Senior Creative (Writer/Director)
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We’re looking for an exceptional storyteller who can move seamlessly from ideation to execution. As a Senior Creative (Writer/Director), you’ll bring creative boards to life, concept and develop engaging ideas, and lead projects from inception to final delivery. You’ll work closely with senior creative leads and collaborate cross-functionally to create high-performing branded content. A strong understanding of content KPIs and production workflows is essential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Concept, write, and direct campaigns rooted in client briefs and creative strategy
- Create mood boards, scripts, and decks to communicate and pitch ideas
- Lead projects through pitch, production, and final delivery
- Collaborate across production, strategy, design, and post
- Present work clearly and confidently to director-level stakeholders
- Support editing workflows when needed
- Integrate content KPIs into creative development
Who You Are:
- Reliable: You deliver quality work with professionalism and consistency
- Solution-Oriented: You thrive on solving creative and workflow challenges
- Creative: You ideate from scratch and work from briefs with ease
- Professional: You collaborate fluidly across disciplines and teams
- Strong Presenter: You clearly defend your work to internal and external partners
- Technically Savvy: You understand production gear and logistics
- Editor-Minded: You can lead a story through post with a sharp editorial eye
Qualifications:
- 5–7 years in a creative role within advertising, branded content, or production
- A strong portfolio showcasing writing/directing in multiple formats (digital, social, broadcast)
- Deep knowledge of production and post workflows
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
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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.
What We Offer
Benefits
- Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA
- Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
- 401k with company contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
- Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
- A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
- Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here!)
Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
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.
