Group Creative Director

About Us

Media.Monks is a digital-first marketing and advertising services company connecting the dots across content, data & digital media and technology services.

Inspired by the connectivity and flexibility of technology APIs, Media.Monks' single-P&L model offers brands seamless access to a nearly 8,000-strong team of digital talent organized in 33 countries.

Together we stand for artistry, commitment and a global community of talent from different personal and professional backgrounds.

People who are not in it for themselves but for each other and the work. Day after day, curious, detail-obsessed and passionate.

We want to build something with the potential to change the heart of our industry, and we'd love to include your unique perspective.

About the Role

As a Group Creative Director at Media.Monks, your role is a "player-coach" within our creative teams. In practice, this means steering them towards excellence while also actively participating in hands-on creative development and production.

This pivotal position requires you to navigate multiple responsibilities, serving as both creator and supervisor simultaneously.

You orchestrate the flow of work, directing and passing to talented creatives when needed or taking charge to drive it home, all while maintaining a strategic overview.

Your role is a delicate balance between being in the trenches with the team, yet also sitting higher and communicating effectively with clients and internal Monks executives to ensure alignment and success across projects.

It's a challenging yet rewarding opportunity to bridge the creative and executive branches, both within our agency and with our valued clients.

You will always be across multiple projects and clients.

You will work closely with account leadership on how we continue to grow and support our strong relationship with one of the largest automotive companies in the world.

Also pivotal to your success in this role is having a strong partnership with the other discipline leads and contributing to an environment of teamwork and mutual understanding.

You will need to work collaboratively and inclusively across brand, strategy, product, content and integrated marketing teams through a variety of opportunities while also supporting your ever-growing creative team.

Of equal importance is your influencing prowess with clients while ever being humble and adaptable.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Leadership :

Provide high level creative direction and inspiration to client projects and teams. Guide the conceptual and aesthetic direction of campaigns, experiential or design projects.

Ensure that all creative work aligns with the client's brand, objectives, and the agency's standards.

Lead, mentor, and develop creative directors and creative teams, fostering an environment that encourages innovation and excellence.

Provide input into the allocation of creative resources and talent to ensure optimal team performance and project success.

• Assist in promoting and advocating for the completion of creative department yearly goals.
• When the project calls for it, be a creative contributor for ideation on high priority projects and pitches for our key client brands.

Client Interaction and Collaboration :

Work closely with multiple senior and day-to-day clients and teams to understand their vision and objectives. Present creative concepts and ideas persuasively.

Foster strong relationships with clients, ensuring their needs are met and expectations exceeded.

Participate in potential new business pitches and ongoing organic new business development.

Client Relations and Business Growth :

• Work closely with senior business leaders to shape growth strategies for creative services and team up with cross-functional teams to tackle client goals, challenges, and opportunities.
• Cultivate and sustain robust client relationships, serving as a reliable creative ally, and guaranteeing client satisfaction and retention.
• Collaborate with clients to devise creative strategies and solutions that align with their business objectives and catalyze results.

Innovation and Creativity :

Contribute to the creative process from concept ideation to production, ensuring high-quality, consistent, and innovative work.

Critique all major deliverables, ensuring they meet our standards. Participates and presents work alongside CDs in Executive Creative Leadership reviews of in-production work.

Drive innovation and creativity, setting new industry standards and ensuring that the company's work is smart, creative, and innovative.

Quality Assurance :

• Oversee the creation of high-quality, impactful work, from campaigns to design to assets at scale to experiential work and more.
• Ensures that the work is best-in-class and award worthy.

Elevate Our Brand Presence and Perception :

Represent the company in public events, awards, and industry activities, maintaining a strong presence and reputation in the industry.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Fine Arts, Design, Advertising, or a related field.
• A minimum of 10-12 years in the creative field and 5-7 years as a Creative Director, within the advertising and / or production industry on an international scale.

A solid foundation in digital and campaign work is highly desired.

• A strong portfolio showcasing a wide range of creative work, including successful, award-winning campaigns, experiential or interactive design work.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire creative teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Deep understanding of brand, all things digital, and the latest creative and tech trends.
• Automotive and production experience is highly desired.

Your Work Style :

• A strong desire to build and develop diverse teams and diverse perspectives, empowering the voices that are both close and abroad, while many of the teams work remotely.
• Highly creative and imaginative with a strong visual and design aesthetic.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to connect creative ideas with business objectives.
• Strong leadership qualities, with the ability to motivate and guide teams.
• Capability to lead fast-paced projects and drive complex opportunities to perfection, with an eye for both strategic and creative excellence.
• Self-motivated, resilient and adaptable, able to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Working Conditions :

The role may involve long hours and tight deadlines, requiring flexibility and a commitment to maintaining high standards under pressure.

Collaboration with teams across different locations and time zones is frequently necessary.

This is a hybrid role that requires working on-site at the Detroit office for a few days each week .

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.

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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.

Please be mindful to protect your personal information, especially your national identification number, and bank account information during a recruiting process.

While Media.Monks may reach out to potential candidates via LinkedIn, we will always ask applicants to apply through our website ( https : / / media.

monks.com / careers ) and will never ask for payment or bank account information during the recruitment process.