Account Executive

ABOUT OGILVY SOCIAL.LAB 

Ogilvy Social.Lab (OSL) is a full-service advertising agency headquartered in Brussels’ WPP Campus. As part of the international Ogilvy network, our operations span four continents with over 15 nationalities on the 130-strong team working in our offices – our mindset is borderless.

We proudly collaborate with prominent international and regional clients, including Absolut, Unilever, Mondelez, Ford, IKEA, Lidl, Orange, EU and Belgian institutions, fueling their success locally & internationally.

Entrepreneurship pulses through our veins, embodying our name with a "lab” mentality. We constantly innovate and experiment, staying in sync with the ever-evolving digital media landscape we specialize in.

ROLE

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious, integrated, but social savvy and curious individual to work on a number of key accounts. We are looking for one who is hungry to work on our institutional clients. If you have 1-3 years of agency experience and are looking to be inspired, grow, work hard and have fun, then don’t hesitate to apply.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs much of the day-to-day work on several accounts with assistance from senior staff as appropriate.
• Supports the development of communications presentations and proposals for clients.
• Develops agenda and plans client and internal meetings.
• Develops presentation materials for client meetings and event/year and activity wrap-up reports.
• Identifies and secures help on emerging account problems.
• Supports team in developing and presenting new business programs for potential and existing clients
• Work with the account team to deliver campaigns on all touchpoints with a strong social component - integrated campaigns, activation campaigns, direct & digital campaigns, social campaigns - with great content at heart.
• Manage basic projects or aspects of larger campaigns independently and coordinate project delivery with client and agency teams.
• Manage key aspects of projects – in collaboration with the Account Director – such as time plan, scope, status updates and finance tracker.

PROFILE

• 1-3 years experience in advertising/communications. Previous experience in an advertising agency is a plus.
• A good understanding of the Belgian environment and stakeholders is a plus.
• Master Dutch & English. French is a plus.
• Strong aptitude for project management: timings, scopes, budgets, etc.
• Strong organizational skills. Detail oriented.
• Team player. Good communicator. Aptitude for presentations.
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial flair. Curious. Multi-tasker. Resilient.

OFFER

• Fulltime opportunity in an ever-growing, trendsetting advertising agency based in the greenest building in Brussels – the new WPP Campus.
• Work alongside a team of diverse and people-focused individuals, on impactful projects and with an array of local, regional and global clients.
• We are committed to keeping our environmental footprint low and ensuring that our work is ethical.
• We thrive on transparency – Our words and promises produce actions.
• Attractive package and benefits
• Strong flexibility plan
• Continuous training opportunities
• As an Ogilvy Social.Lab employee, you will be provided with continuous opportunities to grow through training and career conversations while doing strong work that works.