Droga5 Group Account Director
Sales & Business Development
Who we are
Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is a creative agency with offices in New York, London, Dublin, Tokyo and São Paulo.From integrated communications and experience innovation to business design, Droga5 exists to 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.com or @droga5 on all social platforms to get to know us better.
Account Management @ Droga5
The discipline of Account Management exists to create an environment for great work to thrive. Account Management sets the tone, pace and ways of working. Account people have to weigh and balance client needs with agency ambitions to determine the vision, and then make sure everyone is clear on that vision and how to get there. Account Managers create a path to getting to great work that moves our clients’ business and delivers on Droga5’s unmatched creative ambition.
Job Summary
The Group Account Director is the most senior account lead on any given business or group of businesses, leading, inspiring and creating paths for creative and business opportunities. The Group Account Director is accountable for everything that happens on a business and identifies how and when to pull in the management group to support them, the team and the work.
Job Responsibilities
Lead client and agency team to deliver best-in-class creative work and responsible for quality of output and thinking on the account
Maintain total account oversight by putting the right team in place across departments and geographies and understand when to provide structure and when ideas need freedom to flourish
Be a trusted partner of senior clients and decision makers; build relationships beyond our day-to-day clients and into the C-suite of a client’s organization
Uncover opportunities for revenue growth and creative wins
Possess a deep understanding of client business, objectives and how our work will drive their success
Be a trusted leader of the agency team across all disciplines and the operational leader ultimately accountable for client- and agency-business success
Drive annual fee negotiations and be responsible for developing and managing agency scope of work
Demonstrate command over entire business from a macro-business point of view to details of key projects
Set vision for account in line with agency goals and outline clear creative and business growth expectations for agency team
Cover most senior clients, advising them on their business and leading them to the right solutions
Own the account narrative internally, orchestrating agency-management involvement to drive agency agenda and deepen the relationship
Strategically and assertively manage financial health of accounts, ensuring agency profitability
Plot out organic growth with clear strategy and plan
Participate in new business development
Actively seek opportunities to contribute to the agency culture above and beyond current assignments and responsibilities
Basic Qualifications
Minimum of 9 years of client management experience or similar experience
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent training and/or experience
Experience working in or with an advertising agency
Advanced knowledge of key business tools: Google Slides, Microsoft software
Familiarity with accounting/math principles
Flexibility to travel when needed
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We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 08/02/2026.
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Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $132,500 to $271,000
Cleveland $122,700 to $216,800
Colorado $132,500 to $234,100
District of Columbia $141,100 to $249,300
Illinois $122,700 to $234,100
Maine $112,900 to $199,500
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Massachusetts $132,500 to $249,300
Minnesota $132,500 to $234,100
New York $122,700 to $271,000
New Jersey $141,100 to $271,000
Virginia $122,700 to $249,300
Washington $141,100 to $249,300
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