Strategy Director - Washington, United States - Ogilvy Public Relations

Description

Ogilvy Public Relations

• Washington, DC

Job Posted Date: 04/11/2024


About Ogilvy

David Ogilvy famously said:

_"If each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, we shall become a company of giants."_ We're looking for the 'giants' who will help us be better, think bigger and go farther to increase growth and impact for our clients, our culture and our communities.

For nearly two decades, Ogilvy has been at the forefront of social change—advancing personal and public health and safety through innovative communication initiatives.

We have developed numerous social change campaigns to successfully raise awareness, educate and prompt action regarding some of today's largest and most complex issues, ranging from homeland security to income taxes, emergency preparedness to heart disease, violence prevention to substance abuse—the list is extensive.

We take great pride in deploying solutions that improve and save lives.

Ogilvy has a long-standing relationship with FEMA and is currently working to help build a country more resilient to natural disasters.

As we continue to understand and adapt to the near
- and long-term effects of climate change, this work is of ever-increasing importance.


About the Role

This person must have the ability to think and act on both the micro and macro level, joining the dots between enterprise-level strategic vision and daily, tactical outputs.

This will involve developing a deep relationship with existing strategy experts in Ogilvy and across the WPP network to help bring the best value to our client at all times.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop role as strategic client partner and advisor across ongoing organizational and program initiatives
• Create and direct innovative and thoughtful strategic solutions to complex communications challenges on behalf of clients
• Consult with clients on a range of strategic initiatives, including positioning, analytics, internal engagement, and comms strategy
• Build upon a deepening knowledge of the organization, regions, and clients to deliver strategies that continually evolve client programs
• Collaborate with clients, internal teams, and partners to build and execute on strategic recommendations that will ultimately be brought to market across multiple channels
• Collaborate with creative teams to shape creative expression and execution
• Collaborate with project management to ensure that initiatives have appropriate resources for development, and are ultimately delivered on time and on budget
• Inspire and mentor junior team members

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years experience professional experience in strategic communications, ideally a mix of marketing, communications, or advertising agency work as well as in organizations are purposedriven.
• A strategic thinker with the ability to instill confidence in clients and across internal teams
• Must be an excellent verbal and written communicator, comfortable preparing proposals, presentations and speaking in front of groups
• Passion for social good with strong understanding of leading brandbased thinking and constructs
• Strong attention to detail
• Creative problem solver
• The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on jobrelated factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. _We offer a competitive benefits package,_

Pay Range
- $140,000—$180,000 USDAt 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.