Droga5 PR & Communications Manager

Who we are

Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is a global creative agency with offices in New York, London, Tokyo, São Paulo, Australia, New Zealand, 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). This past year, we were recognized as Ad Age’s A-List Network of the Year. Visit Droga5.com or @droga5 on all social platforms to get to know us better.

Role Overview

Droga5 is one of the most-storied advertising agencies in history, and this role requires an ambitious, creative and highly-organized individual to help uphold Droga5’s reputation. This role covers external and internal communications for Droga5, its executives and publicity around the launch of our campaigns in the media. Thought leadership, industry awards, agency social media, speaking engagements, internal events and special projects and more, all fall under our responsibilities. 

Social is a defining part of the job, not a side task: this person will own how Droga5 shows up on Instagram and LinkedIn, and needs to bring real social media instincts to that ownership, not just a willingness to post.

This person has a strong focus on managing and magnifying the reputation of the agency and its work. As PR & Communications Manager, you will work with the Senior PR & Communications Manager and the Global Head of Creative Excellence & Reputation and on the agency’s PR, awards and events calendars, internal & external communications. 

Job Responsibilities

• Support the PR team in gaining visibility for Droga5, our clients, and talent.
• Oversee master calendar for industry events, internal happenings, campaign launches, and award submissions to stay ahead of press opportunities, upcoming launches, and award deadlines.
• Own Droga5's social presence: take full ownership of the Instagram and LinkedIn channels
• Build and maintain agency relationships with external award show managers and key trade reporters.
• Help manage and execute Agency of the Year submissions and other awards, such as Cannes Lions, One Show, D&AD, Effies, Webby's, WARC, and more
• Oversee asset collection and case study video creation for all relevant entries, working with client teams, production, and creative resource managers to manage resource availability.
• Support campaign launches by filling out key dates, messaging, and credits
• Secure speaking opportunities at major industry events (Cannes Lions, SXSW, ANA, 4A's, CES).
• Prepare briefs and tip sheets the PR team can use for Droga5 employees' media interviews and speaking opportunities, and coordinate with assistants on scheduling and travel needs.
• Monitor and track news and social media for conversations about Droga5 employees, campaigns, clients, and industry trends.
• Manage and update cloud drives with assets, both for comms (headshots, bios, logos) campaign launches (videos, credits, stills), etc.
  

Job Qualifications

-Minimum 3 years of PR experience at a creative agency. Experience should include:

• Demonstrated ability in creating holistic communication programs that span engagement, content creation, social platforms and event management
• Experience conceiving and pitching targeted stories to advertising, creative and business media with a proven track record of media relations results
• The ability to think and act both strategically and tactically is critical to the success of the role
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects; and, adjust priorities in a fast-moving business environment
• Strong ability to clearly articulate problems and present with a proposed solution; ability to work directly with senior executives