Strategic Leadership Director

2 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States The Ogilvy Group Full time
About The Ogilvy Group

The Ogilvy Group is a global marketing and advertising agency that has been a leader in the industry for over 70 years. 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

As a Strategy Director at The Ogilvy Group, you will be a leader who opens the aperture of opportunity on the account. You will be highly collaborative with account and creative teams, and through directly managing junior planners and/or mentoring other Ogilvy strategists, you will reinforce your own skillset. You will not just delegate tasks, but create opportunities for people around you to grow and develop. You will have a perspective on brands and consumers, and you will speak from knowledge and experience, where your insight into consumer attitudes and behaviors is the source of your authority.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop brand strategies that drive business results
  • Write creative briefs that inspire innovative solutions
  • Guide the development and presentation of creative work that meets client objectives
  • Bring proactive ideas to clients to push brands into new spaces and drive growth
  • Design and implement research projects to address client business issues and gain insight into target audiences
  • Manage and direct a team of Senior Strategists, Strategists, Associate Strategists, and interns who are assigned to the Strategy Director's accounts
  • Provide professional development opportunities and on-the-job training as needed
Requirements
  • 7+ years of planning/brand strategy experience
  • Managerial experience with a proven track record of success
  • Ability to run day-to-day account work and pitches
  • Contributes thought leadership and best practices to the department
  • Comfortable with high-level client exposure and able to lead conversations, speak their language, and interview C-Suite executives
  • Strong stage presence and ability to communicate complex ideas effectively
  • Experience working in the B2B space, with a strong understanding of Co-Op Marketing and Co-Branding
  • Ability to understand and work within complex businesses, with multiple marketing budgets and stakeholders across various business units
  • Ability to balance clients' long-term branding initiatives with short-term sales goals to develop campaigns that work across time horizons and meet the needs of various stakeholders
What We Offer

The Ogilvy Group celebrates its people and provides a supportive and collaborative work environment. We will empower you with the tools you need to succeed, give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things, and provide opportunities for you to do work of which you will be proud, with people you will be proud to call your teammates.

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