Account Executive

Ogilvy • Toronto, ON

16d • CA$45,000 - CA$95,000

About The Position

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. This role supports Agency and Client growth by establishing relationships with clients, serving as the day-to-day project contact with clients, creative teams, and other agency partners. The Account Executive will work integrally with all internal team members to facilitate the process of developing great work, possess a basic understanding of staffing and scoping requirements, and recognize scope changes, elevating them to Account Supervisors. They will work alongside planning and senior account management leaders to produce simple creative briefs, stay a step ahead of their team and client by anticipating needs and driving next steps proactively, and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. Additionally, they will execute media and advocacy relations activities, have a working knowledge of media, influencers, advocates and their needs, and perform basic analysis and presentation of client’s business results and competitive landscapes. The role requires an understanding and respect for every department’s role within Ogilvy and contributes to the development and presentation of new business programs for potential and existing clients.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Experience working on a CPG brand will be an asset.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed