Über diese Art Director Stelle bei Monks
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About the Role
As a mid-level Art Director, you’ll be part of a creative team servicing a fast-growing US fintech brand. You’ll be responsible for delivering engaging B2B video, social, and OOH content that informs with an authentic and conversational voice. You’ll work with a distributed team of conceptual creatives, strategists, and account services to drive creative development from ideation to execution. The ideal candidate will be capable of bringing a wide range of fresh, on-brand options and presenting that work to clients across cultural lines. This position will be servicing a client team that is based in Eastern Time and so candidates must be able to work these hours.
Responsibilities:
- Concept, ideate, and brainstorm creative campaigns with other team members.
- Execute and produce final creative assets like digital ads, video content, OOH, and more.
- Participate in client meetings (virtual and in-person), present your own work, and listen to and ingest client feedback.
- Contribute to the design of presentation decks and key visuals.
- Provide an art director’s POV and guidance during the internal and external production of video assets, including attending shoots, preparing pre-production materials, and overseeing post production needs.
- Organize and manage creative product in collaboration with Project Managers.
- Maintain consistent creative quality and become a brand expert.
About You
The essentials:
- Must have 3-5 years experience working at an agency or in-house creative services team with a stand-out online portfolio of social, video, and OOH work.
- Must be a conceptual thinker with the ability to partner with a copywriter to come up with creative campaigns that answer creative briefs.
- Must have a strong design sensibility, with knowledge of layouts, graphic fundamentals, and typography. The ability to work within brand style guides to produce work that is both original and on-brand for a variety of media platforms is key.
- Must be able to provide multiple iterations quickly while maintaining attention to detail.
- Must have a collaborative and curious mindset, with the ability to accept and receive constructive feedback from seniors members of the creative team.
- Must demonstrate good communication skills, both verbal and listening abilities.
- Must have competency with digital design tools: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Primarily Photoshop and Illustrator. After Effects and Indesign a plus), and Google suite (especially Google Slides).
- Must be dependable, self-motivated, flexible, and capable of driving multiple projects forward in a fast-paced environment.
- Humble attitudes only—No egos here!
Not a Must but a Plus:
- Experience with both B2B and B2C marketing - Fintech and/or B2B technology experience is a major plus.
- NYC-based or within a commutable distance is strongly preferred.
- Curiosity about or experience with generative AI tools for tasks like presentation visuals is a plus.
- Experience briefing and working with production partners (including art directing photo and film shoots, directing motion design team, providing oversight for designers, supervising color sessions) is preferred.
- Candidates who have established copywriting partners are encouraged to apply as a team.
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.
This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.
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What We Offer
Benefits
- Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance - more about our coverage here!
- 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!)
This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.
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, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc, where our culture centers on how we show up for the work and for one another. That begins with the commitment to strive for mastery—taking deep pride in our craft and creating work that sets the bar. In everyday execution, we drive momentum by choosing bold action rather than waiting for certainty. Above all, our teams are stronger together, bringing diverse perspectives into a unified team that communicates with clarity, trust, and mutual respect.
This commitment to craft and innovation translates directly into widespread industry acclaim: Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services and a leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Digital Marketing Agencies. It ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization (2025), Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in the Human-Machine Interaction Team category. Additionally, Monks.Flow earned AI-based Marketing Solution of the Year at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards and a 2026 Global Generative AI Award in the Agentic Marketing Innovation category. Finally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.
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.
