Our Vision:
Our vision is to inspire brands and people to impact the world. To create big ideas that make a significant contribution to the planet, society, and the bottom line. We believe in today’s world this is the best way for our clients to achieve sustainable growth.
We achieve this by breaking down the barriers that restrict talent and ideas, we call this Borderless Creativity.
This is why our teams work fluidly across 5 capabilities Advertising, Experience, PR, Consulting, and Health. This allows us to not only operate but also innovate at the intersection of capabilities and talent. We believe impact and magic lie at this intersection. Ogilvy scales this by seamlessly connecting and accessing the deep cultural expertise of 132 offices in 83 countries.
Our mission: We inspire brands and people to impact the world
How we do it: We innovate and operate at the intersection of people and capabilities
What we do: Borderless creativity
Today, Ogilvy is recognized as the world’s leading creative agency. We are also one of the most effective networks globally.
About Memac Ogilvy:
Memac Ogilvy is one of the leading creative networks in MENA with its flagship office in the UAE and a strong local footprint in the GCC and North Africa. It is part of the formidable worldwide WPP & Ogilvy network. It’s the only truly integrated comms network – with Consulting, Advertising- Brand & Content, PR, Experience & Health under 1 P&L and single leadership. Memac Ogilvy is the most integrated modern creative and effective partner for client growth in MENA. We inspire brands and people to impact the world. We deliver on this by combining expert and new capabilities for modern marketing solutions, with solid project
management expertise for agile and effective delivery as well as a thorough and passionate People agenda.
The agency is the most awarded Middle Eastern agency in Cannes as well as a big winner at the local award show Lynx. It has around 500 staff members.
What we're looking for:
MEMAC Ogilvy is seeking a dynamic Senior Account Executive to act as a crucial conduit between our valued clients and our creative and strategic internal teams. In this role, you will be entrusted with managing day-to-day client relationships, driving projects forward, and ensuring the delivery of top-tier advertising solutions.
To Succeed in This Role, You Need To:
· Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for clients, managing all logistical and strategic aspects of advertising projects.
· Cultivate strong, constructive relationships with clients and agency personnel to facilitate effective campaign execution.
· Demonstrate acute listening skills and a deep understanding of advertising strategies, including the drivers of profit and loss.
· Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of project estimates and invoicing, maintaining rigorous financial oversight.
· Apply a comprehensive understanding of the communications mix and show discernment in creative judgment.
· Utilize Ogilvy's 360 Brand Stewardship and discipline-specific tools to enhance campaign effectiveness.
· Manage the administrative aspects of client accounts with efficiency, and produce regular status reports.
· Coordinate internal and client meetings, ensuring smooth preparation and follow-up, including accurate documentation and filing.
· Foster excellent interdepartmental relationships, particularly with creative teams, to stimulate an environment conducive to developing exceptional work.
· Monitor competitive advertising and product activity to inform strategic decision-making.
· Respond promptly to client inquiries and demonstrate unwavering drive and commitment to producing outstanding advertising.
· Collaborate with creative teams to craft compelling presentation materials for new work.
· Oversee budget control based on directives from Account Managers/Directors, and liaise regularly with Financial/Production Controllers.
· Resolve Work Progress (WIP) issues expeditiously and manage client payment follow-ups and invoice queries with promptness.
· Conduct job reconciliations within three months of completion and support the Account Manager in campaign production.
· Regularly update and consult with the Traffic Manager regarding job statuses and close out completed jobs promptly.
· Prepare and gain client approval for timing plans and estimates, providing clear deadlines and accommodating standard brief timings.
· Promptly inform clients of any revisions to timing plans or estimates, securing approval for supplementary estimates when needed.
Qualifications:
· Proven experience in account management within an advertising agency environment.
· Excellent communication, organizational, and project management skills.
· A passion for creative collaboration and a strong understanding of the advertising landscape.
· Proficient in using Ogilvy's specific tools and methodologies.
· Financial acumen about budget management and invoicing.
· Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet tight deadlines.
Memac Ogilvy inspires brands and people to impact the world. We exist to create iconic, culture-changing, value-driven ideas for our clients.
Borderless Creativity is our lifeblood. We operate, innovate, and create at the intersection of our talented people, across advertising disciplines such as strategic thinking and distinctive idea creation, through a social-first approach — alongside our wider Memac Ogilvy family of Advertising, Experience, Health, Consulting, and PR. Never have there been more opportunities available to communicate incredible ideas, impact culture, and influence consumer behavior. Paid advertising is a consistent, regular, and controllable way of getting a business and brand’s core message in front of consumers in a way that no other medium can. Creativity is our greatest differentiator as we transcend the status quo and shift culture.
How We’ll Support You Memac 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.
Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or
physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.
At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.
We believe in building powerful teams with purpose. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities – and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.
Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
