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Ogilvy & Mather

Associate Director, Project Management

Ogilvy & Mather, New York, NY


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 Director, PM will work on a large Integrated Client, overseeing schedules, developing and maintaining project plans, ensuring project meetings end with clear and actionable conclusions. The Associate Director will work with little oversight and have the autonomy to lead an Integrated Project Management team and ensure all deliverables are met.
What You'll Do
  • Work with internal team to develop and manage creative development and production timelines.
  • Interfacing regularly with all client levels on Delivery strategy and progress across a piece of integrated business(es)
  • Mobilizing and driving the integrated team towards forward progress, action and results.
  • Developing and maintaining high levels of team effectiveness (trust, communication, collaboration, productivity, diversity, engagement).
  • Building team expertise ; supporting development and shares best practices.
  • Ensuring high quality delivery process and execution
  • Applying standard agency processes to client work and innovating new ways of working which can become agency best practices.
  • Create and maintain project status of projects, accounts, and assigned resources.
  • Organize and lead weekly team status meeting , stand up meetings, etc.
  • Document project evolution and maintain a detailed record of job changes and flag any impacts to project time, deliverables and/or scope.
  • Engage in contingency planning and recommend solutions.
  • Ensure quality of workflow and adherence to internal production policies and process
  • Champion internal systems for higher productivity working.
  • Coordinate individuals and teams to develop, create and deliver.


What You'll Need
  • Industry experience in working in a fast-paced agency with a focus on creative excellence .
  • Have worked on a large client with multiple lines of business or multiple smaller clients .
  • 6 - 8 years of Project Management experience within a creative environment
  • Proven leadership skills in managing a robust team .
  • Heavy experience with experiential and digital production processes
  • Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
  • An appreciation for data and strategy
  • Confidence in building project timelines and scopes across different mediums
  • Ability to balance and prioritize business objectives .
  • A love for sports is a plus


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.

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The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details.

Pay Range

$75,000 - $180,000 USD

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.

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please do not hesitate to let your recruiter know.