What it does: Ogilvy creates some of Australia’s best-known advertising, digital, design, specialist communications, and public and government relations
Mission: To inspire brands and people to impact the world
Size and presence: It has more than 24,850 employees worldwide, including around 312 staff in Australia
Best known for Australia's most successful advertising agency (entrusted with a more local business than any other agency in Australia)
The good bits: Employer of Choice in Australian Business Awards 2020 (third year running)
The not-so-good bits: Large workload, often need to work overtime
Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy. This New York City-based agency focuses on advertising, marketing, public relations, and other related services. With the philosophy: ‘We sell or else’, they combine a global presence spanning more than 170 cities in over 83 countries with strong local expertise.
Ogilvy has 450 offices, making it one of the largest advertising agencies in the world. In Australia, they have three offices in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, serving clients such as BMW and KFC. They partner with clients to build their brands through ground-breaking advertising.
With the mission to inspire people and brands to make an impact, Ogilvy believes they can achieve it by fostering an inclusive community where all contributions are valued. They love bringing in diverse viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds.
Although their people are from diverse backgrounds, everyone has the chance to become their best professional and creative self. Therefore, it is better to be yourself and show what you are adding to the company.
When you work with Ogilvy, you also have access to greater teams of specialists. They combine their skill sets to amplify big ideas for better results. Ogilvy’s effort to develop workplaces that maximise the full potential of their workforce is recognised by the Australian Business Award for Employer of Choice for three consecutive years.
You need to apply online through their career site by clicking the Apply button on each open position available. Make sure that your resume includes all of your experiences that are advertising-related since they want to see the depth of your accomplishments. The hiring process may also include a writing assessment.
If you are shortlisted, you will be invited for an initial Zoom/Skype or phone interview, then several rounds of casual interviews to meet potential teammates and the hiring manager. The final interview will be with the HR coordinator or other leadership team. They will make the final decisions after that, and send you an offer if you are successful.
Ogilvy is a great place to learn the advertising business since they have development programs and communities to help their people develop new skills, pursue their passion, and hone current expertise. It provides training programs, educational resources, webcasts, and more on both non-work topics. At this well-respected company in the ad community, there are many ways to grow personally and professionally.
The salary per year is estimated: Account Coordinator (AU$45,000-50,000), Community Manager (AU$90,000-135,000), Account Executive (AU$52,000-65,000), Junior Art Director (AU$55,000-65,000), Account Manager (AU$60,000-76,000), Art Director (AU$60,000-85,000), Copywriter (AU$62,000-80,000), Senior Account Manager (AU$76,000-88,000), Digital Project Manager (AU$69,000-95,000).
Higher pay can be expected from the following roles: Account Director (AU$90,000-115,000), Senior Creative (AU$90,000-135,000), Senior Art Director (AU$99,000-135,000), Associate Director (AU$128,000-170,000), Strategy Director (AU$140,000-158,000), Associate Creative Director (AU$160,000-173,000), Director (AU$151,000-212,000).
The agency provides the following benefits:
The company set up an online platform for their employees to donate to all of their nonprofits, to support cause-focused funds of vetted nonprofits, and to record their volunteering to keep a record of all their social good.
Ogilvy also helped Fire and Rescue of NSW (FRNSW) to develop a mobile app solution called FR360. The app helps firefighters find, explore and access contextually relevant content and timely information in one place.