The Ogilvy Group
Strategy Director
The Ogilvy Group, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
About Ogilvy
Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy. David created a culture that deeply respects and cares about its people and clients. 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 you are a leader who opens the aperture of opportunity on the account. You are highly collaborative with account and creative. Through directly managing junior planners &/or mentoring other Ogilvy strategists, you reinforce your own skillset. You aren't just delegating; you create opportunities for people around you. You have a perspective on brands & consumers, and you speak from knowledge and experience, where your insight into consumer attitudes and behaviors is the source of your authority.What You'll Do
Develop brand strategies, write creative briefs, guide development and presentation of the creative workBring proactive ideas to clients to push brands into new spacesDesign and implementation of research projects to address client business issues, gain insight into target audiences and testing ad conceptsManage and direct a team of Senior Strategists, Strategists, Associate Strategists, and interns who are assigned to the Strategy Director's accountsProvide professional development opportunities and on-the-job training as neededWhat You'll Need
7+ years of planning/brand strategy experienceManagerial experienceAbility to run day-to-day account work & pitchesContributes thought leadership and best practices to the departmentComfortable with high-level client exposure; must be able to lead conversations, speak their language, and interview C-Suite executives without a hitchStrong stage presenceExperience working in the B2B space (understanding of Co-Op Marketing and Co-Branding a plus)Ability to understand and work within complex businesses, with multiple marketing budgets and stakeholders across various business units within one organizationAbility 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 stakeholdersAbility to understand complicated solutions (engines, powertrains, IT environments) and discover the meaningful benefits they bring to B2B buyersHow 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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Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy. David created a culture that deeply respects and cares about its people and clients. 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 you are a leader who opens the aperture of opportunity on the account. You are highly collaborative with account and creative. Through directly managing junior planners &/or mentoring other Ogilvy strategists, you reinforce your own skillset. You aren't just delegating; you create opportunities for people around you. You have a perspective on brands & consumers, and you speak from knowledge and experience, where your insight into consumer attitudes and behaviors is the source of your authority.What You'll Do
Develop brand strategies, write creative briefs, guide development and presentation of the creative workBring proactive ideas to clients to push brands into new spacesDesign and implementation of research projects to address client business issues, gain insight into target audiences and testing ad conceptsManage and direct a team of Senior Strategists, Strategists, Associate Strategists, and interns who are assigned to the Strategy Director's accountsProvide professional development opportunities and on-the-job training as neededWhat You'll Need
7+ years of planning/brand strategy experienceManagerial experienceAbility to run day-to-day account work & pitchesContributes thought leadership and best practices to the departmentComfortable with high-level client exposure; must be able to lead conversations, speak their language, and interview C-Suite executives without a hitchStrong stage presenceExperience working in the B2B space (understanding of Co-Op Marketing and Co-Branding a plus)Ability to understand and work within complex businesses, with multiple marketing budgets and stakeholders across various business units within one organizationAbility 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 stakeholdersAbility to understand complicated solutions (engines, powertrains, IT environments) and discover the meaningful benefits they bring to B2B buyersHow 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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