Account Director

Business unit: Ogilvy Advertising Sydney

Team: Account Management

Location: Sydney

Employment Type: Permanent

About The Role The Account Director will play a central role in leading the account. Working closely with the account lead, you’ll develop a deep understanding of the client’s challenges and help manage and deliver integrated, film-led campaigns from brief through to launch.

Awareness and behaviour-change campaigns will be a major focus, turning complex issues into clear, engaging communications that make a meaningful difference for people across Australia.

Our government client delivers end-to-end campaigns for audiences across Australia, addressing important public issues. We’re looking for an ambitious, proactive Account Director who’s ready to get stuck in, build a strong client partnership and help deliver thoughtful, high-quality work across the account.

This is a highly strategic role. You’ll partner closely with the Strategy Lead and collaborate to turn organisational, policy and audience challenges into effective communications.

What You'll Do

• Build an open, honest and trusting relationship with the client, the account management team, creative department and all other internal business units.
• Manage the Client’s expectations by ensuring they are always kept in the loop in terms of work in progress, recognising issues early and pre-empting them.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the organisational structure, culture and politics of the client’s business.
• Contribute to the development of business and marketing plans based on a thorough understanding of the market and consumer.
• Understanding of the trends and influences within the client’s market, including competitor activity.
• Able to lead a mixed-discipline agency team in developing and delivering the highest standard creative product for a client or clients.
• Make the idea culture a reality within the team by creating an environment of trust, confidence, enthusiasm and excitement both internally and with the client.
• Responsible for the development of short-term (12 months – 2 years) communications strategies based on the client’s business plan and vision.
• Responsible for the work produced and seeks out opportunities to grow the relationship with the client.
• Implement new ways of working that allow the company to deliver quality work faster and cheaper.
• Write strategies and briefs that inspire great work.
• Work with the team to ensure that the creative briefing process is brought to life and that meetings are a source of inspiration.
• Ensure the continuous progression of work by building strong relationships with all core disciplines – media, production, planning and creative.
• Ability to attend research debriefs and contribute to subsequent discussions.
• Understanding of the WPP AUNZ group and our offering across all business units.
• Manage agency team members, including delegation, coaching, feedback and the completion of appraisals, identifying potential, managing workload and setting priorities.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE OGILVY

• Global opportunities – Access career pathways, projects and connections across the Ogilvy and WPP network.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave – Gender-neutral leave for all parents and caregivers.
• Leading AI tools – Exclusive access to WPP Open, our global AI platform.
• Inclusive culture – A workplace where everyone can belong and thrive.
• Career development – Personalised growth plans, coaching and ongoing learning opportunities.
• Extra time off – Birthday leave, Summer Fridays and loyalty leave.
• Wellbeing support – Health and fitness discounts, wellbeing programs and mindfulness resources.
• Employee Assistance Program – Free, confidential counselling support.
• Recognition and rewards – Celebrating great work and long-term contribution.
• Referral bonuses – Earn rewards for introducing great talent.
• Exclusive discounts – Savings on major brands through perkSPACE.

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. If you require any accessibility adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know: [email protected]