Droga5 Group Design Director

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 Group Design Director may autonomously lead one large account or several smaller accounts. The Group Design Director has a mastery of craft and management skills, strong cross-functional relationships internally and with clients at all levels, and contributes to the tone and culture of the department and agency.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead multiple pieces of Design business, across a range of clients and visual aesthetics

• Understand and adhere to business and operational practices, both internal and client-lead

• Manage people at the highest level, guiding their career growth and helping them develop, regardless of whether or not they are working on assignment together

• Lead design portion of new business pitches, working closely with all departments to form a seamless and winning presentation

• Forge strong one to one relationships with clients

• Lead client presentations and discussions about holistic design principles for the brand

• Run multiple projects and productions at once, effectively managing and delegating work

• Maintain a robust understanding of current and emerging design and creative industry trends and push for original work

• Develop and maintain cross-disciplinary partnership with creative, strategy, account and production

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of design experience at an agency, design company or related industry

• Winner of various awards and accolades for accomplished work

• Experience managing career growth and development of Designers at the Design Director level and below

• Demonstrated ability of shaping design vision for a piece of business and running it in a self-sufficient manner with minimal oversight

• 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

• Solid understanding of design process, beyond just campaign work and deep understanding of different design practices, including User Experience and Creative Tech, and ability to partner with those groups to boost ideas

• Expert proficiency in Photoshop and InDesign, and any new and emerging design-specific software

• Expert production experience

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Role Location Annual Salary Range

New York $122,700 to $302,400

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