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About Ogilvy

Ogilvy 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.

Team description: Corporate Affairs

Corporate Affairs team at T&A Ogilvy is committed to become the trusted partner of our clients and their leaders in helping their organisations sustain, grow and win in the market through corporate affairs services.

We help the clients build, strengthen and protect the corporate reputation while supporting them to create and nurture a strong network of internal and external stakeholders. This will help establish their competitive edge to win in the market. The deliverables will be tailor-made with key services, including but not limited to strategic counsel, public relations and influence, public affairs and advocacy as well as sustainability and health.

Our team comprise of the highly skilled, dedicated and passionate communications practitioners with many years of in-depth experiences in both public and private sectors with a strong sense of client servicing and growth mindset.

About The Role

Senior Account Executive (PR) is a communications professional who is capable of handling a wide range of projects and clients with a high degree of independence and sound judgement. Senior Account Executive has the ability and experience to play a primary, independent implementation role in client work. This person must possess a deep understanding of PR in Vietnam and be able to come up with creative initiatives to help clients solve their business or communication objectives.

Account Management

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the daily client contact and take the lead on client interactions when appropriate.
• Oversee the quality and operational performance of accounts, ensuring high standards and adherence to deadlines.
• Collaborate with an internal team (Planning, Creative, Data) to deliver on strategic plan, execution actions to meet client’s objectives.
• Collaborate with existing clients and team members to identify business needs and objectives, crafting strategies and plans to achieve the clients’ goals.
• Act as the anchor for project teams, ensuring accountability, tracking timelines, and delivering on client deadlines with the highest quality of work.
• Liaise with existing clients, prospective clients, vendors, and internal teams, attending meetings, tracking progress and ensure proper action taken
• Perform administrative tasks to make sure the business is run smoothly including tracking, recording, and ensuring timely payments from clients and to vendors.
  
  

Expertise Performance

• Demonstrate proficiency in crafting effective communications materials, including internal and client correspondence, communications plans, press materials, pitch deck, speeches, training materials.
• Demonstrate familiarity and stability in managing events, vendors, and partnerships.
• Build and maintain strong media relations across industries, influencer relation being a plus.
  
  

Business Development

• Understand clients' businesses and identify opportunities to expand services and grow our business with them.
• Play a key role in researching, planning, and developing comprehensive communications marketing campaigns and new business proposals.
  
  

Team Coordination

• Participate as an engaged, positive, and supportive team member, helping colleagues to learn and grow in their roles.
• Providing guidance and support for junior members in the team.
  
  

What You’ll Need

• 2-3 years of experience in PR, Communication, or IMC projects, either in an agency or corporate team. Experience managing multiple accounts and client relationships is a plus.
• Strong ability to oversee multiple projects, ensuring quality work and timely delivery.
• Proven track record of building and maintaining strong media relationships across industries, with the ability to leverage networks for client visibility.
• Skilled in developing content such as communication plans, articles, interviews, speeches, and press materials in both Vietnamese and English.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in client correspondence, press releases, presenting strategies, negotiation, and leading meetings.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to find effective solutions for both client and internal tasks.
• Capable of collaborating across teams, clients, vendors, and media partners.
• Attention to detail, including tracking payments and maintaining accurate records of transactions for timely processing.
  
  

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.

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. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities – 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.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.