PR Account Manager

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

Our Account Managers bring value to our clients by passionately and professionally representing the agency on a day-to-day basis. They are the trusted partner and point of contact for mid-level clients partnering with account leadership to deliver operational discipline and delivery excellence, speed to market, resource optimization, and profitability management to their business(es). Account Managers are efficient operators, who demonstrate strong commercial abilities and business and financial acumen. They are highly organized and accountable account leaders, who can build relationships and collaborate with/draw on the expertise of all Ogilvy’s capabilities. Account Managers add value by interrogating every client brief and assignment, and striving to solve our client’s larger business problems, not just the immediate request at hand. They act courageously and with conviction and collaborate with/draw on the expertise of all Ogilvy’s capabilities.

What You’ll Do

• Possess a mastery of all public relations skills, including writing, editing, media relations, pitch development, message development, and have experience in developing communications plans
• Manage partner/vendor relations as relates to product launches, media, research, events, and other program initiatives
• Develop and execute media relations strategies, including identifying and developing outreach opportunities, drafting media materials, and pitching to the media
• Demonstrate strong ability to develop messaging and draft stakeholder communications, including press releases, speeches, presentations, pitch materials etc.
• Create and execute executive visibility/thought leadership campaigns
• To perform day-to-day account work confidently and competently.
• The key day-to-day project contact with our clients, and other agency partners.
• Managing client objectives, expectations and timelines and communicating changes/directions to internal team members.
• Working integrally with all internal team members to facilitate the process of developing effective communication strategies and briefs that lead to great work on brief.
• Influencing the efficiency and quality of work and advocating for the agency/client relationship.
• Mobilizing and driving the integrated team towards forward progress, action and results.
• Effectively presenting work from a delivery standpoint.
• Owning the client budget to manage costs and deliverables as well as staffing resources.
• Owning project management/workflow system data entry and reporting.
• Identifying potential project risks and developing contingency plans.
• Serving as a mentor/coach and/or direct manager to more junior team members and supporting the development of these team members.
• Developing and maintaining high levels of team effectiveness (trust, communication, collaboration, productivity, diversity, engagement).
• Understanding & respecting every department’s role in delivering great work and building relationships
  
  

What You’ll Need

• 4-6 years of related, client facing industry experience managing “the making” or delivery of great work.
• Ideally, several different account experiences delivering programs, with a focus on Government & Private sectors
• Demonstrable knowledge of client and Agency operations and working knowledge of Ogilvy’s capabilities.
• Strong background in the strategy and development of PR programs and provide strategic/solid thinking to clients.
• Curious, a lifelong learner.
• Proven negotiation skills.
• Experience forming strong client relationships at the lower-to-mid-levels.
• Demonstrated capability to get things done on budget and on time.
• Developing commercial abilities & business & financial acumen.
• An understanding of the dynamics and workings of the agency’s process as it relates to the client’s business
• Strong internal relationships (particularly with creative team).
• A good listener, someone who reads people and those in a room well (and adapts their style and response accordingly).
• Accountability and calm, confident presence.
• You will also bring strong skills in research, analysis and trend identification.
• Excellent writing and communications skills – Bilingual / Arabic and English is favorable.
• Solid media relations, KSA and regional media, with a strong understanding of the Government sector media landscape
  
  

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.