Social & Digital Group Creative Director

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Who we are

Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is a creative agency with offices in Dublin, New York, London, Tokyo and São Paulo. From integrated communications and experience innovation to business design, we exist to create a radically unique answer every time for our clients – and in doing so, 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 Adweek’s Agency of the Decade (2010–2019). Visit Droga5.ie or @droga5 on all social platforms to get to know us better.

Creative @ Droga5

Creatives join Droga5 to do the best work of their careers - work that moves people and creates a positive impact on society, from a deep laugh to a shift in cultural norms. We’re always ambitious, infiltrating culture and changing minds. Our work is set apart by its point of view, and we know we’re only as good as the last piece of work that went out the door.

We’re a generous department who help each other, learn from each other, and respect each other. We know we’re at our best when everyone here is supportive of one another. About the work and our people, we care more.

Job Summary

The Creative Head of Social&Digital/GCD sets the social&digital capability’s creative vision and leads the client relationships at the highest level. They operate with autonomy, command respect, and are often accountable for our largest and most important accounts. The Creative Head of Social&Digital/GCD identifies, grows and protects the most groundbreaking ideas in answer to our clients’ social and digital needs. They’re mentors and role models and directly manage the careers of our creatives.

Job Responsibilities

• Partner with the Head of Social and Digital to run multiple pieces of business, across a range of social and digital clients, effectively managing and delegating work
• Oversee the creative team in developing innovative, integrated creative solutions from concepting through production; inspires and elicits the best work possible from a multi-disciplinary team of creative directors, art directors, copywriters, designers, user-experience designers and technical experts
• Manage people at the highest level, guiding their career growth based on their evolving goals and the agency’s developing needs
• Lead new business pitches, working closely with all departments to form a seamless and winning presentation
• Forge strong one to one relationships with clients at the highest level; builds 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
• Maintain a robust understanding of current and emerging industry trends and push for original work
• Develop and maintain cross-disciplinary partnership, with a focus on the broader creative agency (beyond social&digital), strategy, design and production. Collaborates with internal production and teams in London/global when needed and external vendors through the development of projects
• Reviews client scopes to identify project needs and works with both project and resource management to help build unique, creative and collaborative teams

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Has led a $1MM+ piece of business independently in previous roles
• Winner of various awards and accolades for accomplished work
• Ability to single-handedly lead multiple pieces of business
• Experience managing career growth and development of creatives at the Creative Director level and below
• Great understanding of GenAI tools and new media
• 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 and excellent presentation skills

About Accenture

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.Join Accenture to work at the heart of change.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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