Memac Ogilvy is one of the leading creative networks in MENA with its flagship office in the UAE and a strong local footprint in the GCC and North Africa. It is part of the formidable worldwide Ogilvy network and the wider WPP network. It’s the only truly integrated comms network – with beyond Brand & Advertising, a deep PR & Influence, Social Media Performance and Customer Engagement & Digital capability under 1 P&L and under single leadership. Memac Ogilvy is about Making Brands Matter. We deliver on this by combining expert and new capabilities for modern marketing solutions (we are no longer a traditional advertising agency) with solid project management expertise for agile and effective delivery as well as a thorough and passionate People agenda.

The agency is the most awarded Middle-Eastern agency in Cannes as well as a big winner at the local award show Lynx. It counts around 600 staff members.

PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

• Anticipates consequences of events when planning projects and takes necessary action to keep projects on track
• Acts as the client’s day to day contact for all logistical issues
• Builds a strong and constructive relationship with key day to day client and agency personnel
• Demonstrates strong listening skills
• Understands the key drivers of profit and loss
• Manages accuracy and timelines of estimating and invoicing
• Appreciates the broader business context in which we operate
• Seeks to gain a broader business understanding
• Demonstrates a basic understanding of the key elements of the communications mix
• Demonstrate sound creative judgement
• Familiar with the Ogilvy 360 and Brand Stewardship toolbox
• Understands and is able to use discipline-specific tools
• To oversee the effective administration of a piece of business from all perspectives
• To be the lynch-pin of the account handling team and relied upon to conduct the administrative side of an account with the minimum of fuss and the maximum of efficiency
• To be responsible for the prompt and accurate dissemination of information to all relevant departments within the agency
• To foster excellent relationships with all other departments particularly creative and create a stimulating atmosphere within which the best work can be developed
• To produce a regular status report on each of their accounts
• To organise regular internal status meetings
• To organise client meetings and requirements thereof (e.g. booking rooms, lunch, room layout/presentation etc)
• To record all client meetings and accurate contact reports, distributed within 24 hours
• To maintain a central filing system for documentation and tapes
• To check the quality of all work leaving the agency
• To know the workings of the agency outside the confines of Account Management
• To regularly monitor and analyse competitive advertising and competitive product activity
• Should answer all client queries promptly
• To demonstrate drive and commitment to produce outstanding advertising
• To work with creative teams to help produce the most relevant presentation materials for new work
• To be responsible for budget control of their account(s) based on the Account Manager / Director’s direction
• To hold regular status meetings with Financial / Production Controllers
• To ensure that all WIP can be resolved as soon as possible
• To chase clients for payment of invoices and clear up invoice queries promptly
• Should conduct reconciliation of each job within three months of its completion
• To assist the Account Manager in the production of all campaigns
• To update the Traffic Manager as soon as any changes happen to the status of any job
• To review the status of all jobs with the Traffic Manager on a weekly basis
• To open Job Numbers as soon as required
• To regularly close jobs which are no longer live
• To submit timing plans/estimates to the client for approval
• To give a clear indication of dates by when work is required
• Where possible, should give sufficient time for the brief to be worked on to standard timings
• Should immediately inform the client of revisions to timing plans/estimates, supplying and gaining approval of supplementary estimates when necessary
• A Bachelor’s degree with 1-2 years of experience working within the digital/social agency space
• Stellar written and presentation communication skills, comfortable engaging with senior brand managers and partner agencies.
• A proven expertise in brand strategy, across a number of verticals, with the ability to translate strategy into smart and sound digital tactics
• An understanding of a brand marketing mix, ensuring that social & digital strategies integrate and amplify more traditional channels
• Years of hands-on experience managing & mentoring teams, including direct reports as well as cross-functional teammates
• A glass-half-full outlook that contributes to an already ridiculously-strong company culture, and healthy business

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