Retail Creative Director

8200 Accenture Australia P/L Company; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is seeking a Retail Creative Director to lead integrated retail, social and brand campaigns from our Sydney studio. You will shape the customer journey across brand platforms, retail activations and always-on content, collaborating with strategists, account leads and production partners to deliver exceptional work.

The role requires 5+ years' leadership experience in a creative/advertising environment, a strong portfolio in retail, and a proven ability to mentor

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience within a creative, advertising or integrated agency environment.
• Proven experience working on retail brands and retail-focused marketing campaigns.
• Strong understanding of retail communications, shopper marketing and brand-building principles.
• Experience leading integrated campaigns across social, digital, content and traditional channels.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking, creative leadership and outstanding execution.
• Excellent presentation, storytelling and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience mentoring and developing creative talent.
• Ability to balance creative ambition with client and business objectives.
• Passion for culture, creativity and creating work that drives measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative direction and development of integrated retail and social campaigns.
• Build strong relationships with marketing stakeholders and become a trusted creative advisor.
• Oversee creative work from initial brief through to execution and delivery.
• Partner with strategy, social, account management and production teams to develop compelling brand and retail solutions.
• Drive creative excellence across all customer touchpoints, including retail, shopper, digital and social channels.
• Present and sell creative concepts with confidence to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Champion innovative approaches that help brands connect with customers in meaningful ways.
• Guide and mentor designers, copywriters and junior creatives.
• Work collaboratively with content creators, photographers, directors and production partners to bring ideas to life.
• Maintain exceptional creative standards while balancing strategic and commercial outcomes.

Skills

Creative leadership

Retail marketing

Brand strategy

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Mentoring

Team leadership

Job description

About Droga5

Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is one of the world\'s most awarded creative agencies, known for creating culturally impactful ideas that drive growth for brands and businesses. Combining creativity, strategy, technology, design and customer insight, Accenture Song helps organisations create meaningful customer experiences and lasting business impact. Within this ecosystem, Droga5 leads with creativity, producing work that shapes culture and delivers results.

About the Role

We\'re looking for a Retail Creative Director to join our Sydney team and help shape integrated retail, social and brand campaigns for some of Australia\'s most recognised retail brands.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced creative leader who is passionate about retail marketing, brand building and social-first creativity. Working closely with strategists, account leads, social specialists and production partners, you\'ll lead the development of integrated creative campaigns across the customer journey, from brand platforms and retail activations through to social content, creator partnerships and always-on communications. You\'ll be a trusted creative partner to clients, setting the creative vision, championing outstanding ideas and ensuring work is delivered to the highest possible standard.

What You\'ll Do

• Lead the creative direction and development of integrated retail and social campaigns.
• Build strong relationships with marketing stakeholders and become a trusted creative advisor.
• Oversee creative work from initial brief through to execution and delivery.
• Partner with strategy, social, account management and production teams to develop compelling brand and retail solutions.
• Drive creative excellence across all customer touchpoints, including retail, shopper, digital and social channels.
• Present and sell creative concepts with confidence to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Champion innovative approaches that help brands connect with customers in meaningful ways.
• Guide and mentor designers, copywriters and junior creatives.
• Work collaboratively with content creators, photographers, directors and production partners to bring ideas to life.
• Maintain exceptional creative standards while balancing strategic and commercial outcomes.

Why Join Us?

• Join one of the world\'s most awarded creative agencies.
• Work on iconic retail brands and high-profile campaigns.
• Access the scale, innovation and multidisciplinary expertise of Accenture Song.
• Collaborate with leading strategists, creatives, technologists and experience specialists.
• Flexible and inclusive working environment.
• Strong learning, development and career progression opportunities.
• Be part of a culture that values curiosity, creativity and bold thinking.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

At Accenture, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities for all.

What We\'re Looking For

• 5+ years\' experience within a creative, advertising or integrated agency environment.
• Proven experience working on retail brands and retail-focused marketing campaigns.
• Strong understanding of retail communications, shopper marketing and brand-building principles.
• Experience leading integrated campaigns across social, digital, content and traditional channels.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking, creative leadership and outstanding execution.
• Excellent presentation, storytelling and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience mentoring and developing creative talent.
• Ability to balance creative ambition with client and business objectives.
• Passion for culture, creativity and creating work that drives measurable impact.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world\'s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world\'s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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