About the Role
Ogilvy Sydney is seeking an Account Manager to join a team managing a high-profile global account. This integrated role offers exposure to various disciplines and the opportunity to make a significant impact on a major brand.
Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day account activities, including WIPs, workflow, meetings, actions, estimates, and project records.
- Develop a deep understanding of the client's business, brands, audiences, and competitive landscape.
- Translate client challenges and opportunities into clear, inspiring briefs in collaboration with the Senior Account Director and strategy team.
- Facilitate collaboration across creative, strategy, social, PR, media, experience, and production teams to deliver work on time and budget.
- Cultivate strong, trusted client relationships by keeping stakeholders informed, anticipating needs, and maintaining an organized, proactive, and solutions-focused approach.
Requirements
- Previous account management experience in a creative, advertising, or integrated agency.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple integrated workstreams.
- Genuine curiosity about brands, culture, and creativity, with the confidence to contribute ideas.
- Strong time management and prioritization skills.
- Ability to translate client feedback and changing inputs into actionable next steps.
- Collaborative, low-ego mindset and the ability to build relationships across different disciplines, personalities, and seniority levels.
- Calmness under pressure, resilience, and a proactive problem-solving approach.
- An appetite to learn and gain exposure to how a major global brand is developed across channels.
Skills
- Account Management
- Client Relationship Management
- Integrated Marketing
- Project Management
- Strategic Thinking
- Creative Collaboration
- Time Management
- Problem-Solving
- Communication
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
Benefits
- Global opportunities across Ogilvy and WPP network
- 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Access to leading AI tools (WPP Open)
- Inclusive culture
- Personalised career development plans, coaching, and ongoing learning
- Birthday leave, Summer Fridays, and loyalty leave
- Wellbeing support (health and fitness discounts, wellbeing programs, mindfulness resources)
- Employee Assistance Program (free and confidential counselling)
- Recognition and rewards
- Referral bonuses
- Exclusive discounts through perkSPACE
About the Company
- Ogilvy Advertising is a team of creative and strategic minds driven by a purpose to create enduring brands and emerging ideas.
- They partner with clients to deliver strategic, creative work they are proud of.
- The company fosters a culture of learning, creation, winning, and having fun together.
Equal Opportunity
- Ogilvy is committed to building a workplace that embraces various perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, knowing that diverse teams drive more impactful work.
- Strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Māori, people with disabilities, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, all ages, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, nationalities, and family structures.
- Provide equal opportunities and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential.
- Provide accessibility adjustments during the recruitment process upon request.
