Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy. David created a culture that deeply respects and cares about its people and clients. Our mission is to inspire people and brands to make an impact and we are committed to attracting, growing, and retaining the best talent in the industry.

Ogilvy is in search of a dynamic and independent Account Director to help support the day-to-day regional business needs on a client. Specifically, you will be the lead agency contact to your assigned region(s) supporting regional marketing team and their dealer advertising groups (DAGs).

• A self-starter with strong strategic and creative instincts.
• You're always seeking out new ways to add value.
• Able to build strong relationships, both with teammates and clients alike.
• Constantly strives to identify areas to improve your client's business.
• A keen eye for detail. In this position, the details matter.
• A true collaborator.
• Bonus - Prior experience in the automotive industry is a plus, however this is not a requirement for the position.

• Understands the client's business and anticipates their needs and expectations. You identify solutions and always act in your client's best interests.
• Collaborates with client teams, dealers, and agency partners to ensure work is delivered on time and on budget.
• Manages budgets, oversees project timelines and fulfills ongoing creative deliverables.
• Has a complete understanding of organization structures, processes, business plans and overall brand goals.
• Identifies and develops new agency processes to help streamline agency workflow and overall speed to market.

• Lead point-of-contact for client's regional marketing team, dealer advertising groups, agency partners, and client vendors.
• Project leader for Ad Hoc regional creative requests - oversees creative production, timelines, budgets, and helps to manage agency teams.
• Monthly Tier 2 creative support - manages the fulfillment of TV/OLV, print, OOH, radio, etc.
• Regional sponsorships - key agency point-of-contact. Requires you having a complete understanding of brand CI. This involves ongoing communication and coordination with sponsor, client, and agency partners.
• Local market expert - you must learn, anticipate and adapt to local market nuances.

• Ad Hoc Tier 3/dealer requests - offers creative support to dealers and their local agency partners.
• Regional event support - when necessary, provide on-site activation support to client regional team and their vendors.

Estimated travel is 15% per/quarter.

• In-person meetings with dealer advertising groups (2x per/year)
• Internal Region team meetings (2x per/year)
• Occasional in-person meetings with client regional teams to discuss state of business and outstanding Tier 2/3 marketing needs.
• 1:1 meeting with dealers, as required

• Regional Account Director reports into Executive Group Regional Director
• EGD oversees the regional operations and is responsible for the development and structure of regional team.

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 for more details.