Job Description

About Ogilvy

Memac Ogilvy is one of the leading creative networks in MENA with its flagship office in the UAE and a strong local footprint in the GCC and North Africa. It is part of the formidable worldwide Ogilvy network. It’s the only truly integrated comms network – with beyond Brand & Advertising, a deep PR & Influence, Social Media Performance and Customer Engagement & Digital capability under 1 P&L and under single leadership. Memac Ogilvy is about Making Brands Matter. We deliver on this by combining expert and new capabilities for modern marketing solutions (we are not a traditional advertising agency anymore) with solid project management expertise for agile and effective delivery as well as through a passionate talent agenda.  

The agency is the most awarded Middle Eastern agency in Cannes as well as a big winner at the local award show Lynx. It counts around 600 staff members.  

What You’ll Do:

Creative Execution & Conceptualization:

• Take the lead in conceptualizing a campaign, site or other digital solution.

• Establish visual style and user experiences that will effectively communicate with target and fulfill project objectives.

• Be responsible for the proper placement, context and meaning of every visual element within a creative assignment.

• Assist CDs, PMs, and Producers in commissioning and managing outside illustrators, photographers, comp artists, directors, talent, etc.

• Assist creative lead in presenting work to client.

• Participate in brainstorms as required.

• Assist in developing concepts and presentation materials for business development projects.

• Assist or stand in for CD in presenting work to client.

Collaboration & Communication:

• Collaborate and communicate regularly with Client Service counterparts.

• Collaborate with other creative staff to share learning and experience and to establish initiatives that will improve Ogilvy's creative product.

• Partner with Account, Media, Project Management and Production counterparts to enhance quality, productivity, and profitability of the group's work.

Responsibilities:

• Show initiative in growing allocated tasks/campaigns beyond what's expected.

• Be in touch with both the "big picture" and the nitty-gritty details of a project or campaign.

• Work daily with the Project Manager to ensure all deliverables and deadlines are met within budget.

• Proactively seek approvals from CD (as required on a project-by-project basis) on all work before delivery to Account or Client.

• Stay current with industry/advertising trends, and apply them strategically.

• Contribute to overall office morale, spirit, character and work quality.

• Be respectful of others and enjoyable to work with.

• Embody Ogilvy Habits: Courage, Idealism, Curiosity, Playfulness, Candour, Intuition, Free-spiritedness, and Persistence.

• Achieve agreed objectives.

• Exhibit proper behaviors as per Agency Habits.

• Successfully demonstrate the required professional skills.

What You’ll Need:

• Degree from a respected advertising/design program.

• Proven highly versatile creative concepting, design, and art direction skills.

• Exceptional portfolio necessary.

• Well-versed in the history of design, art direction, and advertising.

• Passion to eat, sleep and breathe all things advertising.