Account Executive

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 . Who we are: The Lacek Group is a collection of brilliant, passionate, intellectually curious, and unique people who work on the leading edge of customer engagement. We come to work every day to help our clients build longer-lasting, more profitable customer relationships. We listen, collaborate and celebrate together. We treat each other with kindness and respect. And we believe different perspectives drive innovation, fuel creativity and make our business and communities better. Together with our parent company Ogilvy, one of the most creative and effective agencies in the world, we believe diversity drives smarter work for our clients — and better business for us. We believe inclusion is essential, and we welcome all who are ready to join our push for positive change. Every single day. What we need: The Account Executive role sits at the intersection of client service, content strategy, and execution—requiring both big-picture thinking and day-to-day operational excellence. What you’ll do: Project Planning & Setup Leads hours estimating and pricing for projects, in collaboration with Client Services and technical leads Develops and owns the project schedule from intake through delivery; incorporates input from functional leads Collaborates on Statement of Work (SOW) creation with Client Services Completes all project setup tasks utilizing agency and client tools Assigns resources in project management tools in coordination with Operations & Resource Management and functional managers Leads the Internal Kickoff meeting; refines schedule and Jira tasks as needed post-kickoff Project Execution & Workflow Management Manages end-to-end project execution from build through deployment, coordinating project workflows in Jira, data briefs, code and data handoffs, quality assurance testing, and project closeout activities Participates in internal creative reviews to ensure alignment with project requirements and delivery expectations, and contributes to external creative reviews following the concept phase Facilitates and is accountable for Internal Weekly Status Meetings (operational agenda) Updates and manages data briefs; leads internal data brief reviews Oversees build preparation: production instructions, alt tag coordination, creative file handoffs, and campaign build forms Assemble and edit emails using a drag-and-drop build tool (no coding required)—including module layout, audience targeting, proof generation, and incorporating team/client feedback Leads Build Kickoff; manages coordination across front end development, application development, quality assurance (QA), and data through the build phase QA & Testing Coordination Coordinates QA process acro…