Description
The Account Director will play a central role in leading the account, working closely with the account lead to develop a deep understanding of the client's challenges and help manage and deliver integrated, film-led campaigns.
Responsibilities:
- Build an open, honest and trusting relationship with the client, the account management team, creative department and all other internal business units.
- Manage the Client's expectations by ensuring they are always kept in the loop in terms of work in progress, recognising issues early and pre-empting them.
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of the organisational structure, culture and politics of the client's business.
- Contribute to the development of business and marketing plans based on a thorough understanding of the market and consumer.
- Understand trends and influences within the client's market, including competitor activity.
- Lead a mixed-discipline agency team in developing and delivering the highest standard creative product for a client or clients.
- Create an environment of trust, confidence, enthusiasm and excitement both internally and with the client.
- Develop short-term (12 months – 2 years) communications strategies based on the client's business plan and vision.
- Be responsible for the work produced and seek out opportunities to grow the relationship with the client.
- Implement new ways of working that allow the company to deliver quality work faster and cheaper.
- Write strategies and briefs that inspire great work.
- Ensure the continuous progression of work by building strong relationships with all core disciplines – media, production, planning and creative.
- Attend research debriefs and contribute to subsequent discussions.
- Understand the WPP AUNZ group and our offering across all business units.
- Manage agency team members, including delegation, coaching, feedback and the completion of appraisals, identifying potential, managing workload and setting priorities.
Why you'll love Ogilvy:
- Global opportunities – Access career pathways, projects and connections across the Ogilvy and WPP network.
- 16 weeks paid parental leave – Gender-neutral leave for all parents and caregivers.
- Leading AI tools – Exclusive access to WPP Open, our global AI platform.
- Inclusive culture – A workplace where everyone can belong and thrive.
- Career development – Personalised growth plans, coaching and ongoing learning opportunities.
- Extra time off – Birthday leave, Summer Fridays and loyalty leave.
- Wellbeing support – Health and fitness discounts, wellbeing programs and mindfulness resources.
- Employee Assistance Program – Free, confidential counselling support.
- Recognition and rewards – Celebrating great work and long-term contribution.
- Referral bonuses – Earn rewards for introducing great talent.
- Exclusive discounts – Savings on major brands through perkSPACE.