Account Executive

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy, part of WPP, has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.

About WPP

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. For more information, visit WPP.com.

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.

Salary Range

$45,000 - $95,000 CAD

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.

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.com. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.