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About the Role
As Freelance Account Director, you will lead client relationships, oversee integrated campaign delivery, and ensure the team consistently delivers strategically strong, creatively excellent work across two key accounts in FMCG and government. You will adapt to different client needs, navigate complex stakeholder environments, and drive projects forward in a fast-paced agency setting.
Responsibilities
- Lead client relationships, building trust and acting as a strategic partner across both accounts.
- Oversee integrated advertising campaigns from briefing and creative development through to production and execution.
- Manage multiple projects, priorities and timelines across two distinct client portfolios.
- Work closely with creative, strategy, production and media teams to deliver high-quality work.
- Provide clear direction to account teams, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on brief and to a high standard.
- Navigate complex stakeholder environments, confidently managing feedback, expectations and approvals.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen client partnerships and provide proactive recommendations.
- Manage budgets, resourcing, scopes and project profitability.
Requirements
- Proven experience as an Account Director within an integrated agency.
- Strong experience leading integrated campaigns and managing senior client relationships.
- The ability to confidently manage multiple accounts, stakeholders and competing priorities.
- Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
- Strong commercial acumen, including experience managing budgets and agency resources.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach and the ability to hit the ground running.
- A collaborative leadership style and the ability to bring teams together to deliver great work.
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Freelance
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
About the Company
- Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy more than 75 years ago.
- It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity—innovating at the intersection of intelligence, imagination and influence, with experts across advertising, sports & entertainment, PR & social, consulting, and health collaborating seamlessly across more than 120 offices spanning 90 countries.
- Ogilvy was named Network of the Year at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC for the fourth consecutive year, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities.
- Ogilvy is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands.
- Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.
- WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.
- We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- At Ogilvy, inclusivity is essential to our success. We're committed to building a workplace that embraces various perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, knowing that diverse teams drive more impactful work.
- We 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.
- We believe everyone thrives when they can be themselves.
- We provide equal opportunities and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential.
- 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.