Intermediate Art Director

JobSpace; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Droga5 Auckland, part of Accenture Song, is seeking an Intermediate Art Director to join our Auckland Creative team. You will develop bold, culturally relevant ideas across multiple channels and collaborate with Copywriters and production teams.

With 4+ years in a creative agency, you’ll translate concepts into standout visuals, contribute to strategic thinking, and present work confidently to internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in a creative agency environment
• strong conceptual thinking and visual storytelling
• excellent communication and collaboration skills
• portfolio demonstrates craft and creativity
• ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Develop strong creative concepts and visual ideas across briefs, clients and campaigns
• Translate ideas across social, digital, experiential, content and traditional channels
• Collaborate with Copywriters, Designers, Strategists and Production teams
• Present and articulate concepts internally with confidence
• Support creative development from concept through to execution
• Attend shoots and assist with creative direction as required
• Build strong relationships across the agency and contribute to team culture
• Create work that is creatively ambitious, strategically sound and culturally relevant

Job description

Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is looking for a talented Intermediate Art Director to join our Auckland Creative team.

This role is focused on developing bold, effective and culturally relevant creative ideas across a broad range of clients and campaigns. Working in partnership with Copywriters and alongside a multidisciplinary creative team, you'll help bring impactful ideas to life across multiple channels and mediums.

This opportunity is ideal for a creative with 4+ years' experience in a creative agency environment who is looking to continue developing their craft, strengthen their conceptual thinking and grow their career within one of New Zealand's leading creative agencies.

The Role Will Include:

• Developing strong creative concepts and visual ideas across a range of briefs, clients and campaigns.
• Translating ideas effectively across social, digital, experiential, content and traditional channels.
• Collaborating closely with Copywriters, Designers, Strategists and Production teams to deliver integrated creative work.
• Contributing proactive creative thinking for both existing and prospective clients.
• Presenting and articulating creative concepts internally with confidence.
• Supporting creative development from concept through to execution.
• Attending shoots and assisting with creative direction where required.
• Building strong working relationships across the agency and contributing positively to team culture.
• Creating work that is creatively ambitious, strategically sound and culturally relevant.

The Team:

Droga5 Auckland, part of Accenture Song, brings together world‑class creativity, strategy, design, media, technology and experience capabilities to create work that drives impact for clients and culture alike.

You'll join a highly collaborative and creatively ambitious team that values craft, curiosity and provocative thinking. The environment is fast‑paced, supportive and focused on producing outstanding work across a diverse portfolio of brands and business challenges.

What We're Looking For:

• Approximately 4+ years' experience within a creative agency environment.
• Strong conceptual thinking and a highly developed visual eye.
• Ability to solve creative problems with compelling and effective ideas.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong craft, creativity and visual storytelling.
• Strong attention to detail and high creative standards.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong understanding of design, photography and production processes.
• Organised, proactive and motivated with a strong sense of ownership.
• Comfortable contributing ideas and presenting work within a collaborative creative environment.
• A passion for creativity, culture and producing work that has impact.

Why Join Us?

• Join one of the world's most awarded creative agency networks.
• Work alongside exceptional creative, strategy and production talent.
• Access the scale, innovation and opportunities of Accenture Song.
• Work on brands and projects that shape culture and drive business outcomes.
• Ongoing development, mentorship and career progression opportunities.
• Flexible and inclusive working environment.
• Be part of a culture that values curiosity, creativity and bold thinking.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement for New Zealand:

At Accenture, our intention is to foster a culture and a workplace in which all of our people feel a sense of belonging and are respected and empowered to do their best work. As part of our talent strategy, we hire and develop people who have different backgrounds, different perspectives and different lived experiences. These differences ensure that we have and attract the cognitive diversity to deliver a variety of perspectives, observations and insights which are essential to drive the innovation needed to reinvent, and we hold our leaders accountable for ensuring we have the most innovative and talented people in our industry. We encourage applications from all people, and we are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require adjustments to the recruitment process or have a preferred communication method, please email **********@accenture.com and cite the relevant Job Number, or contact us on [phone].