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Account Manager - Healthcare Communications

Millers Point, Australia

We are award winning health communication specialists with expertise across healthcare professional marketing, medical education, disease awareness and consumer health and wellness.

About the Role:

This role sits within our health division - Ogilvy Health.

Ogilvy Health Sydney is looking for an Account Manager to work on one of our leading healthcare clients. 

Ogilvy Health is a leading multi-award-winning global healthcare communications agency that is looking for someone with creative flair, ambition and eager to develop their career in the exclusive healthcare industry where you can really make a difference. Ogilvy Health is all about being real, playing as a team, never stopping, caring more and thinking like an owner.

Your role as an Account Manager will focus on the day-to-day organisation and administration of the client account and ensure great creative output for their projects in a timely and cost-effective manner. Beyond this, you are the guardian and promoter of information and insight about the brand and ensure the team is well informed about the brand, it’s market and competitors.

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Support the Account Director with daily tasks and interactions with the client.
  • Handle day to day administration of the account, including internal and client WIPs, workflow control, meetings, minutes, estimates and records, under the direction of the Account Director.
  • Manage in an appropriate manner and keep team informed on work in progress, recognising issues early and pre-empting them.
  • Develop a thorough understanding of the client’s brand and its competitive environment.
  • Write briefs under the supervision of the Account Director.
  • Work with internal stakeholders to get things done on time, on budget and at the right quality, including peers across departments and disciplines.
  • Ensure clients are efficiently charged for the work the agency has performed.
  • Develop a strong relationship with the client and ensure they are kept in the loop with work in progress. Provide excellent customer service in all client interactions.

Skills and Qualifications:

  • Hardworking, dedicated, and passionate about healthcare communications
  • Exceptional financial management skills in running clients as though it is their own business
  • Effective communication skills and a positive, calm, and considered manner are essential.
  • Proactive and positive approach to work and an eagerness to learn and progress.
  • Ability to relate well to a variety of people and build productive relationships, while still introducing elements of fun and humour in the workplace.

At Ogilvy you will live the agency values and behaviours on a daily basis – Collaboration, Playfulness, Excellence, Courage, and Curiosity.

"When people are having fun, they produce better work” – David Ogilvy, Founder.

Recent Accolades: 

  • APAC Effies 2020/21/22: Agency of the Year
  • APAC Effies 2020/21/22: Agency Network of the Year
  • 2022 Cannes Lion: #1 Creative Network of the Year
  • Australia’s Most Awarded Agency at Cannes 2022 
  • Australian Business Awards 2018/19/20/21/22: Employer of Choice
  • Campaign Asia 2019/22: Creative Agency of the Year 
  • Campaign Asia 2022: Digital Agency of the Year 
  • Effie Awards 2012/13/16/19: Most Effective Agency Network
  • LIA AUNZ Regional Agency of the Year

Please note: All applicants must have valid Australian working rights.

Ogilvy Australia is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply.

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