Freelance Account Director, Sydney — Dual Accounts

Ogilvy; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ogilvy Advertising in Sydney seeks an experienced Freelance Account Director to lead client relationships across two major accounts in FMCG and government. You will oversee end-to-end campaign delivery, balancing strategic guidance with hands-on leadership, and build strong partnerships with senior clients.

Split across accounts, you will navigate diverse stakeholder needs, drive great work, and ensure timely delivery while optimizing budgets and resources.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Integrated campaigns

Leadership

Communication

Budget mgmt

Strategic partner

Job description

Ogilvy Advertising in Sydney seeks an experienced Freelance Account Director to lead client relationships across two major accounts in FMCG and government. You will oversee end-to-end campaign delivery, balancing strategic guidance with hands-on leadership, and build strong partnerships with senior clients.

Split across accounts, you will navigate diverse stakeholder needs, drive great work, and ensure timely delivery while optimizing budgets and resources.