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Account Executive
Ogilvy Health New York, New York Job Posted Date: 04/04/2025
About Ogilvy
Ogilvy 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 Ogilvy Health
Ogilvy Health is focused on driving superior outcomes in the ever-changing healthcare environment, an increasingly complex and evolving marketplace. We inspire brands and people to impact the world by keeping our audiences’ health and wellness needs at the center of every touchpoint. Ogilvy Health delivers insight, creativity, innovation, and engagement solutions for all healthcare stakeholders, patients, and consumers across the healthcare continuum. Through borderless creativity—operating, innovating, and creating at the intersection of Ogilvy’s capabilities and global talent—Ogilvy Health brings forth world-class creative solutions for its clients.
Over the past year alone, the Ogilvy network has been recognized with the following:
About The Role
As the liaison between clients and internal agency departments, the Account Executive (AE) manages deliverables, quality and accuracy and manages internal and external deadlines. The AE also works with project management (PM) to align with client processes and timelines. The AE also works with project management to ensure agency work is developed in alignment with client processes and timelines.
What You’ll Do
Client Relationship & Communication:
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. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details.
Pay Range
$45,000—$90,000 USD
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.
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.
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.
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Account Executive
Ogilvy Health New York, New York Job Posted Date: 04/04/2025
About Ogilvy
Ogilvy 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 Ogilvy Health
Ogilvy Health is focused on driving superior outcomes in the ever-changing healthcare environment, an increasingly complex and evolving marketplace. We inspire brands and people to impact the world by keeping our audiences’ health and wellness needs at the center of every touchpoint. Ogilvy Health delivers insight, creativity, innovation, and engagement solutions for all healthcare stakeholders, patients, and consumers across the healthcare continuum. Through borderless creativity—operating, innovating, and creating at the intersection of Ogilvy’s capabilities and global talent—Ogilvy Health brings forth world-class creative solutions for its clients.
Over the past year alone, the Ogilvy network has been recognized with the following:
- Global Agency Network of the Year (Ad Age)
- Global Agency of the Year (Adweek)
- One of the “Best Places to Work” for LGBTQ equality (Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index)
- Most Effective Agency Network (Effie Worldwide)
- Agency Network of the Year (Clio Awards)
- Network of the Year (One Show)
- Global Network of the Year (LIA Awards)
- Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader
- Most Awarded Agency (Influencer Marketing Awards)
- …and Ogilvy was the first agency network to secure the top rankings on both WARC’s Creative 100 and Effective 100 in consecutive years
About The Role
As the liaison between clients and internal agency departments, the Account Executive (AE) manages deliverables, quality and accuracy and manages internal and external deadlines. The AE also works with project management (PM) to align with client processes and timelines. The AE also works with project management to ensure agency work is developed in alignment with client processes and timelines.
What You’ll Do
Client Relationship & Communication:
- Liaises with client partners to discuss project execution with support from supervisor
- Attends and engaged in client meetings and participates as appropriate
- Prepares concise and accurate status and contact reports, outlining decisions, next steps, key dates, and deliverables.
- Engages with clients on tactical initiatives with support from manager
- Develops and maintains positive professional relationships with internal agency members
- Has the trust and confidence of day-to-day Clients for specific tasks (process, content feedback, estimates, etc.)
- Able to manage up appropriately with the right amount of information
- Develops in-depth knowledge of assigned category and stay up to date on relevant brand/category information to assist the team
- Responsible for ensuring that the account is organized and efficient.
- Runs tactical projects with supervision.
- Execution of Work: Consults with PM to meet deliverable deadlines.
- Aligns day-to-day project tasks with timelines, budget, and quality standards.
- Assists with reviewing projects for consistency with creative brief, client direction and feedback on the immediate or adjacent projects.
- Provide prompt, well-thought-out responses to project requests and follow-up questions. Manage expectations and effectively communicate updates.
- Supports account team from creative brief development through final output.
- Understands and operates within established client and agency processes.
- Participates in the written tactical plan development as opportunities arise.
- Responsible for MLR submissions with internal/external MLR team, and able to help organize MLR feedback for the team.
- Monitor competitive activities and begin to understand what could enhance the brand
- Works very closely with PM and finance group.
- Partners with PM to meet financial deliverable dates for estimates, invoices, and budgets.
- Attends and participates in regular meetings with finance and PM.
- Accountable for client estimates of new and existing SOW projects.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Supports cross-functional team by managing client projects as appropriate.
- Agency Operations: Understands agency process, knows how the agency works, and how jobs flow through the agency.
- Establishes strong collaborative relationships with team members.
- Collaborates with cross-functional team daily to improve efficiency in status meetings.
- Owns and generates internal trackers and client reports with oversight.
- Exposed to and writes first drafts of project briefs and absorbs content.
- Curious and engaged to learn the Client’s aspect of the business.
- Expert in internal and Client processes for projects and finances.
- Manages time effectively and is able to multi-task.
- Has high attention to detail and can set priorities with ease.
- Is proactive and adaptable.
- Has a great attitude overall, no matter the situation.
- Is curious in everything you do; especially about the brand and the business.
- 1 years advertising agency experience
- Excellent communication and written skills both internal and external
- Able to write succinct emails with clear direction and next steps
- Ability to work autonomously with support as needed
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to successfully multi-task
- Excellent financial skills (budgeting, estimating/tracking)
- Successful track record managing client assignments
- Working knowledge of agency functional areas
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Positive, enthusiastic, and responsive
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. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details.
Pay Range
$45,000—$90,000 USD
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.
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.
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.
Salary : $45,000 - $90,000
