Creative Director
Los Angeles United States

Creative Director for Media.Monks

MediaMonks is looking to add another Creative Director to its super band of creatives. In this role, you’ll provide our clients with creative decks, ideas and direction, bringing forth award-winning products and campaigns for some of America’s leading brands. 

Role & Responsibilities

• You’ll work as part of our pitch pack to win pitches.
• You’ll also own the creative execution of projects, seeing them through from pitch to final delivery.
• Pitching directly to our clients, you’ll be shaping and selling concepts for anything (digital) from rich media to display ads to brand content and social media campaigns to film production.
• You’ll work as part of our creative pack to create and develop outstanding ideas and lead concepts.
• You’ll also own the creative execution of projects, seeing them through from proposal to final delivery. 
• You’ll connect with clients throughout the region, leading workshops and providing creative direction for any kind of project.
• A strong focus on social content, script writing, and film production is a must. 
• You bring top-notch production thinking to the table and provide creative consultation when it comes to the nitty-gritty of cutting-edge campaigns.
• As a CD at MediaMonks, you’re part of the most awesome production agency on the planet, operating as ‘one office across 11 locations’

Come Turn Concepts into Projects

MediaMonks is one of those (50) companies creative people would kill to work for. You’ll be part of a young, successful and crazy-ambitious company that is determined to reach Mars before Musk. In addition to an unlimited supply of incredible coworkers, MediaMonks gets you a one-of-a-kind company culture, amplified by all the awards. If you’re the one, we’d love to be the zero so we can make beautiful binary babies together.

Please be attentive to the requirements for this role and accompany your portfolio with a tailored letter detailing why you’re the right Monk for the job.

Requirements

• We’re looking to hire an all-round concept developer with at least +2 years of CD-level experience in advertising or production at the highest international level.
• This role requires you to put pen to paper and come up with buzzworthy ideas, and have the ability to present them in equally compelling decks.  
• You will take ownership for the entire campaign, providing strong leadership and direction throughout all stages of a project, including the management of a wider team of creatives, designers, and animators. 
• You know how to show leadership without a show of force, giving our in-house teams a clear creative direction and ownership over their projects.
• You’re a digital genius with an innate taste for the latest and greatest social platforms, digital technology, an instinct for snappy writing and a natural feel for visual design.
• You’re confident leading different types of work spanning from digital and social campaigns to platforms and websites, hero films and TVCs, and installations.
• For film-based projects, it’s all about the story. You champion storytelling and are experienced working together with film directors on integrated projects.
• In digital, the user experience is king, and so you should be a sovereign when it comes to shaping concepts that captivate and inspire.
• With strong pitching and presentation skills, you can represent MediaMonks by showcasing our cases, capabilities and culture to clients.
• *You ensure designs and content reflect consistency, and positivity, towards brand image and company ideals.
• Working as part of a regional group of Monks,, you’ll direct  teams across time zones, and need to successfully direct work at a distance.
• You understand the process and politics of advertising inside out and know when to be pragmatic if that’s what it takes to keep things moving.
• You have the ability to work under tight deadlines and adjust to last-minute requests or revisions with ease.

Compensation

The anticipated salary range for this position is $175,000 annually. Salary is determined by a combination of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography. 

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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.  

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 Media.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!)

Media.Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Media.Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Media.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.

Salary Range$175,000—$175,000 USD

About Media.Monks:

Media.Monks is the purely digital operating brand of S4Capital plc that connects 8,600+ 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. 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 (2019-22), regular recognition at Cannes Lions, inclusion in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players (2020-23), the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-23), 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.

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