Senior Account Director

Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy. David created a culture that deeply respects and cares about its people and clients. Our mission is to inspire people and brands to make an impact and we are committed to attracting, growing, and retaining the best talent in the industry. 

About the Role  

An Account Director should be an experienced, broadly capable project and account manager who handles a wide range of assignments, projects and/or clients with a high degree of success and independence. She/he has strong client relationships and is considered a company leader.

What You’ll Do 

• An Account Director meets all the responsibilities and expectations of a Senior Account Manager and:

• Sets and manages client expectations.
• Develops and manages projects/programs, including implementation plans, evaluation mechanisms, staffing plans, budgets and timelines.
• In managing account team ensures that work is delegated to the appropriate experience levels within the team structure.
• Independently handles several small accounts or major projects of a large account, directing much of the day-to-day work with assistance from more senior staff as appropriate.
• Is the client contact for the full account and ensures that agency points of contact grow over time.
• Develops presentations for clients relative to project management/program status.
• Ensures that the team(s) is appropriately informed and involved in projects.
• Anticipates and leads in the resolution of emerging account problems.
• Ensures that team can articulate and apply agency vision, goals, practice areas and capabilities.

What You’ll Need  

• Has depth and diversity of account experience that informs public relations counsel.
• Has full understanding of public relations and a consistent track record of achieving public relations objectives.
• Understands business trends for industry segment/products.
• Responsible for overall development of programs based on team input.
• Directs development of range of materials developed by account team including client memos, press releases, speeches, articles, brochures, presentation and collateral materials.
• Efficiently and effectively plans and manages large-scale events.
• Develops and guides media relations strategy.
• Applies specialized industry expertise to client work.
• Helps team apply knowledge of the creative process, graphic and video production, as well as IT.
• Has established a circle of industry editorial, investment community, professional and/or third-party group contacts.
• Has strong presentation skills and demonstrated ability to play a leadership role in a wide range of presentation settings.
• Anticipates and develops solutions to client needs and problems.
• Provides strong leadership in building effective, productive account teams.

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 do work of which you’ll be proud, with people you’ll be proud to call your teammates.