Account Executive

Account Executive

ABOUT OGILVY SOCIAL.LAB

Ogilvy Social.Lab (OSL) is a full-service advertising agency headquartered in Brussels’ WPP Campus. As part of the international Ogilvy network, our operations span four continents with over 15 nationalities on the 120-strong team working in our offices – our mindset is borderless.

We proudly collaborate with prominent international and regional clients, including Absolut, Unilever, Mondelez, Ford, IKEA, Lidl, Orange, EU and Belgian institutions, fueling their success locally & internationally.

Entrepreneurship pulses through our veins, embodying our name with a "lab” mentality. We constantly innovate and experiment, staying in sync with the ever-evolving digital media landscape we specialize in.

ROLE

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious, integrated, but social-savvy and curious individual to work on one of our beloved social-first clients. If you are looking to be inspired, grow, work hard, and have fun, then don’t hesitate to apply.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Under the supervision of an Account Manager, you handle your clients’ projects and are responsible for the day-to-day work.
• Support the development of communications, presentations, and proposals for your client and actively participate in conversations.
• Develop the agenda and organize for client and internal meetings.
• Develop presentation materials for client meetings, events, and activity wrap-up reports.
• Identify and secure help on emerging account problems.
• Support team in developing and presenting new business programs for potential and existing clients
• Work with your team to deliver work with great content at heart.
• Manage basic projects or aspects of larger campaigns independently and coordinate project delivery with client and agency teams.
• Manage key aspects of projects – in collaboration with the Account Manager – such as time plan, scope, status updates, and finance tracker.

PROFILE

Experience Required:

• 1-3 years of experience in the marketing or communications industry. Previous experience in an advertising agency is a plus.
• Young talent with an internship experience is welcome to apply.
• Perfectly fluent in Dutch & English. French is a plus.
• Strong aptitude for project management: timings, scopes, deadlines, etc.
• Strong organizational skills. Detail-oriented.
• Team player. Good communicator. Aptitude for presentations.
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial flair. Curious. Multi-tasker. Resilient.

OFFER

• Full-time opportunity in an ever-growing, trendsetting advertising agency based in the greenest building in Brussels - the new WPP Campus.
• Work alongside a team of diverse and people-focused individuals, on impactful projects and with an array of local, regional, and global clients.
• We are committed to keeping our environmental footprint low and ensuring that our work is ethical.
• We thrive on transparency - Our words and promises produce actions.
• Attractive package and benefits
• Strong flexibility plan
• Continuous training opportunities
• As an Ogilvy Social.Lab employee, you will be provided with continuous opportunities to grow through training and career conversations while doing strong work that works.