Creative Director, Copywriter

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy, part of WPP, 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 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. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP). For more information, visit Ogilvy.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. 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. For more information, visit WPP.com.

Creative Director, Copywriter

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

The person in this position plays a decisive role in increasing creativity and improving working capacity. Guarantee work achieves and even goes beyond Ogilvy’s creative standard, and always ensure actual effectiveness in terms of the brand and Client’s business. Responsible for all creative output and managing the creative process. The CD works as a team manager, motivator, and supervisor on a day-to-day basis.

What You’ll Do

Client Management

• Actively collaborate with Account department, and be willing to communicate with Clients in person as needed.

Strategy

• Provide helpful feedback to Strategy, and generate inspiring ideas in order to create even more high-quality works.

Creative Leadership

• Partner closely with the Creative Director, Art Director.

• Coordinate and manage creative resources reasonably to improve both effectiveness and efficiency.

• Review works monthly and quarterly, and report to ECD.

• Organize the team to participate in different national and international creative competitions, and report to ECD.

• Be passionate about innovative ideas, and encourage others to generate different ideas.

• Maintain the belief in being creative, and display the power of curiosity and creativity in daily life.

• Keep being patient, persistent and hopeful in pursuing the “Big Idea.”

• Earn respect and trust of colleagues.

• Ensure that creative ideas are executed in an exceptional way.

• Create a productive and “Big Idea” creative environment.

• Responsible for creative and effectiveness recognition at local and international awards competitions and new/existing business growth.

Leadership & People Management

• Be able to identify, attract and retain talent.

• Be inspiring, encouraging and friendly to others, always work hard to make positive progress.

• Build trust and respect with others, provide training opportunities to ensure others’ development, and develop a team with professional ethics and effective performance.

• Take responsibility and keep commitments when facing huge challenges or mistakes.

• Provide different possible solutions to broaden horizons and achieve goals.

• Abide by the WPP Code of Business Conduct.

• Have cost management skills, and ensure that creative ideas can be executed.

What You’ll Need

• 10+years’ experience in an agency setting

• Excellent management and leadership skills

• Experience building strong and successful partnerships with clients

• Expert knowledge of current creative trends

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.

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 here for more details.

Pay Range
$100,000—$230,000 USD

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 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.

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