- Strong project management and follow-through;
- Presenting, alongside agency colleagues (particularly the account director), the campaign ideas and budget to the client;
- Presenting creative work to clients for approval or modification;
- Working with the account director to brief media and creative;
- Liaising with, and acting as the link between, the client and advertising agency by maintaining regular contact with both, ensuring that communication flows effectively;
- Handling budgets and managing campaign costs;
- Writing client reports;
- Monitoring the effectiveness of campaigns;
- Undertaking administration tasks;
- Arranging and attending meetings;
- Highly organized, innovative, multi-tasking and attentive to details;
- Able to work under pressure with tight deadlines to meet
- Able to work independently as well as assisting Group Account Director/Business Director in execution
- Relentless curiosity
- Passion and pride in driving great work
- Strong work ethic
- Reliable and mature
- Good organiser of people, things etc.
- Resilience in finding solutions
- Ability to build strong connections
- Attention to details and robust follow through
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 - 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.
Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at [email protected]. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.
