Art Director

Requirements

• 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!

Preferred

• 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.

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!)