Associate Strategy Director, Social@Ogilvy

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.

Social@Ogilvy is a global, cross-discipline team of social experts from across all of Ogilvy’s businesses. We know there’s a new customer and stakeholder journey defined by the increasing impact our networks have on purchase decisions and our behaviors. We design integrated social solutions that combine deep disciplines like CRM, public relations and shopper marketing and are rooted in what drives behavior.

About the Role

We are seeking for Associate Strategy Director to join our Social @ Ogilvy Hong Kong team.

What You’ll Do

As our Associate Strategy Director, the responsibilities include:

• Support the growth of the Social@Ogilvy business both in revenue and capability across the Ogilvy group
• Lead, grow and manage strategy for key regional and global accounts across social, content and creative
• Social and digital planning and strategy development
• Potential to support across local Hong Kong accounts
• Support the identification of opportunities to enhance our clients’ businesses and grow our own revenue through farming opportunities
• Manage direct and indirect team members, providing mentorship and guidance
• Actively contribute to the strategic capabilities of the Social@Ogilvy team
• Support the development, nurturing and influence of relationships across the Ogilvy Group to ensure growth across the business
• Contribute to thought leadership initiatives in APAC by developing and presenting our point of view on social, digital and other emerging technologies

What You’ll Need

In order to be successful in this role you must:

• Be fluent in English with strong copy editing skills
• Have a Bachelors degree or equivalent with a strong academic record
• Have 7+ years developing and executing social media programs & strategies in an agency environment OR in a digital agency environment
• Have a lucid point of view on how social media should be integrated into business process
• Have excellent communication skills – verbal and written
• Demonstrate potential for talent development and mentorship of junior team members
• Think critically and creatively, meaning the ability to think clearly and rationally, solve problems and develop new and useful possibilities
• Plan and execute on multiple projects simultaneously in an organized fashion
• Work calmly and maintain good judgment in a fast-paced work environment
• Collaborate with colleagues in different countries and appreciate cultural differences
• Be passionate about social media and word of mouth marketing

Additional skills preferred, but not mandatory:

• Business level Cantonese or Mandarin
• Management experience
• Business development experience

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.