Monks
digital-first brand
ArtDirector
“Art Director at Monks. Skills: Conceptual Thinking, Art Direction, Creative Leadership, Visual Craft. Develop compelling visual concepts and creative territories across integrated campaigns, social, branding, digital, and content experiences. Translate strategy and creative direction into visually engaging narratives and scalable design systems”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6–8 years of experience across design, campaigns, branding, social, and digital creative environments, portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking, art direction, and high-level craft execution, Proven ability to lead visual development from idea through execution, High proficiency across Figma, Google Slides, and the Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, understanding of digital platforms, integrated campaigns, social-first storytelling, and motion-aware design, Ability to guide designers and collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams, Excellent communication and presentation skills with fluent English proficiency, understanding of creative systems, scalability, and production workflows, Comfortable managing multiple projects and priorities in fast-moving environments
Nice to Have
Experience working across APAC markets, Automotive, luxury, technology, or lifestyle brand experience, Motion or film production knowledge, Experience working within distributed global teams
What You'll Do.
Develop compelling visual concepts and creative territories across integrated campaigns
and content experiences
Translate strategy and creative direction into visually engaging narratives and scalable design systems
and visual explorations that bring ideas to life
Push creative thinking beyond the brief by introducing new approaches
and contemporary visual culture
Present and articulate creative ideas clearly to both internal teams and clients
Guide and mentor designers across projects while helping elevate overall creative quality
Collaborate with Creative Directors and cross-functional teams to shape creative direction across multiple workstreams
Provide feedback and creative oversight throughout concept development and execution
Help maintain consistency across campaigns
and regional adaptations
Maintain a high standard of visual craft across digital
and experiential outputs
Oversee and hands-on with design
and visual storytelling across multiple formats and touchpoints
Ensure concepts are scalable and production-aware across channels and markets
Integrate AI-powered creative tools into ideation
workflow efficiencies
and creative exploration while maintaining originality and quality
Apply creative judgement when evaluating AI-assisted outputs and emerging creative technologies
Support production teams with clear creative intent and thoughtful handoff processes
Help improve creative processes
and collaborative workflows
Balance creativity with operational thinking in fast-paced environments
Explore evolving workflows and emerging technologies that improve both creative quality and team efficiency
Contribute to scalable ways of working across distributed teams and markets
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with Creative Directors and cross-functional teams to shape creative direction across multiple workstreams; Guide and mentor designers across projects; Collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams
Communication Scope
Excellent communication and presentation skills; fluent English proficiency; Present and articulate creative ideas clearly
Process & Methodology
Comfortable managing multiple projects and priorities in fast-moving environments
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