Account Executive

About Ogilvy

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. 

About the Role  

Ogilvy Indonesia is currently seeking an Experienced Account Executive to be a part of our PR team, embodying 360 PR and Influence Vision and passionate about creative public relations. A brave, curious, high-energy, strategic account service professional with strong experience in account management with major advertising and/or PR agencies.

Job Description:

• Plans, schedules, and manages clients projects
• Builds and strengthens client relationships
• Develops, defines, and scopes projects
• Prepares detailed quotes, proposals, and project plans
• Coordinates project resources, team members, and suppliers
• Manages stakeholder expectations
• Proactively identifies and solves client problems
• Managing scope creep and change control
• Collaborates with the design, development, and strategy teams to achieve best-practice PR work
• Proactively contributes to ongoing development and process improvement
• Contributes, shares ideas, is passionate, and inspires colleagues

Skills & Requirements:

• You have at least 1+ year experience in project management
• You have excellent people skills & a collaborative attitude
• You have a deep understanding of and experience with PR
• You are agile in project management methodology
• You are familiar with best practices in PR
• You have powerful communication and writing skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail are critical
• You can work at high speed, multitask, and manage multiple projects at once
• Before managing projects, a strong track record of contributing to successful PR projects as a team member is strongly desirable

Personal Attributes:

• Calm and patient under pressure
• Thrives in a changing, dynamic environment
• Ability to work closely with their account management colleague as partners
• Cares about creating quality work, not just getting it out of the door on time
• Critical thinker and problem solver. Is a “Fixer” who can find ways to get things done.
• Assertive and proactive
• Able to see the big picture while paying attention to the minor end details
• Anticipates and manages problems
• Has a “will not fail” attitude
• Very high degree of personal motivation and professionalism
• Has a positive mental attitude and can get along with different personalities. “Makes it fun”.
• Sense of humour is essential

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.