Droga5 Social Account Director

Experience Account Management Manager | Senior Level | Full time

Job No. R00339345 | New York City, NY

Who we are

Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is a creative agency with offices in New York, London,Dublin, Tokyo, São Paulo and Dublin. 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.

Job Summary

The Social Account Director is responsible for leading the orchestration of social initiatives across strategy, content, influencer programming, and nimble production, with a strong focus on identifying opportunity and driving alignment across Accenture Song.

This role acts as the connective tissue between clients, internal cross-functional teams, and production partners - ensuring social-first ideas are not only executed with clarity and speed, but identified early, positioned effectively, and scaled across the organization. You will help spot where social can play a bigger role within existing client engagements, connect the right internal teams, and translate that momentum into clear strategies and action.

This position is ideal for someone who understands the business opportunity of social as well as how social operates inside large, complex organizations and is energized by shaping POVs, building internal relationships, and advancing social as a growth driver.

Key Responsibilities

Account Leadership & Opportunity Identification

Serve as the primary lead for social workstreams, guiding priorities, managing expectations, and ensuring clarity across stakeholders

Translate client business goals into actionable social strategies, content plans, and measurable KPIs

Proactively identify opportunities where social can add incremental value within broader client engagements

Build and maintain strong relationships across Song, Marketing, Commerce, Data, and Experience teams to surface, shape, and advance social opportunities

Act as a connector - bringing the right teams together at the right time to move ideas from concept to execution

Social Strategy, POV & Thought Leadership

Act as a strategic partner ensuring social programs are grounded in audience insight, cultural intelligence, and platform-native behavior

Stay deeply informed on social trends, platform evolution, creator dynamics, and emerging formats to inform recommendations and POVs

Contribute to internal and external thought leadership by helping shape social POVs, playbooks, and points of view that elevate Song’s perspective

Partner with strategy leads to develop social frameworks, channel roles, and content architectures that ladder to broader brand and business goals

Content, Production & Creator Enablement

Oversee development and execution of social-first assets, ensuring work is platform-native, culturally relevant, and operationally feasible

Partner with creative and production teams to scope and deliver social content, creator-led work, and reactive moments

Ensure creator and content outputs align with brand objectives, creative standards, and platform norms

Team Leadership & Social Operations

Steward internal processes, ensuring strong communication, clear documentation, and consistent workflows across teams and markets

Help improve ways of working between strategy, creative, influencer, production, analytics, and media teams

Support the evolution of Song’s social capability by sharing learnings, refining processes, and elevating standards across engagements

Here is what you need:

8+ years of experience in social-first marketing, brand social management, or integrated agency roles with an emphasis in account management.

Preferred qualifications:

Deep understanding of social platforms, cultural trends, and content behaviors

Strong internal collaborator with a track record of connecting teams and advancing ideas

Confident, clear communicator with clients and senior internal stakeholders

Proven ability to manage high-volume, fast-moving workstreams across multiple stakeholders

Strong project management, problem-solving, and leadership skills

Experience with social listening, channel management, reporting, or measurement tools is a plus (Sprinklr, Sprout, Tagger, Meltwater, etc.)

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We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 08/13/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. information on our benefits here:

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Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $94,400 to $224,600

Cleveland $87,400 to $179,700

Colorado $94,400 to $194,100

District of Columbia $100,500 to $206,700

Illinois $87,400 to $194,100

Maine $80,400 to $165,300

Maryland $94,400 to $194,100

Massachusetts $94,400 to $206,700

Minnesota $94,400 to $194,100

New York $87,400 to $224,600

New Jersey $100,500 to $224,600

Virginia $87,400 to $206,700

Washington $100,500 to $206,700

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