Who we are

Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is a creative agency with offices in New York, London,Dublin, Tokyo and So 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 Adweeks Agency of the Decade (20102019). Visit Droga5.com or @droga5 on all social platforms to get to know us better.

Design @ Droga5

We are a team of multidisciplinary designers curious about how brands influence culture and affect the human experience by way of concept-driven aesthetics and systematic design thinking. We avoid trends and seek meaning to create work that is award-winning and career-defining through integrated experiences, interactions, and environments.

Job Summary

The Design Director works autonomously, leads a team, and brings the vision of multiple projects to life with little or no oversight. The Design Director works closely with the co-leaders across departments and with clients, thinking on a higher level about how best to drive the business. Internally, the Design Director is a key contributor to the department and agency culture, and a mentor to shape more junior designers careers. Their work is consistent in excellence and originality.

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple pieces of business at once, effectively managing time and delegating work

• Manage staff, both in reviewing work and in guiding their career development and growth

• Think beyond the campaign, always looking towards a bigger vision and developing comprehensive ecosystems of work

• Forge strong client relationships, and establish full client trust in your instincts and decisions

• Continually push work beyond the status quo; and motivate and challenge all departments to go above what is expected

• See all briefs as opportunities and drive members of team from all departments to take the work a step above

• Work with other disciplines (e.g., Account Management, Operations, Strategy, Project Management, Creative, UX, Design, Interactive Technology) to determine scopes and project requirements