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Ogilvy New York

Account Director

Ogilvy New York, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Account Director Location:

Ogilvy New York, New York

Job Posted Date: 09/25/2025

What You’ll Do

Strategically build client relationships and effectively negotiate & drive scopes of work

Responsible for overall client satisfaction always hunting for solutions and innovative ideas

Help lead cross-functional teams inclusive of strategy, creative, operations, technology and production to deliver integrated solutions and identify new business opportunities

Build strong, collaborative, and trusted relationships with client, creative and strategic partners

Effectively manage teams – coaching and inspiring the growth and development of junior staff providing consistent feedback, training, and growth opportunities

Act as an open resource to the team, assessing ideas and encouraging people to push further

Monitor and communicate POV on current marketing and industry opportunities/gaps

Be immersed in the client’s brand and business, helping push for ideas that are culturally relevant and resonant

Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for agency performance and flawless delivery

Powerful communicator, able to engender trust across all levels

What You’ll Need

8+ years of agency experience including 3-5 experience managing a team

Strong communication and excellent interpersonal skills; a dynamic presenter

Understanding of the complex advertising landscape and how to bring together cohesive, integrated teams and programs to drive results

Commitment to ensuring creative excellence and output, from brand to demand

Solutions oriented mindset

Passionate about great work, your team and our business

A good listener – someone who reads people and a room (and adapts their style accordingly)

Diplomatic and empathetic leader

Natural and effective collaborator, insatiably curious, a lifelong learner

B2B experience is preferred

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.

Pay Range $75,000—$180,000 USD

Equal Opportunity Employer 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.

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