Social Strategy & Influencer Director

Accenture Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working environment

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Droga5 Australia, part of Accenture Song, seeks a senior client leader who lives and breathes social to drive growth and deliver culturally relevant work. You’ll lead client relationships, oversee social and influencer workstreams, and partner with strategy, creative, production and community teams.

You’ll champion social-first thinking, navigate evolving platforms, and elevate Droga5’s reputation as a market-leading social and creative business in Australia.

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience in a social agency, influencer agency, or running social within a creative or integrated agency environment.
• Strong experience leading social accounts in fast-paced, high-volume environments.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior clients and stakeholders.
• Experience delivering integrated social, influencer and content-led campaigns.
• Strong commercial acumen, including experience managing budgets, scopes and profitability.
• Deep understanding of social platforms, creator ecosystems, social trends and online culture.
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading teams and bringing together multiple disciplines to deliver outstanding work.
• A passion for creativity and driving measurable impact through social and cultural ideas.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior client relationships across social, content and influencer programs.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients on social strategy, community engagement and cultural relevance.
• Partner with creative, strategy and production teams to develop integrated social-first campaigns.
• Oversee the delivery of always-on, reactive and campaign-based social workstreams.
• Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts and expand social capability across clients.
• Lead forecasting, commercial management, resourcing and account profitability.
• Mobilise multidisciplinary teams and create an environment where great work can thrive.
• Support new business opportunities and help showcase Droga5’s social offering to prospective clients.
• Mentor and develop account, social and client service talent across the business.
• Champion innovative approaches to social, influencer and creator-led storytelling.

Skills

Senior client leadership

Social strategy

Influencer management

Account growth

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Creative collaboration

Job description

Droga5 Australia, part of Accenture Song, seeks a senior client leader who lives and breathes social to drive growth and deliver culturally relevant work. You’ll lead client relationships, oversee social and influencer workstreams, and partner with strategy, creative, production and community teams.

You’ll champion social-first thinking, navigate evolving platforms, and elevate Droga5’s reputation as a market-leading social and creative business in Australia.