Droga5 Senior Designer

Accenture•New York, NY

10d•Remote

About The Position

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). Design @ Droga5 A dedicated, disciplined design studio, within a world-class creative agency, that’s part of the most prestigious and capable consultancy group on earth. Studio Principles: Taste - Our cultivated sense of aesthetic judgement is applied to everything we do, every decision we make - however big or small - because, when striving for timelessness, everything matters. Tenacity - An idea is only as good as its articulation. In brand design, the idea we’re articulating is our client’s idea; the very reason they exist; how they see the world, and how they plan to change it. Trust - The essence of true client partnership and in turn, the fundamental foundation of achieving design excellence and producing work that changes the world around it. The Senior Designer leads and owns work with limited oversight and presents work to the client confidently. They have a strong understanding of a wide range of design techniques and styles, and present their work internally and with some clients. Senior Designers provide feedback and guidance to more junior team members.

Requirements

Portfolio or samples of work demonstrating smart, brand-building designs and executions
Excellent design taste and sensibility
Expert proficiency in Photoshop and InDesign
Exceptional organizational and planning skills, including exacting attention to detail and follow-through
Ability to multitask, manage simultaneous projects and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Nice To Haves

6-8 years of design experience at an agency, design company or related industry
Demonstrative experience in leading workstreams within a larger project
Firm understanding of the differences between brand and campaign design responsibilities and processes
Motion design at a fundamental to mid level
UX/UI design understanding (ability to balance aesthetic with functionality and useability)
Proven capability in collaborating with developers through a project from wireframe/planning to QC
Packaging design at a fundamental to mid level
Ability to work independently

Responsibilities

Be an aesthetic champion and guardian of the client’s brand
Formulate concepts with minimal oversight or design direction
Work with interdisciplinary team members; and have a voice, contributing and expressing opinions
Understand the difference between creating a campaign versus a long-term ecosystem or brand vision, and execute accordingly
Develop multi-faceted design deliverables, from brand audits, to visual identities, retail environments to CRM
Manage multiple clients and deliverables simultaneously
Deliver inspiring, provocative, and disruptive results, in short amounts of time, on tasks large and small based on a given brief
Able to mentor junior designers and interns
Able to lead internal team reviews in absence of a Design Director or Group Director