Art Director

About the Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, cutting edge Art Director who will push our creative team to a new level. We are looking for a leader who has experience with ideation and the pitch process, along with creating presentations and assets for social and traditional advertising, with a strong passion for music, entertainment, and pop culture. As a member of the Creative team, you will work with the entire staff, including Accounts, Social, PR, and Business Development, as well as execute project-based creative strategies for clients. The ideal candidate must have a fast turnaround on projects and be able to excel under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• Creative conception and ideation usually involving collaboration with other team members
• Participating in brainstorm meetings
• Participating in client meetings and actively capturing creative needs from client requests
• Tracking & Recording any verbal requests from clients for creative production as assigned
• Manage and contribute to the design of pitch decks, social media assets, and other forms of creative assets assigned
• Work cross-departmentally with creatives and the social team to oversee the creative production of assets
• Assist with the creative execution of various marketing campaigns
• Help mentor junior art directors
• Oversee creative shoots for various productions such as broadcast, social content capture, and other forms of digital content
• Partner with Accounts team member to ensure on time delivery of creative assets
• Organize and manage creative product in collaboration with Project Managers as assigned
• Track and report weekly hours work by assignment to ensure the management of the assigned hours for any given project are managed properly. 

About You

The essentials:

• Must be a bright, articulate, self-starter who can take initiative and bring new ideas to the table
• Must be able to provide creative direction to a team of graphic designers, motion designers, and video editors
• Must have a strong art direction background in either graphic or motion design
• Professional, efficient, organized, detail-oriented, have excellent follow-through and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Have the ability to work independently and collaboratively and to successfully manage concurrent and competing projects
• Strong ability to receive and assess constructive feedback and adjust designs appropriately
• Adhere to a high level of confidentiality
• 3-5 years of agency experience focused on brands and entertainment-based clients
• Dependable, self-motivated and flexible with the ability to work under tight deadlines in a collaborative workplace.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision or collaboratively in a group, while able to provide thoughtful solutions and contribute to the creative direction
• Strong organizational and time management skills; meticulous and detail-oriented
• Online portfolio including demo reel that displays examples of work
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and/or After Effects
• Must know Google Suite, especially Google Slides
• AI tools

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.