Group Search Director

Ogilvy & Mather, Network of the Year at Cannes for the 5th year running, is one of the largest marketing communications companies in the world. Through its specialty units, the company provides a comprehensive range of marketing services including: advertising; public relations and public affairs; branding and identity; shopper and retail marketing; healthcare communications; direct, digital, promotion, relationship marketing.

• Ensure that Neo’s search product is delivered in a professional, comprehensive form with insights and recommended actions
• Help develop and improve processes that will streamline operations, improve performance and maximize profitability
• Help elevate the search product to a strategic role, part of a greater media and marketing context
• Ensuring all SEM deliverables are met on time and on quality and align with client objectives
• Enforce communications processes for optimal integration between search and media teams
• Identify and roll-out search best practices across clients
• Development and growth of search team including ongoing evaluation of staff planning & resource allocation
• Identifying and acting upon growth potential within existing accounts
• Client/Inter-agency interface as needed
• Train, motivate and develop search planning group

• 5+ years experience of media agency and management experience, especially digital, ideally paid and natural search marketing
• Client service experience with senior clients
• Excellent project management skills
• Oriented toward learning new skills, technologies
• Problem-solving, conflict resolution and prevention
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (including presentation and facilitation)