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About the Role
The right candidate has a background in concepting big ideas with other creatives, knows how to design for both digital and print, has experience presenting work to clients, has acute attention to detail, and is passionate about innovative design.
The ideal candidate is a go-getter who jumps on new opportunities, designs with pixel-perfect precision, and is a team player. This is a fast-paced work environment, so attentiveness and the ability to handle multiple projects with ease are a must. You’re able to stay humble while showing off your creative thinking, and will help us maintain an environment that encourages expression, inclusivity, and collaboration.
Responsibilities:
- Produce high-quality visual designs for: digital campaigns, microsites, landing pages, social media, presentations, video, animation, and more
- Communicate ideas and designs to senior members of the creative team
- Partner with copywriters
- Wow clients with presentation skills
- Provide oversight and design direction to production designers
- Maintain consistent creative quality and become a brand expert Senior Art Director at Monks SF
- Be a standard-bearer for our company culture and values
About You
The essentials:
- A beautiful online portfolio of digital work—print work is a plus
- 5-7 years experience working at an agency or in-house creative services team
- Expert competency with digital design tools: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and Sketch–Figma being the primary UI tool of choice
- Illustration and storyboarding skills required
- Animation design and being comfortable working and directing motion team
- Vast experience designing for social media platforms
- Expert knowledge of typography and design layout
- Solid comprehension of UX/UI principles and their applications across the web, email, and beyond
- Rigorous attention to detail
- Ability to work through multiple iterations and to work quickly
- Ability to accept and receive constructive design feedback from seniors members of the creative team
- Is an excellent collaborator with the team
- Ability to work within brand style guides to produce work that is both original and on-brand
- Demonstrating good communication skills, both verbal and listening abilities
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.
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, 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.
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