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About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Art Director. This role combines creative design and motion design, focusing on producing innovative visual concepts and videos for a global tech client. You will collaborate closely with a talented team, including social media managers.
Responsibilities:
- Lead art direction for a variety of projects and agency clients for social media production.
- Execute design.
- Collaborate with team members to interpret and enhance creative briefs.
- Present sophisticated creative ideas, vidéos and concepts to clients and stakeholders.
- Drive the implementation of creative strategies, ensuring authenticity in visual identity.
- Develop style proposals, sketches, and mockups to kickstart new projects and pitches.
- Elevate design quality by collaborating to bring storytelling to life through motion and interactive elements.
- Ensure all designs meet client expectations while pushing creative boundaries.
About You
The essentials:
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in advertising design or art direction and motion, with a strong portfolio that showcases leadership in relevant work.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects & Premiere Pro) and other design tools.
- Familiarity with emerging AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, MidJourney) and their application in creative projects.
- Deep understanding of social media platforms, their visual communication standards and best practices.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to lead and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Not a Must, But a Plus:
- Experience in mentoring junior team members.
- Knowledge of current design trends and innovative visual strategies.
- Comfort in working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with evolving client needs.
At 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.
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About Monks
Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
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.
