Account Director

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.

About the Role  

This is an exciting opportunity to join an incredible team with a trusted client relationship - even in its early stage. Account Directors serve as team leaders, advisors and partners to the internal team and client. You have a keen ability to manage multi-disciplinary projects across the agency, partnering with both internal and external stakeholders. You are a strategic thinker, have a natural curiosity and are motivated by driving excellent results. You provide leadership in the development of strategic plans and actions that will grow client business and drive impact. You supervise, train, and motivate account team members to ensure a pervasive high level of performance. 

What You’ll Do 

• Strategically build client relationships and effectively negotiate & drive scopes of work 
• Responsible for overall client satisfaction always hunting for solutions and innovative ideas 
• Help lead cross-functional teams inclusive of strategy, creative, operations, technology and production to deliver integrated solutions and identify new business opportunities 
• Build strong, collaborative, and trusted relationships with client, creative and strategic partners 
• Effectively manage teams – coaching and inspiring the growth and development of junior staff providing consistent feedback, training, and growth opportunities 
• Act as an open resource to the team, assessing ideas and encouraging people to push further 
• Monitor and communicate POV on current marketing and industry opportunities/gaps
• Be immersed in the client’s brand and business, helping push for ideas that are culturally relevant and resonant 
• Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for agency performance and flawless delivery 
• Powerful communicator, able to engender trust across all levels 
  
  

What You’ll Need  

• 8+ years of agency experience including 3-5 experience managing a team 
• Strong communication and excellent interpersonal skills; a dynamic presenter
• Understanding of the complex advertising landscape and how to bring together cohesive, integrated teams and programs to drive results 
• Commitment to ensuring creative excellence and output, from brand to demand
• Solutions oriented mindset
• Passionate about great work, your team and our business 
• A good listener – someone who reads people and a room (and adapts their style accordingly) 
• Diplomatic and empathetic leader 
• Natural and effective collaborator, insatiably curious, a lifelong learner 
• B2B experience is preferred
  
  

How We’ll Support You 

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