--- title: 'Freelance Account Director at Ogilvy Australia' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/freelance-account-director-ogilvy-australia-melbourne-xbemcfvx9112' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-29' --- # Freelance Account Director at Ogilvy Australia - **Company:** Ogilvy Australia - **Location:** Melbourne, Australia - **Posted:** 2026-10-29 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-29 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ogilvyaus/jobs/4748768005 ## Job description Business unit: Ogilvy Advertising Team: Account Management Location: Melbourne Employment type: Freelance We’re looking for an experienced Freelance Account Director to join Ogilvy Advertising, working across two key accounts spanning FMCG and government. Starting immediately, finishing at the end of the year. This is an exciting opportunity for a confident, hands-on senior account leader who can seamlessly manage multiple stakeholders, drive great work and build strong client relationships across diverse categories. ## About The Role As Freelance Account Director, you’ll play a key role in leading client relationships, overseeing integrated campaign delivery and ensuring the team consistently delivers strategically strong, creatively excellent work. Splitting your time across two accounts, you’ll bring the ability to adapt to different client needs, navigate complex stakeholder environments and keep projects moving in a fast-paced agency setting. ## What You'll Do - Lead client relationships, building trust and acting as a strategic partner across both accounts. - Oversee integrated advertising campaigns from briefing and creative development through to production and execution. - Manage multiple projects, priorities and timelines across two distinct client portfolios. - Work closely with creative, strategy, production and media teams to deliver high-quality work. - Provide clear direction to account teams, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on brief and to a high standard. - Navigate complex stakeholder environments, confidently managing feedback, expectations and approvals. - Identify opportunities to strengthen client partnerships and provide proactive recommendations. - Manage budgets, resourcing, scopes and project profitability. ## What You'll Bring - Proven experience as an Account Director within an integrated agency. - Strong experience leading integrated campaigns and managing senior client relationships. - The ability to confidently manage multiple accounts, stakeholders and competing priorities. - Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills. - Strong commercial acumen, including experience managing budgets and agency resources. - A proactive, solutions-focused approach and the ability to hit the ground running. - A collaborative leadership style and the ability to bring teams together to deliver great work. At Ogilvy, inclusivity is essential to our success. We're committed to building a workplace that embraces various perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, knowing that diverse teams drive more impactful work. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Māori, people with disabilities, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, all ages, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, nationalities, and family structures. We believe everyone thrives when they can be themselves. We provide equal opportunities and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential. If you require any accessibility adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know: ogv-au-careers@ogilvy.com ## #LI-CO1 ## About Ogilvy Australia ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Ogilvy Australia is an award‑winning integrated creative network that helps brands and people create impact through advertising, PR, experience, consulting and health. - **Entity Type**: Public (subsidiary of WPP) - **Headquarters**: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - **Founded**: 1977 (as the Australian office of Ogilvy, which was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy) - **Founders**: David Ogilvy (parent company); the Australian entity was established as a local office of the global network. ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Advertising Services / Marketing Communications - **Target customers**: B2B and B2C; works with large enterprises and brands across Australia and the APAC region. - **Mission / Purpose**: “We inspire brands and people to impact the world” – creating iconic, culture‑changing, value‑driving ideas that deliver measurable results for clients. ## Products & Services Ogilvy Australia organises its capabilities into five core disciplines (all housed under the Ogilvy name): - **Advertising**: Creative campaigns, brand strategy, and full‑funnel media. - **Public Relations & Influence**: Earned media, influencer marketing, and reputation management. - **CX and Customer Relationship Design**: Customer experience strategy, loyalty programs, CRM, and data‑driven personalisation. - **Growth & Innovation**: Digital transformation, business consulting, product and venture incubation, behavioural science. - **Health**: Specialised healthcare and pharmaceutical marketing (regulatory‑compliant communications). Each discipline works together through a model called “borderless creativity” – assembling the right experts for each client challenge rather than operating in silos. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly available (Ogilvy Australia is a private subsidiary of WPP, a public company). - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue not disclosed; estimated from headcount and industry benchmarks suggests a mid‑sized agency (revenue likely in the tens of millions AUD). - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Owned by WPP (one of the world’s largest advertising groups). Key clients include major Australian and global brands (not named in sources). - **Growth Signals**: - Ranked #1 Most Effective Network and #1 Most Creative Network in Australia (WARC Rankings). - 2024 Grand Effie winner (“Til it’s Done”). - APAC Effies Agency of the Year (2023). - Headcount of 122 employees (LinkedIn) – a 19.4% year‑on‑year decline (possibly due to restructuring). - Monthly web traffic of ~11,400 visits (+101.3% MoM, +37.3% YoY). - Conflicting reports on total headcount: Built In lists 227 total employees (including Auckland office?), while LinkedIn shows 122. Both figures cited as conflicting. ## Competitive Advantages - **Borderless creativity model**: A connected specialist structure that removes internal barriers, allowing the agency to flexibly “cast” the right talent from any discipline for any client brief. - **Award‑winning track record**: Consistently ranked among Australia’s most effective and creative agencies (Effies, WARC, Cannes Lions). - **Global network, local depth**: Backed by Ogilvy’s worldwide resources and WPP’s scale, but with deep local market understanding and a 40+‑year Australian heritage. - **Employer of Choice**: Won the Australian Business Awards “Employer of Choice” for six consecutive years (as of 2024) – the only agency to do so. ## Strategic Focus - **Deepening digital and AI capabilities**: Appointment of Sally Borda as Managing Partner & AI Lead signals a push to integrate generative AI and data‑driven tools into client work. - **Expanding CX and consulting**: The “Growth & Innovation” and “Customer Relationship Design” practices are positioned for high growth, helping clients navigate digital transformation. - **Nurturing talent pipeline**: Active involvement in AWARD School (a key source of new hires) and programs like JuniorCru indicate a focus on developing young creative talent. - **Hybrid / in‑office culture**: The agency operates with a strong in‑office presence (Melbourne office noted as “in‑office” on Built In); open roles are listed as in‑office, suggesting a return‑to‑office stance. ## Why Work Here - **Award‑winning creative culture**: Consistently recognised for both effectiveness and creativity – employees work on high‑profile, industry‑impacting campaigns. - **Employer of Choice (6 years)**: Strong HR practices, supportive environment, and focus on employee wellbeing. - **Perks**: Generous parental leave (family + childcare benefits), generous PTO/time off. - **Career development**: Clear paths for progression; many alumni move to other top agencies (TBWA, DDB, Clemenger, M&C Saatchi) or return to Ogilvy. - **Work‑style**: Predominantly in‑office (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane), with a collaborative, studio‑like atmosphere. Remote/hybrid options not highlighted – likely limited. - **Current openings**: As of the latest data, only 2–3 active vacancies (Account Executive, Revenue Accountant, Digital Producer), indicating a lean, selective hiring approach. ## Sources 1. [ogilvy.com.au](https://www.ogilvy.com.au/) – Company website 2. [ogilvy.com.au/careers](https://www.ogilvy.com.au/Careers) – Careers page 3. [linkedin.com/company/ogilvy-australia](https://au.linkedin.com/company/ogilvy-australia) – LinkedIn company page 4. [builtin.com/company/ogilvy-australia](https://builtin.com/company/ogilvy-australia) – Built In company profile 5. 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