Associate Account Director

3 days ago

Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong SAR China Ogilvy Full time

Ogilvy Hong Kong, China Job Posted Date: 02/26/2025

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. Ogilvy currently ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.

About the Role

The Associate Account Director has a key role in maintaining the client's stability and influences their potential growth.

The Associate Account Director is responsible for maintaining strong client relationships and for the output of excellent marketing/advertising/PR (online and offline) activities and creative strategies.

The Associate Account Director must use his/her experience and discipline to drive constant improvement. The job scope covers: Client service, development of customer insights based on data, development of communication strategies and campaign plans, supervision of campaign executions, project management, quality controls, and reporting.

What You'll Do

Client Management

  • With the line manager, responsible for ensuring Client satisfaction and handling strategic issues or problem resolution of one-to-one marketing issues.
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of the marketplace and our Client's business including various media and distribution channels.
  • Proactive engagement with client to improve existing services, in order to drive profitable Client relationships.
  • Be accountable for the security of our Client's business.
  • Manage and ensure quality of our services to Clients.
  • Management and handling of key client briefs, projects and requests, including the refinement of the above.
  • Typical day-to-day management of clients and their requests including presentations, documentation, client activity administration, etc.
  • Key person supervising the excellence of projects; effectively manage and interpret Client feedback; guide/lead Account Managers and Account Executives to implement projects smoothly and effectively.
  • Support line manager in developing initiatives for new business or extending existing business.
  • Financial control of billings and 3rd party costs.
  • Write/proofread major communications materials including executive internal memos, executive speeches, Q&A, sensitive topic statements, pitch docs or press releases.
  • Cultivate high-level contacts within business and industry relations.
  • Lead major offline activities/events and overall quality control.
  • Provide account planning and strategic support to key Clients.
  • Provide Clients counsel in the development of successful customer management strategies.
  • Lead the team to write integrated communication plan.
  • Understand industry/market trends and the success factors critical to the organization's long-term sustainability and competitiveness.
  • Understand the offering of the 6 Capabilities.
  • Modify proposals based on changing business conditions.
  • Drive the right Client briefs for internal stakeholders, mainly strategy, creative and delivery teams.
  • Take ownership of the quality of creative responses in conjunction with Creative Director.
  • Ensure creative team motivation and working processes.
  • Oversee project briefings (both written & actual briefing) & client approval.
  • Provide creative judgement.

Leadership & People Management

  • Develop working relationships with Account Managers and Executives to ensure that once briefed the campaign/project moves forward smoothly.
  • Be the first stop in resolving problems raised by Account Managers and Executive.
  • Work with BD/GAD to project future account team personnel requirements and overcome any existing issues.
  • Assume responsibility. Proactive and energetic working attitude, and always be positive.
  • Take responsibility for management and motivation of account team members to allow them to achieve maximum potential.
  • Abide by the WPP code of business conduct.
What You'll Need
  • Educational Background: Bachelor Degree with a major in marketing, communications, advertisement, media, digital, public relations, etc.
  • 6+ years of experience in communications or related field; industry experience preferred.
  • Team-leading experience.
  • Excellent writing skills, strong presentation capabilities (proven media relations skills).
  • Strong verbal and presentation skills with the ability to speak knowledgably with high level executives internally and with Clients.
  • Detail-oriented, organized and dedicated; proactive and enthusiastic with an ability to juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines; a quick learner.
  • Advanced knowledge of working software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
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.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer. Ogilvy considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Applicants from the United States can learn more about their rights by viewing the federal "Know Your Rights" and Pay Transparency posters by clicking here.

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.com. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.

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