Associate Design Director

We Are
 
Accenture Song accelerates growth and value for our clients through sustained customer relevance. Our capabilities span ideation to execution: growth, product and experience design; technology and experience platforms; creative, media and marketing strategy; and campaign, content and channel orchestration. With strong client relationships and deep industry expertise, we help our clients operate at the speed of life through the unlimited potential of imagination, technology and intelligence. Visit us at: www.accenture.com/song

Overview

The Associate Design Director brings concepts to life through both direction and execution. They mentor more junior team members and build strong and collaborative cross-functional relationships. The Associate Design Director presents work internally to stakeholders and directly to clients. 

 

Job Responsibilities 

 

• Concept and direct design ideas of the highest caliber
• Lead a team of junior and mid-level staff in an open and supportive way, providing clear and solution-oriented feedback
• Persuasively present work and own client interactions at all levels
• Provide strategic, innovative insights for the development of client deliverables
• Conduct group ideation sessions
• Understand the difference between creating a campaign versus a long-term ecosystem or brand vision, and execute accordingly
• Efficiently manage multiple clients and deliverables at once, working proactively and independently, with minor support from more senior design leads

Basic Qualifications

 

• Portfolio or samples of work demonstrating smart, brand-building designs and executions
• 5+ years of design experience at a Design firm, Advertising Agency or related industry

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/10/2026.

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. See more information on our benefits here:

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Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $73,800 to $182,600
Colorado $73,800 to $157,800
Connecticut $73,800 to $157,800
District of Columbia $78,500 to $168,000
Illinois $68,300 to $157,800
Maine $62,800 to $134,400
Maryland $73,800 to $157,800
Massachusetts $73,800 to $168,000
Minnesota $73,800 to $157,800
New York $68,300 to $182,600
New Jersey $78,500 to $182,600
Ohio $68,300 to $146,100
Virginia $68,300 to $168,000
Washington $80,200 to $168,000

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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