Account Manager/Chef de Groupe

Ogilvy has been creating iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas for clients since David Ogilvy founded the company in 1948.

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

The Account Executive (AE) acts as the main liaison between the agency and the client and will report into the Account Supervisor or VP, Account Director. The AE is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the client account including attending client presentations and gaining internal and external creative concept approval. Our work is fully integrated across live-action television shoots, content development, digital, social, and OOH. Develop strong relationships with clients across various disciplines and business areas throughout the organization, including Creative, Strategy/Planning, Project Management, and Production teams.
Become a subject matter expert in the client’s business, immersing yourself in their history, objectives, market trends, and vision.
Creative Collaborator and Creative Champion
Influence the development of the highest quality creative work by sharing knowledge of the client, business, and brand and demonstrate strong creative judgement and strategic recommendations.
Collaborate with Planning, Project Management, and Creative departments to write a strong inspiring agency brief and concept based on the client’s initial brief.
Management of all internal checkpoints for a project, including legal and network clearance, talent management, business affairs and trafficking.
Provide client-service administration, including preparing client status and activity reports, attending meetings and conference calls, compiling reports and competitor trend analyses, tracking usage and performance, scheduling (in partnership with your Project Manager and Financial partners), and organizing logistics.
Supervise and provide mentorship and guidance to junior members of the team, including oversight of the Assistant Account Executives.
Set priorities, organize workstreams, and assume a leadership role and key point of contact for assigned projects.

Creative: Putting together two things to create a third thing no one’s ever seen before.
Focused on the greater good versus personal gain.
1-3 years of experience in a marketing agency, association, or related field.

• Desire to contribute to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work community.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Familiar with other creative platforms including but not limited to Keynote, PDF.
• Superior language and grammar skills.

At GREY we believe that being diverse, equitable and inclusive means we will be a company where ideas reflect, connect to, and impact culture because we are a place where everyone can fully participate in the work of making our ideas creative, famous and therefore effective in the world. It is supported by committed leadership, studio values, behaviors, policies and procedures that promote a culture where everyone’s difference is valued.
GREY is a place where who you are - your race, ethnicity, nationality, age, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientation, gender/gender identity, religious beliefs, political beliefs, socioeconomic status, family status - will not cause disparity in your experience, but instead energizes your creativity and becomes an important and beneficial part of the work you do.
The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. 45,000—$95,000 CAD
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