Memac Ogilvy

Memac Ogilvy

Strategy Director

Toronto, Canada · Director

Sponsorship not specified$90k-$140kDetected 37 days ago
ResearchCommunication

About the role

  • You're an experienced strategist whose proven smarts, passion and curiosity have made you committed to helping clients understand and navigate our ever-changing world.
  • Over the past 7+ years you've worked at an agency honing your skill and craft as a planner.
  • You provide business-relevant perspective on communication challenges.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategic planning process on key agency accounts
  • Create compelling audience profiles that provide insight into behaviors, attitudes, lifestyle and usage to uncover meaningful insights
  • Lead Creative Brief writing
  • act as a partner and sounding board during the creative process
  • Lead or participate in the design, fielding and moderation of qualitative and quantitative research studies
  • Develop a deep understanding of all the data surrounding a client's business
  • Build excellent relationships with creatives, accounts and agency partners
  • The Director role is an inspirational leader, connecting the team to Ogilvy's overall strategic processes to drive powerful brand building and best-in-class creative.
  • 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.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of strategic planning experience with a proven track record of transformational, modern marketing work that has grown clients' business.

Skills

  • Experience in CPG, health and automotive an asset
  • Integrated planning experience with emphasis on storytelling
  • Strong reputation for relationships with creative and account leaders and/or teams; is a creative thinker, passionate about ideas.
  • Has expertise in multiple business strategy tools, frameworks and methods.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • You're as passionate about the world outside our walls as you are within them
  • How We'll Support You
  • Ogilvy celebrates its people.
  • Enthusiastically.
  • Unhesitatingly.

Compensation

  • $90,000 - $140,000 CAD
  • 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 are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
  • Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.
  • This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.

Benefits

  • We believe in building powerful teams with purpose - 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.

Company info

  • For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.
  • WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands.
  • For more information, visit WPP.com.
  • 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.
  • We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.
  • Strategy Director
  • About Ogilvy
  • a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.
  • This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.
  • Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics.

Equal opportunity

  • If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.com.
  • Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation.
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