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Monks is looking for a Creative Director to lead our Indonesia team. A strong Creative Partner, as we call it. You are a creative powerhouse with focus to lead digital ads and assets for awesome brands and can easily toggle between the big picture and the nitty-gritty and back. You thrive on change and challenge, and you have the ability to energize the team around you and inspire them to do their best work.

Role & Responsibilities


  • In this key role, you’ll be working on a global scale to create effective digital campaigns on a local platform in partnership with our biggest global client.
  • Working as part of a dedicated unit within Monks, you’ll be in a unique position to lead creative processes across the entire account, taking on campaigns big, small and huge.
  • You’re responsible for the creation and execution of the high-stakes campaigns we create in incredibly short amounts of time.
  • You’ll be presenting to the client in person and through video calls, working closely with the client to help them bring their designs on this platform to the next level.
  • You’re in direct contact with our client and play a key role in building a prolific partnership.
  • You identify what needs to be done on a creative level so that our Producer can book sufficient time to make your projects shine.
  • You go above and beyond the original brief to push what’s possible on a creative level.
  • You’ll translate creative concepts into thorough briefs for our Monks.
  • For some projects you direct the visual style, for other projects, you help safeguard predefined ones.
  • You’ll produce creative proposals, sketches and mockups to kickstart new assignments.
  • You make sure all work is conceptually in line with the campaign’s objectives and client expectations.
  • You even get your hands dirty with the execution of the concept and help to improve the work by offering new angles, inspiration, best practices and crafts - guaranteeing projects meet the creative standards Monks is famed for.


Requirements


  • We’re looking to hire an all-round concept developer with at least 2 years of CD-level experience in advertising or digital agency at the highest international level.
  • This role requires you to put pen to paper and come up with buzzworthy ideas, and have the ability to present them in equally compelling ways.
  • You will take creative ownership of the project, providing strong leadership and direction throughout all stages.
  • You know how to show leadership without a show of force, giving our in-house teams a clear creative direction and ownership over their briefs.
  • You’ve a great instinct for snappy writing and a natural feel for visual design.


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.

While we continue to grow our teams, please be mindful of fraudulent job postings and recruiting activities that may use our company name and information. Please be mindful to protect your personal information, especially your national identification number, and bank account information during a recruiting process. While Monks may reach out to potential candidates via LinkedIn, we will always ask applicants to apply through our website (https://monks.com/careers) and will never ask for payment or bank account information during the recruitment process.

Monks is looking for a Creative Director to lead our Indonesia team. A strong Creative Partner, as we call it. You are a creative powerhouse with focus to lead digital ads and assets for awesome brands and can easily toggle between the big picture and the nitty-gritty and back. You thrive on change and challenge, and you have the ability to energize the team around you and inspire them to do their best work.

Role & Responsibilities


  • In this key role, you’ll be working on a global scale to create effective digital campaigns on a local platform in partnership with our biggest global client.
  • Working as part of a dedicated unit within Monks, you’ll be in a unique position to lead creative processes across the entire account, taking on campaigns big, small and huge.
  • You’re responsible for the creation and execution of the high-stakes campaigns we create in incredibly short amounts of time.
  • You’ll be presenting to the client in person and through video calls, working closely with the client to help them bring their designs on this platform to the next level.
  • You’re in direct contact with our client and play a key role in building a prolific partnership.
  • You identify what needs to be done on a creative level so that our Producer can book sufficient time to make your projects shine.
  • You go above and beyond the original brief to push what’s possible on a creative level.
  • You’ll translate creative concepts into thorough briefs for our Monks.
  • For some projects you direct the visual style, for other projects, you help safeguard predefined ones.
  • You’ll produce creative proposals, sketches and mockups to kickstart new assignments.
  • You make sure all work is conceptually in line with the campaign’s objectives and client expectations.
  • You even get your hands dirty with the execution of the concept and help to improve the work by offering new angles, inspiration, best practices and crafts - guaranteeing projects meet the creative standards Monks is famed for.


Requirements


  • We’re looking to hire an all-round concept developer with at least 2 years of CD-level experience in advertising or digital agency at the highest international level.
  • This role requires you to put pen to paper and come up with buzzworthy ideas, and have the ability to present them in equally compelling ways.
  • You will take creative ownership of the project, providing strong leadership and direction throughout all stages.
  • You know how to show leadership without a show of force, giving our in-house teams a clear creative direction and ownership over their briefs.
  • You’ve a great instinct for snappy writing and a natural feel for visual design.


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.

While we continue to grow our teams, please be mindful of fraudulent job postings and recruiting activities that may use our company name and information. Please be mindful to protect your personal information, especially your national identification number, and bank account information during a recruiting process. While Monks may reach out to potential candidates via LinkedIn, we will always ask applicants to apply through our website (https://monks.com/careers) and will never ask for payment or bank account information during the recruitment process.