Senior Strategist
$90k - $140k USD
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.
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 Senior Strategist leverages industry knowledge to provide key insights and strategic recommendations for positioning a client's business/products. They will collaborate with the client and internal stakeholders to develop positioning and messaging strategies and are responsible for providing input throughout the creative development process to ensure all client deliverables are “on strategy”. The Senior Strategist helps define key performance indicators and measurement for programs Ogilvy delivers to ensure that strategies and tactics deliver against client goals and objectives and provide expected returns.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the strategy & brand vision internally and externally
- Develop clear and inspiring creative briefs and an extensive point of view for new business and current clients
- Work with Group Strategy Director in brief development, new business pitches and department initiatives
- Partner with Creatives to concept, explore and push the work
- Design and conduct qualitative and quantitative research via focus groups, brainstorming sessions and one-on-one interviews
- Can design for effectiveness and implement measurement strategies
- Collaborate across disciplines and hierarchies
What You’ll Need
- 5+ years’ strategy experience in a creative advertising agency preferred
- Ability to manage scenarios where on the spot, critical thinking is necessary
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive mindset; cares about the details and follows through
- Well informed on cultural and social trends relevant to clients
- Is current on industry, customer and competitor information and integrates those insights into strategic recommendations
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.
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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.
Salary Range
$90,000—$140,000 CAD
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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