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Overview
As an Associate Creative Director at Monks, you will play a crucial role in shaping innovative marketing campaigns and creative strategies for a diverse portfolio of clients. You will work alongside Creative Directors and a talented team of designers, copywriters, and strategists to deliver exceptional work that resonates with audiences and meets client objectives. Your creative insights and leadership will help elevate our projects while fostering a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Creative Directors to brainstorm and develop innovative concepts for campaigns across various digital platforms, ensuring alignment with client goals and brand identities.
- Oversee the execution of creative projects from ideation through delivery, maintaining timelines, budgets, and quality standards while ensuring seamless collaboration among team members.
- Interact with clients to gain insights, present concepts, and receive feedback, nurturing strong relationships and ensuring their needs are met throughout the creative process.
- Facilitate workshops and brainstorming sessions with clients and internal teams, promoting creative thinking and inspiring innovative solutions.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior creative team members, fostering a supportive environment that encourages professional growth and creativity.
- Gather and process client feedback, working collaboratively with the creative team to refine concepts and deliver impactful creative work.
- Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, leveraging this knowledge to inform creative strategies and maintain Media Monks' competitive edge.
- Ensure that all creative outputs consistently reflect Media Monks' high standards for quality and brand alignment.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including strategy, production, and technology, to ensure cohesive project execution and optimal results.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in a creative role within advertising, digital media, or a related field, with a strong portfolio demonstrating successful campaigns and innovative work.
- Strong ability to generate fresh ideas and concepts, with a passion for creativity and a keen eye for detail.
- Exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate creative concepts to clients and stakeholders.
- Proven track record of collaborating with diverse teams and fostering a positive, creative work environment.
- Familiarity with digital marketing strategies, user experience principles, and the latest trends in digital advertising.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and adjusting to changing needs as required.
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.