Creative Director

Monks

New York, United StatesHybridFreelance

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Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website ( monks.com/careers ). About the Role We are makers. We create because we are curious, and we believe that the best way to prove an idea works is to make it real. As the Creative Director for Global B2B Client , you are the creative visionary and strategic anchor for one of our most critical business units. We are in the midst of a vital transformation: moving from a legacy "production vendor" mindset into a true, strategically sound creative partnership. Your mandate is to lead this shift. You will oversee the brand narrative, executive alignment, and the visual identity across five distinct workstreams. You are not here to merely oversee an execution factory; you are here to design solutions for complex business problems. You must bring high-level narrative strategy to executive keynotes, systemic thinking to global B2B platforms, and an AI-forward approach to production efficiency. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, elevating every touchpoint to meet the "Grade"—ensuring all work is clear, human, useful, and unequivocally premium. Responsibilities: Strategic Transformation & Executive Partnership From Vendor to Partner: Lead the strategic pivot of the client account. You must proactively challenge briefs, identify unfunded strategic opportunities, and act as a true thought leader who solves business problems through creative thinking. Executive Presence: Build and maintain high-EQ partnerships with client VPs and Product Marketing Managers (PMMs). You must possess the gravitas to hold the room, present complex ideas, and negotiate creative pushback while maintaining strong peer relationships. Workshop & Sprint Design: Design and facilitate creative workshops and "Design Sprints" to align internal stakeholders and clients around new brand visions and product narratives before execution begins. Craft & Narrative Excellence The Final Arbiter of Taste: Act as the ultimate quality control for aesthetic and strategic quality. Ensure all work reflects a premium, modern, and visual language. Master of Narrative Strategy: Distill complex B2B product updates and data into compelling "hook, meat, payoff" story structures, specifically for high-stakes executive keynotes, global presentations, and thought leadership editorial. Systemic Brand Thinking: Evolve and maintain scalable brand guidelines, UI kits, and design systems that work globally across everything from internal emails to massive B2B event visuals. Multi-Stream Creative Oversight Holistic Leadership: Provide strategic oversight across all five client’s workstreams: Ads Content & Scaled Comms: Landing pages, brand playbooks, and keynotes. Partnership Marketing (ParMar): Co-branded content and nurture campaigns for 3P partners (e.g., Shopify). Thought Leadership (TwG): Editorial articles, infographics, and "snackable" YT Shorts. Partners & Rewards: High-touch agency training decks and event collateral. Ad Hoc / Incremental: Rapid-response performance marketing and GML content. Direct the Makers: Lead and mentor a specialized team including Senior Systems Designers, Motion Graphics Designers, B2B Editorial Leads, Partnership Copywriters, and Presentation Designers. AI & Tech-Enabled Efficiency AI for Productivity: Aggressively implement advanced AI tools and automation into everyday workflows to draft outlines, generate visual concepts, and accelerate the localization and scaling of deliverables, proving that we operate at hyper speed. About You The essentials: Experience: 10+ years of creative experience with a heavy emphasis on B2B marketing, tech platforms, and digital brand infrastructure. At least 3+ years in a CD role managing multidisciplinary teams. Strategic B2B Pedigree: You understand that B2B does not mean "boring to business." You have a portfolio demonstrating high-end strategic thinking applied to complex products, data visualization, and partner marketing. Presentation & Narrative Mastery: Deep expertise in high-level presentation design and executive storytelling. You know how to structure a deck that commands a C-suite audience. Client Navigation: Proven track record of turning functional client relationships into strategic, consultative partnerships. The Maker Mindset: You are deeply proactive. You do not wait for a perfect brief; you find the business problem and build the solution. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Client Perception Shift: Measurably transitioning client feedback from viewing Monks as an "execution arm" to a requested strategic partner on upstream briefs. Craft Quality: Elevating the aesthetic and narrative quality of client’s deliverables, reducing client revisions and establishing a new internal benchmark for "Grade." Operational Efficiency: Successful deployment of AI tools and systemic design frameworks that increase output volume without requiring proportional headcount increases. Team Health: Fostering a culture of strategic curiosity within your team, resulting in high retention and internal advancement. #LI-KW1 #LI-Hybrid 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. 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. Salary Range: $170,000 — $190,000 USD About Monks Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact. Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, 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, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, 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.

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