Account Supervisor

Company: The Ogilvy Group
Location: New York
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

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 as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying its ability todeliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities.Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit, and follow us on ,,, and


About Ogilvy Health
Ogilvy Health is focused on driving superior outcomes in the ever-changing healthcare environment, an increasingly complex and evolving marketplace. We inspire brands and people to impact the world by keeping our audiences' health and wellness needs at the center of every touchpoint. Ogilvy Health delivers insight, creativity, innovation, and engagement solutions for all healthcare stakeholders, patients, and consumers across the healthcare continuum. Through borderless creativity-operating, innovating, and creating at the intersection of Ogilvy's capabilities and global talent-Ogilvy Health brings forth world-class creative solutions for its clients.
Over the past year alone, the Ogilvy network has been recognized with the following:

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• Global Agency Network of the Year (Ad Age)
  
• Global Agency of the Year (Adweek)
  
• One of the "Best Places to Work" for LGBTQ+ equality (Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index)
  
• Most Effective Agency Network (Effie Worldwide)
  
• Agency Network of the Year (Clio Awards)
  
• Network of the Year (One Show)
  
• Global Network of the Year (LIA Awards)
  
• Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader
  
• Most Awarded Agency (Influencer Marketing Awards)
  
• ...and Ogilvy was the first agency network to secure the top rankings on both WARC's Creative 100 and Effective 100 in consecutive years
  
  For more information on us, visit , or follow Ogilvy Health on , , , , and .
  About the Role
  The Account Supervisor (AS) is a strategic leader and trusted advisor, responsible for overseeing client relationships, guiding project execution, and driving business growth. The AS is a key point of contact for senior-level clients and internal teams, ensuring that all projects are aligned with client goals and delivered to the highest standards. The AS also plays a critical role in mentoring junior team members and fostering a collaborative work environment.
  What You'll Do
  Client Relationship & Strategic Leadership:
  
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  • Serves as the strategic partner for day-to-day Clients, deeply understanding their business challenges, opportunities, and key performance indicators.
    
  • Champions the Client's perspective within the Agency, advocating for their needs and ensuring their voice is heard throughout the strategy & creative process.
    
  • Provides insightful feedback on strategic & creative work, ensuring it aligns with Client goals, resonates with the target audience and delivers measurable results.
    
  • Proactively discusses work performance in the market with clients; Evaluates impact and develops effective action plans if needed.
    
  • Maintains contact and communication with various key stakeholders such as cross-functional client leads, data teams, and production departments.
    
  • Liaison between the agency and client to establish goals and budget and ensure the receipt of quality, cost-effective solutions for all.
    
  • Builds knowledge of pharmaceutical marketing and is comfortable playing an advisor role with client brand teams on projects that will drive results.
    
  • Has the trust and confidence of all Clients and cross-functional partners
    
  • Expert in all aspects of the Client's business to earn their trust
    
    Project Oversight & Execution:
    
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    • Accountable for all projects being on strategy and aligning with brand goals.
      
    • Drives high-profile projects with little to no supervision.
      
    • Responsible for project briefs and sharing with strategic and creative colleagues for input. Strong partnerships internally to create clear detailed briefs that make the work flow seamlessly.
      
    • Works closely with the PMO team to identify timeline milestones and budgets for the project brief and actively manage client expectations, ensure the account team provides accurate and clear updates on status and next steps to deliver on time and on budget and manage difficult conversations as needed.
      
    • Collaborates with cross-functional partners on brand planning and strategic recommendations to Clients
      
    • Oversees junior staff members on all tactical projects.
      
    • Ensure consistency across initiatives.
      
      Financial Management & Business Growth:
      
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      • Fiscal responsibility / oversight for client budget (estimates, scopes, invoicing).
        
      • Identifies and pursues organic growth opportunities within existing clients.
        
      • Assist Senior Account leads with managing forecast and part of all budget meetings
        
        Team Management & Mentorship:
        
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        • Managing and mentoring junior staff members; Initiates weekly 1:1s with direct reports
          
        • Establish strong collaborative relationship with team members
          
        • Able to manage up and down appropriately with the right amount of information
          
        • Mentor Account Executive(s) and inspires others to be passionate about the work
          
          Strategic Thinking & Brand Knowledge:
          
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          • Works with supervisor and team leads to develop strategic marketing goals based on brand strategy and direction, as well as analyze critical marketplace data.
            
          • Highly analytical to identify implications on the business and provide solutions
            
          • High interest in brand strategy and begins to truly understand the why behind everything
            
          • Responsible for developing proactive POVs on competition, brand opportunities, channel opportunities and any pieces of information that could impact the business
            
            What You'll Need
            
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            • 4+ years of experience in an advertising agency environment.
              
            • 4-5 years of experience managing professional promotional campaign development and execution within the Pharma/Healthcare category.
              
            • Commitment to team building and working within a team environment.
              
            • Client relationship management skills.
              
            • Successful track record managing client assignments and working on cross-functional agency teams.
              
            • Knowledge of all agency functional areas; including strategic planning, creative, project management, production, and medical direction/strategy.
              
            • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
              
            • Positive, enthusiastic, and responsive.
              
            • Provides clear communication and leads productive meetings with the team
              
            • Experienced presenter in front of small and large groups
              
            • Attends and participates in pitches when needed
              
            • Able to manage up and down appropriately with the right amount of information
              
            • Has the trust and confidence of all Clients and cross-functional partners
              
            • Expert in all aspects of the Client's business to earn their trust
              
              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 for more details.Pay Range$60,000-$140,000 USDAt 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 - 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.
              Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. 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.
              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. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.

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