Now Hiring: Creative Director

Monks•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

This posting is not tied to a current open role, but is an opportunity to join our talent pool for future positions. By applying, you’ll be considered as opportunities that align with your experience that become available. 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 a Creative Director, you are the creative engine of our team. You are a versatile, dynamic leader capable of dropping into any brief, product area, or medium and instantly elevating the output. You are not just a delegator; you are a visionary and a practitioner who understands that the best way to lead a team of makers is to be one yourself. Your mandate is to establish a compelling creative vision, guide your team through the friction of development, and deliver executions that meet our uncompromising standards for iconic work—clear, human, and useful. You must possess a world-class sense of taste and a deep fluency in modern, tech-enabled creativity. In this era of our agency, you will champion the everyday use of AI not as a novelty, but as a fundamental tool to unlock new creative possibilities, iterate faster, and push the boundaries of what we can make.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive creative experience in a top-tier agency or tech-forward environment.
At least 3+ years in a Creative Director role.
A world-class portfolio demonstrating high-level brand campaigns, deep digital experiences, and tech-driven innovation.
Demonstrated integration of GenAI tools in your daily workflow and ability to speak intelligently about AI's impact on the creative process.
Proven ability to command a room, manage executive client relationships, and successfully pitch brave work.
High EQ, profound patience, resilience, and meticulous attention to detail.
Willingness to check ego at the door and focus entirely on the work.

Responsibilities

Establish and guide the creative vision for global campaigns, platforms, and digital experiences from inception to final delivery.
Act as the ultimate quality control for aesthetic and strategic excellence, ensuring all work reflects a premium, modern visual and narrative language.
Serve as the primary storyteller for your projects, translating complex business problems into simple, powerful creative solutions.
Actively participate in the elevation of creative work by opening design files, rewriting scripts, or refining prompts.
Leverage modern platforms, digital ecosystems, and emerging tech to prove ideas work in the real world.
Embed Artificial Intelligence into the daily rhythm of your team, utilizing GenAI tools for ideation, storyboarding, asset generation, and rapid prototyping.
Push your team to experiment with new ways of making and identify friction in the creative process to solve it with technology.
Direct, mentor, and inspire a multi-disciplinary team of art directors, copywriters, designers, and creative technologists.
Cultivate an environment where high-end craft meets high-speed innovation, protecting your team's time and energy.
Collaborate deeply with Strategy, Production, and Account leads, ensuring creative is strategically sound and commercially viable.