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We are seeking a dynamic Lead Producer with a knack for design, animation and content creation at scale. This senior level role requires prior experience in digital advertising, transcreation, asset creation and/or integrated production, as well as an understanding of what is needed in the first place to make first-rate projects come about.
This pivotal role blends senior project management with strategic oversight and exceptional client relations. The Lead Producer will oversee multiple project managers and programs, ensuring the seamless delivery of high-quality campaigns across various accounts.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary point of contact for key client relationships, understanding their strategic goals and ensuring alignment with our production efforts.
- Lead and mentor a team of project managers, fostering an environment of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee the planning and execution of large-scale projects, ensuring timely delivery while maintaining the highest quality standards.
- Collaborate closely with creative, design, and production teams to scope projects accurately, proposing timelines and resource allocations that align with client expectations.
- Monitor project progress and performance metrics, proactively addressing any issues or risks that may impact deliverables or timelines.
- Facilitate client meetings, providing clear updates, gathering feedback, and ensuring that all stakeholders are informed throughout the project lifecycle.
- Champion best practices in project management, sharing insights and tools that enhance productivity and streamline workflows across teams.
- Support the account management process by contributing to scoping, forecasting, and resource planning for various projects and programs.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies that enhance client satisfaction and drive team performance.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in project management, production, or account management within the advertising or marketing sectors.
- Ability to go into the Culver City office when needed.
- Proven track record of leading multiple large-scale campaigns and managing cross-functional teams to achieve successful outcomes.
- Exceptional client-facing skills, with the ability to communicate effectively, build rapport, and manage expectations with stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong understanding of the creative production process, from concept to execution, with an ability to translate technical details into accessible language for clients.
- A natural leader who inspires confidence and cultivates a positive team environment, promoting professional development and growth.
- Excellent organizational skills, with a knack for prioritizing tasks and managing competing deadlines with precision.
- Adaptable and resilient, with the ability to pivot in response to changing client needs or project dynamics.
Join us and help shape exceptional advertising experiences that resonate with clients and audiences alike!
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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.
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.