Research Account Director - Research & Insights

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR – INSIGHTS AND RESEARCH

Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide

New York, NY

 

 

Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide is looking to retain an Account Director – Insights and Research who will report in to the MD Insights and Research. The Account Director will work closely with the OPR InfoServices team as well as the MD Insights and Research. The position will include:Counseling account teams across all practices and internationally on the appropriate use of research and measurement: recommending methodologies, determining project feasibility, and selling in research recommendations to clientsManaging primary research projects: designing instruments, selecting external research vendors, managing vendors, interpreting results and making recommendations based on findings. Development of OPR thought leadership and expertise regarding target audiences, social trends and industry characteristics. Managing a staff of two junior research associates.

 

This work will support existing accounts as well as new business pitches.

 

The position requires a minimum college degree in a relevant subject, with a graduate degree preferred. The candidate should have at least seven years’ experience in custom primary research as well as a familiarity working with syndicated and secondary research. Experience in research specifically to support Public Relations is preferred. The candidate should exhibit the ability to work closely with a variety of account teams across a full range of practice groups, to provide strong counsel and to work independently. 

 

Please apply on-line only via our website: www.ogilvypr.com/about-ogilvy-pr/careers.cfm. Please be sure to include a resume, cover letter and your current salary information.

 

Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (Ogilvy PR) is a leading global marketing communications firm, with offices in more than 60 cities around the world. In its 26th year, Ogilvy PR provides strategic public relations counsel to a variety of clients across its consumer marketing, corporate, healthcare, technology, public affairs, social marketing and entertainment practices. The agency also offers biotechnology and government affairs expertise through its subsidiaries Feinstein Kean Healthcare and Ogilvy Government Relations, respectively. Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide is part of the WPP Group, one of the world's largest communications services organizations (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com) For more information, visit our Web site at www.ogilvypr.com

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