Graphic Designer

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy more than 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity—innovating at the intersection of intelligence, imagination and influence, with experts across advertising, sports & entertainment, PR & social, consulting, and health collaborating seamlessly across more than 120 offices spanning 90 countries. Ogilvy was named Network of the Year at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and ranks as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC for the fourth consecutive year, signifying its ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. Ogilvy is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel. 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.

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

Creative Execution & Conceptualization

• Take the lead in conceptualizing a campaign, site or other digital solution.
• Establish visual style and user experiences that will effectively communicate with target and fulfill project objectives.
• Be responsible for the proper placement, context and meaning of every visual element within a creative assignment.
• Assist CDs, PMs, and Producers in commissioning and managing outside illustrators, photographers, comp artists, directors, talent, etc.
• Assist creative lead in presenting work to client.
• Participate in brainstorms as required.
• Assist in developing concepts and presentation materials for business development projects.
• Assist or stand in for CD in presenting work to client.

Collaboration & Communication

• Collaborate and communicate regularly with Client Service counterparts.
• Collaborate with other creative staff to share learning and experience and to establish initiatives that will improve Ogilvy's creative product.
• Partner with Account, Media, Project Management and Production counterparts to enhance quality, productivity, and profitability of the group's work.

Responsibilities

• Show initiative in growing allocated tasks/campaigns beyond what's expected.
• Be in touch with both the "big picture" and the nitty-gritty details of a project or campaign.
• Work daily with the Project Manager to ensure all deliverables and deadlines are met within budget.
• Proactively seek approvals from CD (as required on a project-by-project basis) on all work before delivery to Account or Client.
• Stay current with industry/advertising trends, and apply them strategically.
• Contribute to overall office morale, spirit, character and work quality.
• Be respectful of others and enjoyable to work with.
• Embody Ogilvy Habits: Courage, Idealism, Curiosity, Playfulness, Candour, Intuition, Free-spiritedness, and Persistence.
• Achieve agreed objectives.
• Exhibit proper behaviors as per Agency Habits.
• Successfully demonstrate the required professional skills.

What You’ll Need

• Degree from a respected advertising/design program.
• Proven highly versatile creative concepting, design, and art direction skills.
• Exceptional portfolio necessary.
• Well-versed in the history of design, art direction, and advertising.
• Passion to eat, sleep and breathe all things advertising.