Account Executive
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About this role
Welcome to Ogilvy Canada, part of WPP. Ogilvy has been creating iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas for clients since David Ogilvy founded the company in 1948.
Bienvenue chez Ogilvy Canada. Depuis que David Ogilvy a fondé la société en 1948, Ogilvy crée des idées iconiques qui sont le reflet des changements culturels et qui génèrent de la valeur pour ses 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.
Notre mission est d’inspirer les gens et les marques pour les amener à avoir un impact sur notre monde. Ainsi, nous avons pris l’engagement d’attirer les meilleurs talents de l’industrie, de les soutenir dans leur progression et de les retenir.
About the Role:
Our Account Executives work with Account Management leaders to apply knowledge about client’s competitive landscape and understand data/business results and their impact. They should be a capable communication professional able to handle a broad variety of tasks with increasing independence and sound judgment. They are trusted to build relationships across all of Ogilvy’s vast resources and capabilities.
Here’s what you’ll be doing to support the Agency and Client growth
- Establishing relationships with clients
- Being the day-to-day project contact with clients, creative teams and other agency partners
- Working integrally with all internal team members to facilitate the process of developing great work
- Basic understanding of staffing and scoping requirements
- Recognizing scope changes and elevating to Account Supervisors
- Working alongside planning and senior account management leaders to produce simple creative briefs
- Staying a step ahead of your team and client, anticipating their needs and driving next steps proactively.
- Managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Executing media and advocacy relations activities and has working knowledge of media, influencers, advocates and their needs
- Basic analysis and presentation of client’s business results and competitive landscapes to clients and agency team members
- Understanding & respecting every department’s role within Ogilvy
- Contributes to the development and presentation of new business programs for potential and existing clients.
What You’ll Need
- 2 + years of industry experience managing “the making” or delivery of great work
- Experience working on production (shoot, animation, adapt and studio) across a variety of media channels.
- Experience working on a CPG brand will be an asset.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Developed skills in research and analysis
- Demonstrate strong commercial abilities and business and financial acumen
- Dependable and trusted team member
- Willingness to take on new challenges
- Natural & effective collaborator
- Good listener
- Resilience
- Accountability and organization excellence
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.
The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications.
We are committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible to everyone. Upon request, we will provide formats and communication supports that are accessible and ensure connecting with us is easy.
Nous avons aussi pris l’engagement d’assurer que notre processus d’embauche est ouvert à toutes et tous. Sur demande, nous rendrons accessibles des outils de communication augmentée et alternative qui permettront d’échanger aisément avec nous.
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