Creative Director, Art/Design

Creative Director, Art / Design

Description Media.Monks is expanding with key Creative roles. We are looking for that special category of conceptual thinkers who can generate award winning creativity across any and every contemporary discipline of execution, and need to be able to creatively direct projects from concept all the way into execution.

You should have a knack for the visual side of storytelling, have 360 degree campaign experience and to be broadly versed across creative disciplines.

This key role will be working directly in a client facing team, building out strategic thought and creative ideas that have lasting impact.

You will be part of building and defining a new breed of creative agency with some of the most innovative digital, social, technology and production expertise at your disposal.

Role

The day-to-day role of a Creative Director typically involves :

• In this key role, you'll help steer the creative ship of one of our newest and most exciting large clients. As part of our team, you'll be collaborating with creatives, copywriters, designers, animators, developers as well as with PMs, operations managers and a lot more talented Monks from all over the world.
• Working across teams and time zones, you'll be developing concepts across a variety of innovative products.
• You'll be client facing and co-owning client relationships. Pitching and presenting directly to our clients, you'll be shaping and selling concepts as well as overseeing high-velocity production work streams.
• You'll manage multiple work streams while ensuring all deliverables are at a world-class level
• You'll create not just what the client asked for but what their campaign needs, working with designers to produce beautifully designed decks that are in line with the project's objectives and requirements.
• Working on multiple projects at once, you go above and beyond each brief to push what's possible on both a creative and technical level.
• Leading multiple projects from conception to completion in accordance with deadlines.
• You can forecast production and concepting issues in order to ask the right questions to the client and team and give solutions to future problems.
• Develop a holistic understanding of our clients' partners, tech and creative in crafting flexible concepts that can be applied to a variety of partnership opportunities.
• As a Creative Director at Media.Monks, you're part of the most awesome agency on the planet, operating as 'one office across 12 locations' with an incredible in-house team of 7000+ Monks and counting.

Requirements

• Fluent in English (for presentation and communication skills).
• For this senior-level position, we're looking for a Creative with international experience (English-speaking environment) in other markets than the US.
• Wow clients with presentation skills is a must.
• Our leadership can rely on you to run the creative parts of a pitch or project independently. The team can look up to you to recommend required resources and technology needed to execute assigned projects as a design mentor & problem-solver.
• An impressive conceptual outlook and ability to produce original ideas beyond the brief. You can produce concepts from scratch and enhance ideas provided by others.
• You have proven experience creating effective concepts for display ads and social (content) campaigns, using film, animation and imagery.
• You're equally capable and confident in working for high-end brands : you're looking for high-quality projects and aren't afraid of tight turnarounds.
• Leading multiple projects from conception to completion in accordance with deadlines.
• You can forecast production and concepting issues in order to ask the right questions to the client and team and give solutions to future problems.
• As part of a global company operating as one team across time zones, you can successfully collaborate at a distance. This is a remote position.
• You know how to maintain a positive vibe and can inspire coworkers to go the extra mile, wherever they are in the world.

Glad you made it here! Please include your portfolio URL in your application and on your resume. We look forward to hearing from you!

At Media.Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

Media.Monks is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence.

We believe in integration, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under local accessibility laws.

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About Media.Monks

Media.Monks is the purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc that connects 7,600+ digital natives across one global team.

We are united by a mission to shift industries forward and pave the path towards ambitious outcomes so our clients and our people can realize their full potential for growth.

Joining Media.Monks means becoming part of a highly ambitious collective of some of the most gifted, focused, joyful talent from all over the world, with the goal to change the industry for good.

Our unified model combines solutions in media, data, social, platforms, studio, experience, brand and technology services to help our clients continuously reinvent themselves throughout increasingly rapid cycles of disruption.

Our efforts to shape culture, build innovative technologies and unlock the future of growth have earned recognition from numerous esteemed panels : we maintain a constant presence on Adweek's Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), regular recognition at Cannes Lions, and continual inclusion in AdExchanger's Programmatic Power Players (2020-24).

In addition, we've received the honor of being Adweek's first AI Agency of the year (2023), the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), a record number of FWAs, and have earned a spot on Newsweek's Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

Together, these achievements solidify our experience in digital innovation, excellence in craft, and commitment to personal growth.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects.

Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents-and resonates with-the world around us.

While we continue to grow our teams, please be mindful of fraudulent job postings and recruiting activities that may use our company name and information.

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