Brand & Creative Strategist (Droga5 Sydney)

As a Strategist at Droga5 Sydney,   you’ll   help develop the strategy that inspires Australia’s most iconic and effective creative work.   This is a midweight role — which means   we’re   not looking for someone with all the answers, but   you’ll   need   a solid   grounding as an agency strategist and a hunger to learn and develop here.    You’ll   work side-by-side with senior strategists, creative teams, business   management   and clients to develop robust brand strategies,   inspiring   creative briefs and sharp comms planning across advertising, social media and beyond.   You’ll   have room to grow, a talented and close-knit team to learn from, and the kind of briefs that make you excited to come to work on Monday.   KEY RESPONSIBILITIES   Strategy & Insights   Develop brand , creative   and comms strategies for a diverse range of Droga5 clients, working in partnership with senior planners, creative and business management teams   Conduct desk research and translate it into concise, compelling strategic analysis   Keep a close eye on brand, c ompetitors , culture, consumer , social   media   and tech trends — and know how to make them relevant for our clients and internal colleagues   Use insight tools like Big Datr, Meltwater and Roy Morgan to uncover what others miss, and bring   rigour   to the strategic process   Creative Briefing & Internal Collaboration   Write clear, inspiring creative briefs that give our creatives a genuine springboard — not a   strai gh tjacket   Champion effectiveness: understand what makes brands and advertising work, and translate that thinking into smarter creative decisions   Bring a genuine curiosity and hunger to learn   Client & External Engagement   With support from senior colleagues,   you’ll   be confident to contribute   in   client-facing situations — taking client briefs,   conducting   stakeholder interviews, collaborating in   workshops   and presenting strateg y work   Help c ontribute to award entries that   demonstrate   the effectiveness of our work   Be the go-to contact for media, technology and social partners like Spotify, TikTok,   Meta   and Google — helping the broader team harness what these platforms make possible   WHAT YOU’LL BRING   3 years+ experience as a strategist in a creative agency environment   A solid understanding of marketing effectiveness beyond the hype   The confidence and   expertise   to lead the development of brand, creative and comms   strategies   and briefs, with oversight and support from more senior colleagues   A curiosity about culture and love of creativity   A desire to learn and collaborate and a hunger to grow   REPORTING   You’ll   sit within the Droga5 Sydney Strategy team, reporting into our Head of Strategy and   ultimately our   CSO.    However, cross-functional collaboration is key to our success, so   we’re   looking for someone who loves working closely with creative, media and business management teams.   WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?   •   Flexible hybrid working   ie   2 days at home, 3 days a week in our Barangaroo office   •   Be part of a supportive, close-knit strategy team, with access to world-class creative, media and production capabilities   Learn from the best at one of Droga5’s most highly awarded agencies for effectiveness and creativity, with the opportunity to work on some of the nation’s most iconic brands   •   Internal and external training opportunities   •   Great package of Accenture benefits   ABOUT DROGA5   Originally born in Sydney as The Monkeys in 2006, we became part of Accenture Song in 2017 and part of   the   Droga5   international   network in 2025.   Creatively Led   Ambition for the best creative leads all of us. We care about the quality and integrity of our work   above all else .   Strategically Driven   We believe the path to world-class work is through rigorous creative strategy that has clear and measurable   objectives   and is rooted in Brand Purpose.   Systems Thinkers   From product innovation to performance marketing, we believe all our work needs to work in concert to connect every element at every phase of the customer journey.   Humanity Obsessed   We strive to create work that adds value to people’s lives, not noise. We believe our industry needs to be transformed to create things people   actually want   and welcome.   #LI_GM #LI-GM About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. 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