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 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 the Role
The Associate Design Director will lead projects for key clients through all phases of the design process. This includes the development of big picture strategic directions for big brands, conceptual design research and exploration, critiquing and refining final execution, and ensuring design intent is maintained through the production phase. The Associate Design Director will engage with the Design Director on a strategic level; brainstorming, sketching, storytelling, mood boards and verbalizing ideas and strategic directions prior to execution.
What You’ll Do
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We are seeking individuals who aren’t afraid of design-challenges and love working on big brands.
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Looking for multi-disciplinary individuals with a strong sense of problem solving,
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A high-level of craftsmanship,
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Have a firm understanding trend awareness,
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Have the ability to inspire design in each project brief,
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Can be an ambassador for the design-discipline
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Works well with others.
What You’ll Need
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Must have 7+ years of related experience
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Will have demonstrated strategic knowledge of design nomenclature, brand identity best practices, experience developing branded eco-systems (brand manuals and style guides).
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Strong presentation skills that include the ability to sell, explain and substantiate design thinking, direction and solutions are very important.
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The candidate must have excellent technical skills in Adobe’s Creative Suite (eg. Illustrator, Photoshop InDesign and Keynote).
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.
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. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities – 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.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please do not hesitate to let your recruiter know.
