Monks

digital-first brand

ArtDirector

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Brief

“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.

digital first brand

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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