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Droga5 Group Creative Director

Knowledgent
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 4/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/2/2025
Who we are

Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is a creative agency with offices in New York, London, Dublin,Tokyo and São Paulo. From integrated communications and experience innovation to business design, Droga5 exists to build and sustain the most influential brands of the 21st century through creativity. Droga5 was founded in 2006 and has been recognized as Agency of the Year more than 25 times and was named both Ad Age and Adweek’s Agency of the Decade (2010–2019). Visit Droga5.com or @droga5 on all social platforms to get to know us better.

Creative @ Droga5

Creatives join Droga5 to do the most influential work of their careers - work that moves people and creates a positive impact on society, from a deep laugh to a shift in cultural norms. We’re always ambitious, infiltrating culture and changing minds. Our work is set apart by its point of view, and we know we’re only as good as the last piece of work that went out the door.

We’re a generous department who help each other, learn from each other, and respect each other. We know we’re at our best when everyone here is supportive of one another. About the work and our people, we care more.

Job Summary

The Group Creative Director sets the account’s creative vision and leads the client relationship at the highest level. They operate with autonomy, command respect, and are often accountable for our largest and most important accounts. The Group Creative Director identifies, grows and protects the most groundbreaking ideas in answer to our clients’ needs. They’re mentors and role models and directly manage the careers of our creatives.

Job Responsibilities

  • Run multiple pieces of business, across a range of clients, effectively managing and delegating work
  • Oversee the creative team in developing innovative, integrated creative solutions from concepting through production; inspires and elicits the best work possible from a multi-disciplinary team of creative directors, art directors, copywriters, designers, user-experience designers and technical experts
  • Manage people at the highest level, guiding their career growth based on their evolving goals and the agency’s developing needs
  • Lead new business pitches, working closely with all departments to form a seamless and winning presentation
  • Forge strong one to one relationships with clients at the highest level; builds client relationships with a deep understanding of clients, their business needs, and our role in their success. Establish full client trust in their instincts and decisions
  • Maintain a robust understanding of current and emerging industry trends and push for original work
  • Develop and maintain cross-disciplinary partnership, with a focus on strategy, design and production. Collaborates with internal production and teams and external vendors through the development of projects
  • Reviews client scopes to identify project needs and works with both project and resource management to help build unique, creative and collaborative teams

Basic Qualifications

  • Portfolio or samples of work demonstrating smart, brand-building ideas and executions

Preferred Qualifications

  • Has led a $5MM piece of business independently in previous roles
  • Winner of various awards and accolades for accomplished work
  • Ability to single-handedly lead multiple pieces of business
  • Experience managing career growth and development of creatives at the Creative Director level and below
  • Great understanding of new media
  • Ability to multi-task across multiple pieces of business and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills to work internally and with clients and excellent presentation skills

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in New York as set forth below.

We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

New York $122,700 to $338,300

New York City, NY

Requesting an Accommodation

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs such as for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009 or send us an email or speak with your recruiter.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement

Accenture is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

Other Employment Statements

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Further, at Accenture a criminal conviction history is not an absolute bar to employment.

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.

Please read Accenture’s Recruiting and Hiring Statement for more information on how we process your data during the Recruiting and Hiring process.

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.

We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.

At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.

Join Accenture to work at the heart of change. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

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