Rob Trostle has joined Droga5’s NY headquarters as executive design director, a new role at the agency. Reporting to chief creative officer Ted Royer, Trostle will oversee and grow the design department and its capabilities as he rolls out the creative vision for the team.
Trostle comes to Droga5 with more than 15 years of design and leadership experience. Having worked at agencies such as Mother and Anomaly throughout his career, Trostle had the opportunity to work with clients including Cole Haan, Target, Johnson & Johnson and Mitchum. Most recently, he founded a personal venture, Golden Arm, to explore the relationship between business and design while cultivating powerful stories for forward-thinking brands. In addition to his personal and professional projects, Trostle has been teaching advertising concepts and campaigns at Parsons The New School for Design for the past four years.
Trostle said. “My hope is to help brands find business solutions and discover new opportunities through design and, ultimately, the campaigns we create.”