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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 With 7+ years 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. Responsible for margin growth / protection along with the PMO - including joint ownership of locally agreed targets. What You’ll Need Understanding of what makes great work and what it takes to make it happen. Ability to stream briefs into the right workflow based on past experience and a strong understanding of integrated marketing communications principles. A solid understanding of all capabilities (e.g. strategy, social, CXT, PR&I, creative) to be able to facilitate the best work throughout the whole process. A good understanding of modern marketing capabilities (e.g. data analytics, CX, martech etc.) and have experience in integrating it into every applicable project. Relationship-building with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate project outcomes. Ability to think ahead from both technical expertise (of project management and production) and relationships to smooth problem-solving. Having the EQ to facilitate multiple specialists, personalities, and opinions. Building the foundation of a trusted client advisor, you are able to listen to client needs without agenda and give them the best advice that strikes the right balance of protecting client and agency interests. Start dealing with senior clients and lay the foundations for senior client relationships. Work with the PMO to ensure smooth, timely delivery, as well as margin growth / protection on projects. Manage at least 1 direct report to impart client service skills and groom them in their growth and promotion. You indirectly manage several supporting team members from different capabilities for each project as you are client lead. Keep up to speed with industry trends and Ogilvy IP (the MBM OS, Big Ideal, Fusion & DAVE) by being curious and well-read. 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. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Ogilvy New York

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