Freelance Account Director

ogilvyaus; Sydney; Vor Ort; AUD 221.000 - 332.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Ogilvy Advertising in Sydney is seeking an experienced Freelance Account Director to lead relationships across two key accounts, guiding integrated campaigns from briefing through delivery.

Split across accounts, you will navigate stakeholders, drive standout work, manage budgets and timelines, and ensure profitability while collaborating with creative, strategy and production teams. Immediate start, end of year.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience as an Account Director in an integrated agency.
• Strong track record leading integrated campaigns.
• Ability to manage multiple accounts and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial acumen with budgets and resources.
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach.
• Collaborative leadership to deliver great work.

Aufgaben

• Lead client relationships, acting as a strategic partner across two accounts.
• Oversee integrated campaigns from briefing to production and delivery.
• Manage multiple projects, priorities and timelines.
• Collaborate with creative, strategy, production and media teams.
• Provide clear direction to account teams, ensuring on time and on brief delivery.
• Navigate stakeholder environments, manage feedback and approvals.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen client partnerships and provide recommendations.
• Manage budgets, resourcing, scopes and profitability.

Kenntnisse

Account leadership

Integrated campaigns

Senior client relationships

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Jobbeschreibung

Business unit: Ogilvy Advertising

Team: Account Management

Location: Sydney

Employment type: Freelance

We're looking for an experienced Freelance Account Director to join Ogilvy Advertising, working across two key accounts. This role is to start immediately and finish at the end of the year.

This is an exciting opportunity for a confident, hands-on senior account leader who can seamlessly manage multiple stakeholders, drive great work and build strong client relationships across diverse categories.

About The Role

As Freelance Account Director, you'll play a key role in leading client relationships, overseeing integrated campaign delivery and ensuring the team consistently delivers strategically strong, creatively excellent work.

Splitting your time across two accounts, you'll bring the ability to adapt to different client needs, navigate complex stakeholder environments and keep projects moving in a fast-paced agency setting.

What You'll Do

• 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.

What You'll Bring

• 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.

Inclusion

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.

Accessibility

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