Creative Director: Lead Bold, Breakthrough Campaigns

1084 Droga5, LLC Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is a creative agency with offices in New York. The Creative Director sets the creative vision for clients and leads work from brief to delivery with minimal oversight.

This role represents the agency’s recommendations to clients and partners, leads the creative teams, and ensures collaboration across departments to sustain our strong creative reputation.

Qualifications

• Portfolio or samples of work demonstrating smart, brand-building ideas and executions.
• Prior creation of award-winning or breakthrough work.
• Experience managing individuals and teams of people.
• Collaborative and team oriented.
• Ability to multi-task across multiple pieces of business and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work internally and with clients.
• Can work without a partner, if required.
• For CDs with an Art Direction background, expert proficiency in Photoshop and InDesign, and any new and emerging design-specific software.
• Excellent oral, written communication and presentation skills for effective communication to clients, internal staff and management.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of a project; have a creative vision that is clearly communicated and executed
• Oversee multiple pieces of business at once, effectively managing time and delegating work
• Manage creative teams, reviewing and providing feedback on work and guiding their career development
• Manage productions with minor check-ins and reviews from senior leaders
• Build client relationships with a deep understanding of clients, their business needs, and our role in their success.
• Establish full client trust in their instincts and decisions
• Push for excellence and craft on every brief; rallies creative teams—keeping them inspired, on target, and eager to keep going, even under pressure
• Lead internal and client presentations while making people feel, not just understand.
• Take client feedback and parse out what is valid, and how to respectfully and effectively push back on what isn’t
• Work with all disciplines to deliver projects of creative excellence on time

Skills

Portfolio samples

Award-winning work

Team management experience

Collaboration

Multi-tasking

Interpersonal skills

Independent worker

Communication skills

Tools

Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is a creative agency with offices in New York. The Creative Director sets the creative vision for clients and leads work from brief to delivery with minimal oversight.

This role represents the agency’s recommendations to clients and partners, leads the creative teams, and ensures collaboration across departments to sustain our strong creative reputation.