About Ogilvy
Memac Ogilvy is one of the leading creative networks in MENA with its flagship office in the UAE and a strong local footprint in the GCC and North Africa. It is part of the formidable worldwide Ogilvy network. It’s the only truly integrated comms network – with beyond Brand & Advertising, a deep PR & Influence, Social Media Performance and Customer Engagement & Digital capability under 1 P&L and under single leadership. Memac Ogilvy is about Making Brands Matter. We deliver on this by combining expert and new capabilities for modern marketing solutions (we are not a traditional advertising agency anymore) with solid project management expertise for agile and effective delivery as well as through a passionate talent agenda.
The agency is the most awarded Middle Eastern agency in Cannes as well as a big winner at the local award show Lynx. It counts around 600 staff members.
What You’ll Do:
- Collaborating with the client and production team members to understand needs, review scripts, design storyboards, and create and edit animations
- Using software and other techniques to produce animations
- Listening to feedback and altering animations to better suit client needs
- Ensuring that the final product aligns with the needs of the client and is delivered on time without exceeding the budget
- Presenting the final animated piece to clients for their approval
- Using creativity and artistic techniques to tell a story or provide information in visual form
- Researching industry trends and developments and learning new applications
- Effectively manages multiple project requests
- Able to understand the strategic thinking that has gone into a brief, debate and contribute to it
- Ability to sell creative concepts and executions internally
- Builds strong relationships with Account Management, Planning & Traffic
- Presents ideas clearly, succinctly and passionately
- Ability to deal effectively with clients on a day-to-day level
- Ability to display meticulously well designed animation
- Good knowledge of creative formats (above and below the line)
Responsibilities:
- You will be an expert animator with a passion for design, aesthetic and craft.
- You are disciplined and artistic with a firm grasp on animation techniques, fundamentals, and software.
- You will read through scripts and speak with clients to understand project needs, create storyboards and animations, and assist in the editing process.
- You should be collaborative, knowledgeable, and reliable.
- To be a successful Animator with Ogilvy, you should be adaptable, creative, and receptive to direction.
- You should have strong communication, interpersonal, and computer skills.
- Recognises and values work done well
What You’ll Need:
- Bachelor's degree or certificate in computer animation, fine arts, graphic design, or related field
- More education, experience, or proficiency with specific animation software platforms may be preferred
- Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, and computer skills
- Understanding of animation, storytelling, and character development techniques
- Attention to detail, adaptability, and receptiveness to feedback and direction
- Ability to work independently or with a team to develop animations and solve problems
- Courage: Shows bravery in making decisions, and stands by values and beliefs
- Idealism: Strives for achievements; dares to raise our sights and blaze new trails
- Curiosity: Has a desire to know more, and is open to all possibilities
- Playfulness: Has fun and knows when not to take him or herself too seriously
- Candour: Encourages openness and honesty with colleagues and with clients
- Intuition: Trusting and listening to our unconscious or "inner guru", to find unique solutions
- Free-spiritedness: Permission to practice magic, encourage and promote flexibility
- Persistence: Shows determination to achieve the right results
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of the key elements of the communications mix.
- Demonstrate sound creative judgement.
- Familiar with the Ogilvy 360 and Brand Stewardship toolbox.
- Understands and is able to use discipline specific tools.
