Account Director

at  Ogilvy UK

Department: Ogilvy One, B2B + B2C
Location: London
Contract type: 12-Month FTC
Full Time/Part time: Full Time
Reporting into: Client Partner

THE ROLE:

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Account Director to join one of our Top 10 accounts.
Samsung is a high performing team, where everyone plays to their strengths delivering award-winning campaigns. We have developed strong client relationships which spans over 6 years working with their UK B2B, European B2B and European B2C teams on projects that spans Strategy, Creative, Advertising, Channel and Product marketing, Social & Influencer, CRM, Events and Measurement.
There is a need for the person who will take up this role to lead projects from start to finish, including building client relationships, taking responsibility for strategic and creative output as well as all aspects of delivery, including scoping, time management, resourcing, and final outputs.
The role sits within our Ogilvy One experience practice and requires collaboration with the wider Ogilvy capabilities in Advertising, PR and Influence, and Consulting.
In this senior position, you will play a pivotal role in nurturing and expanding client relationships grounded in trust and mutual respect. Your leadership will inspire teams, foster innovation, and orchestrate impactful campaigns. With your finger on the pulse of industry trends, you will drive the evolution of our brand’s offerings and seize strategic growth opportunities.
Your expanded role entails ensuring a unified strategy, overseeing execution, and ensuring seamless delivery. Effective communication will be instrumental in cultivating a strong partnership that maximises creative potential and achieves shared objectives. Embracing a culture of agility and innovation, you will optimise processes and champion a continuous improvement mindset.
Your contributions will shape the trajectory of our clients’ success and reinforce Ogilvy’s position as a global creative leader and their strategic and creative partner. Together, we will fuel business growth while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative organisational culture.

YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Leading all aspects of complex projects, keeping the Client Partner informed and seeking support where needed
• Establishing and building relationships internally with Strategy, Creative, Programme Management, Account Management, Design, Multi-media, Tech, Production and Finance as well as other Samsung roster agencies
• Building strong collaborative relationships with middle management clients
• Taking briefs and working with the Client Partner and capability leads to define a project approach
• Leading project delivery, including client presentations, internal WIPs, managing all deliverables aligned with the agreed timeline, resourcing, and final output of deliverables
• Having commercial client conversations around scope change and knowing when to escalate
• Managing all aspects of project processes, from scoping, estimation, timelines, SOW documentation, status reports, meeting scheduling, identifying scope creep, budget tracking to invoicing (Depending on the project remit, you might have support of a Project Director
• Working with and learning about the agency Wider Capabilities –PR, Advertising and Brand, Social and Influence, and Consulting
• Understanding Ogilvy’s process and the overall production landscape
• Leading presentation development with support of senior craft leads
• Understanding client challenges and their business landscape
• Working to anticipate upcoming needs and hurdles and providing ideas to mitigate
• Identifying areas where we can add additional value and work with the Client Partner and capability leads to develop proposals for additional remit
• Developing case studies at the end of projects
• Assisting with the onboarding of new Ogilvy team members and Samsung clients
• Populating regular status reports and talking through projects where needed