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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.
Group Account Director (1-year Contract)
Ogilvy Health Canada
About Ogilvy Health:
Ogilvy Health is focused on driving superior outcomes in the ever-changing healthcare environment, an increasingly complex and evolving marketplace. We inspire brands and people to impact the world by keeping our audiences’ health and wellness needs at the center of every touchpoint. Ogilvy Health delivers insight, creativity, innovation, and engagement solutions for all healthcare stakeholders, patients, and consumers across the healthcare continuum. Through borderless creativity—operating, innovating, and creating at the intersection of talent and capabilities— Advertising, Experience, Public Relations, Health, and Consulting work fluidly across 131 offices in 93 countries to bring forth world-class creative solutions for our clients.
About the Role:
The Group Account Director is a senior Account Management partner responsible for the senior client relationships for the Accounts in their groups and overseeing Account Directors or Senior Account Directors and their team members. The Group Account Director is the most senior person in contact with the clients’ businesses. Beyond owning the brand strategy (in partnership with Account Directors), they own the Agency’s service offering towards their clients. They listen to client needs and challenges, become experts in the client's therapeutic area (TA), their business overall and their pipeline. They ensure strategic recommendations are made proactively to help the client's business thrive. They are responsible for growing the business relationship and offering value beyond the Agency’s traditional offering to ensure longevity and growth. Group Account Directors ensure strong strategy, delivery, and optimization of Agency resources towards an Account, relevant to the importance of the business for the Agency. They must be leaders within the agency teams to both Account and Creative sides as well as to Client teams.
Group Account Directors are responsible for individual performance as well as mentoring their team in their professional growth. They are responsible for the team delivering on and surpassing client expectations. Group Account Directors, along with their team, are also responsible for client profitability, organic growth and take an active part in new business development.
What You’ll Do
- Lead and review the high-level strategy and ensure a long-term relationship with the client which goes beyond the immediate brand assignments and service offering
- Challenge strategies, client direction, or ideas that are not aligned with brand positioning or long-term vision
- Responsible for ensuring that positive energy and attitudes are maintained
- Develop accounts creatively and financially and play a positive role in new business development
- Drive the client partnership and align agency resources around client priorities
- Clearly understand client objectives and strategic imperatives and effectively communicate their needs to the internal team
- Develop or review the overall communication strategy and tactical plans, based on a strong understanding of the client's context (TA, business type, corporate priorities & processes)
- Have full awareness of creative processes and techniques – including digital platforms
- Balance the expectations of clients with the execution of creative work
- Develop internal business planning processes that drive tight alignment and collaboration across multiple stakeholders
- Lead a team to provide the utmost level of client service and quality of work
- Develop high-level strategy and new offerings
- Liaise with clients and cross functional teams at a senior level
- Promote the expansion of business with existing clients
- Complete projects to a specific schedule and within an agreed budget
- Use your skills to push clients, and the agency, creatively and strategically
- Lead strategic client meetings and facilitate discussions to drive results for accounts
What You’ll Need
- Superior strategic planning and presentation skills, organization, and prioritization abilities
- A persuasive and confident approach to creative and strategic mandates
- Effective team management capabilities
- A keen attention to detail and budgetary restraints
- A passion for the Advertising industry and Agency business
- Working knowledge of all media (print, TV, radio and digital)
- For Canadian Accounts: PAAB and ASC experience and negotiation skills
- A critical thinker with the ability to analyze and synthesize data and information
- A self-motivator, willingness to stay up to date in a fast-paced environment, engagement, and persistence
- Business planning skills, and team attitude regarding Agency planning for resource allocation
- Interest in science & health, learning attitude, strategic thinking
- Results oriented with a can-do spirit that loves to exceed expectations, meet deadlines, and overcome obstacles
- Ability to work independently and to take ownership while being a team player and mindful of others (partnership attitude)
- Business development attitude
- Enjoy listening, thinking, researching, learning, and adding value
- Applies the Company’s ideals to all decision-making business approaches
How We’ll Support You
Ogilvy Health celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools and training opportunities 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.
Ogilvy Health Canada employees are encouraged to bring their ideas, experiences and perspectives, gleaned from their varied backgrounds, to the workplace. We strive to create an environment in which all employees can feel comfortable to contribute to their fullest potential without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
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 $110,000—$160,000 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.
If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.com. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.
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.
Group Account Director (1-year Contract)
Ogilvy Health Canada
About Ogilvy Health:
Ogilvy Health is focused on driving superior outcomes in the ever-changing healthcare environment, an increasingly complex and evolving marketplace. We inspire brands and people to impact the world by keeping our audiences’ health and wellness needs at the center of every touchpoint. Ogilvy Health delivers insight, creativity, innovation, and engagement solutions for all healthcare stakeholders, patients, and consumers across the healthcare continuum. Through borderless creativity—operating, innovating, and creating at the intersection of talent and capabilities— Advertising, Experience, Public Relations, Health, and Consulting work fluidly across 131 offices in 93 countries to bring forth world-class creative solutions for our clients.
About the Role:
The Group Account Director is a senior Account Management partner responsible for the senior client relationships for the Accounts in their groups and overseeing Account Directors or Senior Account Directors and their team members. The Group Account Director is the most senior person in contact with the clients’ businesses. Beyond owning the brand strategy (in partnership with Account Directors), they own the Agency’s service offering towards their clients. They listen to client needs and challenges, become experts in the client's therapeutic area (TA), their business overall and their pipeline. They ensure strategic recommendations are made proactively to help the client's business thrive. They are responsible for growing the business relationship and offering value beyond the Agency’s traditional offering to ensure longevity and growth. Group Account Directors ensure strong strategy, delivery, and optimization of Agency resources towards an Account, relevant to the importance of the business for the Agency. They must be leaders within the agency teams to both Account and Creative sides as well as to Client teams.
Group Account Directors are responsible for individual performance as well as mentoring their team in their professional growth. They are responsible for the team delivering on and surpassing client expectations. Group Account Directors, along with their team, are also responsible for client profitability, organic growth and take an active part in new business development.
What You’ll Do
- Lead and review the high-level strategy and ensure a long-term relationship with the client which goes beyond the immediate brand assignments and service offering
- Challenge strategies, client direction, or ideas that are not aligned with brand positioning or long-term vision
- Responsible for ensuring that positive energy and attitudes are maintained
- Develop accounts creatively and financially and play a positive role in new business development
- Drive the client partnership and align agency resources around client priorities
- Clearly understand client objectives and strategic imperatives and effectively communicate their needs to the internal team
- Develop or review the overall communication strategy and tactical plans, based on a strong understanding of the client's context (TA, business type, corporate priorities & processes)
- Have full awareness of creative processes and techniques – including digital platforms
- Balance the expectations of clients with the execution of creative work
- Develop internal business planning processes that drive tight alignment and collaboration across multiple stakeholders
- Lead a team to provide the utmost level of client service and quality of work
- Develop high-level strategy and new offerings
- Liaise with clients and cross functional teams at a senior level
- Promote the expansion of business with existing clients
- Complete projects to a specific schedule and within an agreed budget
- Use your skills to push clients, and the agency, creatively and strategically
- Lead strategic client meetings and facilitate discussions to drive results for accounts
What You’ll Need
- Superior strategic planning and presentation skills, organization, and prioritization abilities
- A persuasive and confident approach to creative and strategic mandates
- Effective team management capabilities
- A keen attention to detail and budgetary restraints
- A passion for the Advertising industry and Agency business
- Working knowledge of all media (print, TV, radio and digital)
- For Canadian Accounts: PAAB and ASC experience and negotiation skills
- A critical thinker with the ability to analyze and synthesize data and information
- A self-motivator, willingness to stay up to date in a fast-paced environment, engagement, and persistence
- Business planning skills, and team attitude regarding Agency planning for resource allocation
- Interest in science & health, learning attitude, strategic thinking
- Results oriented with a can-do spirit that loves to exceed expectations, meet deadlines, and overcome obstacles
- Ability to work independently and to take ownership while being a team player and mindful of others (partnership attitude)
- Business development attitude
- Enjoy listening, thinking, researching, learning, and adding value
- Applies the Company’s ideals to all decision-making business approaches
How We’ll Support You
Ogilvy Health celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools and training opportunities 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.
Ogilvy Health Canada employees are encouraged to bring their ideas, experiences and perspectives, gleaned from their varied backgrounds, to the workplace. We strive to create an environment in which all employees can feel comfortable to contribute to their fullest potential without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
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 $110,000—$160,000 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.
If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact us at accommodations@ogilvy.com. Please note that this contact is only for candidates who are requesting accommodation. Emails for other purposes, including application status requests, will not receive a response.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Group Account Director
Align your degree to the role
USCIS scrutinizes whether your field of study directly supports a specialty occupation claim. A degree in marketing, communications, or business administration strengthens your petition. A degree in an unrelated field requires a detailed nexus argument from your employer's attorney.
Target agencies with established LCA filing history
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for account management and director-level roles. Agencies with repeat H-1B filings for this title have the internal infrastructure to move quickly after an offer.
Verify the prevailing wage level before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for your target metro before finalizing any offer. Your employer must certify your salary meets at least the Level I threshold, and most director-level filings land at Level III or IV.
Flag cap-exempt employers during your search
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated agencies are cap-exempt, letting them file H-1B petitions year-round without waiting for the April lottery window. Group Account Director roles exist at these organizations in communications and development functions.
Document client revenue and team scope in your offer letter
USCIS evaluates whether the role genuinely requires a bachelor's degree. An offer letter that specifies portfolio size, direct reports, and strategic responsibilities makes the specialty occupation argument far easier to sustain than a generic title description.
Start premium processing conversations early with your employer
Standard H-1B adjudication can run several months. If your current status has a firm end date, ask your employer upfront whether they'll authorize premium processing through USCIS, which targets a 15-business-day decision and protects your start date.
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Find Group Account Director JobsGroup Account Director H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Group Account Director role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the employer's job description requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as marketing, communications, advertising, or business administration. Generic management experience alone won't carry the petition. The role needs to demonstrate that theoretical and practical application of that specific body of knowledge is what the job requires, which most client-facing director roles at agencies can substantiate.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for this role?
Integrated marketing agencies, public relations firms, media buying companies, and large in-house brand marketing teams regularly file H-1B petitions for Group Account Director roles. You can search employers with verified H-1B filing history for account management titles on Migrate Mate, which surfaces DOL Labor Condition Application data so you're targeting companies that have already navigated this process.
How does the H-1B lottery affect my timeline for starting in this role?
Cap-subject H-1B petitions are filed in April each year for an October 1 start date, meaning there's typically a six-month gap between lottery selection and your first day. If you're already on H-1B status with a different employer, an H-1B transfer lets you start after USCIS receives the petition, without waiting for October 1. If your status has an earlier end date, premium processing helps manage the gap.
Can my employer transfer my H-1B to a Group Account Director role if I'm getting promoted internally?
An internal promotion to Group Account Director from a lower-level title requires an amended H-1B petition if the job duties, salary level, or specialty occupation classification changes materially. Your employer files the amendment with USCIS before the new role begins. Most promotions that move you into a director-level position do trigger an amendment because the prevailing wage level and job description change substantially.
What happens to my H-1B status if the agency conducts layoffs or I resign?
If your employment ends for any reason, you have a 60-day grace period to find a new employer and have them file an H-1B transfer petition on your behalf. During those 60 days you can't work, but you remain in valid status. An account director with strong client relationships and a portable book of business is generally well-positioned to secure a new offer within that window.
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