Freelance Account Director

at  Ogilvy

ABOUT THE ROLE

With 7+yrs related industry (consulting, digital, agency) experience, you have a solid foundation of managing clients and developing senior level client relationships. 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 becoming a trusted advisor to clients, which means you have a track record of delivering consistently to a high standard while striking the right balance between protecting client and agency interests. Clients discuss business issues with you looking for your advice. You’re adept at leading the quartet and leveraging your relationships with internal and external stakeholders to overcome any obstacles for your project.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Make our clients’ brands matter by bringing together the best mix of Ogilvy capabilities to solve business problems.
• Facilitate and lead best-in-class modern marketing work that delivers business success for clients and builds agency reputation.
• Become a trusted advisor to the clients to build client satisfaction and intimacy which opens up new growth opportunities for the agency.
• Independently lead integrated accounts of up to $1M.
• Be able to successfully lead medium-sized new business proposals or pitches (up to $1M), and work with Team Leads on larger pitches (>$1M).
• Responsible for margin growth/protection along with the PMO -including joint ownership of locally agreed targets.