Art Director

Monks is hiring an Art Director for a hybrid role in New York, NY. You’ll join a creative team supporting a fast-growing US fintech brand, producing B2B video, social, and OOH work from early concepting through final delivery. This position is designed for someone who enjoys collaborating across design and production while working in Eastern Time to align with the client team.

Salary: USD 85,000 - 90,000 per year. Experience: 3+ years.

Responsibilities

• Concept, ideate, and brainstorm creative campaigns with other team members.
• Produce and finalize creative assets including digital ads, video content, OOH, and additional deliverables.
• Join client meetings (virtual and in-person), present your work, and incorporate client feedback.
• Support the creation of presentation decks and key visuals.
• Lead with an art director’s POV during the internal and external production of video assets, including attending shoots, preparing pre-production materials, and overseeing post production needs.
• Organize and manage creative product in collaboration with Project Managers.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience working at an agency or in-house creative services team, with a stand-out online portfolio covering social, video, and OOH.
• Conceptual mindset with the ability to partner with a copywriter to develop ideas that answer creative briefs.
• Strong design sensibility, including layouts, graphic fundamentals, and typography.
• Ability to work within brand style guides while producing original, on-brand work across multiple media platforms.
• Capacity to deliver multiple iterations quickly while maintaining attention to detail.
• Collaborative, curious approach and openness to constructive feedback from senior creative team members.
• Good communication skills, including verbal clarity and active listening.
• Competency with digital design tools: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Primarily Photoshop and Illustrator; After Effects and Indinign are a plus), plus Google suite (especially Google Slides).
• Dependable, self-motivated, and flexible, with the ability to drive multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Humble attitude only, with no ego.

Role Conditions

• Must be able to work hours aligned to the client team in Eastern Time.
• Subject to Monks’ Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you live within commutable distance of an office location, you will be expected to work from the office for a set number of days per week.

Not a Must (Plus)

• Experience with both B2B and B2C marketing, with fintech and/or B2B technology experience.
• NYC-based (or within commutable distance).
• Curiosity about or experience with generative AI tools for tasks like presentation visuals.
• Experience briefing and working with production partners, including art directing photo and film shoots, directing motion design teams, overseeing designers, and supervising color sessions.
• Established copywriting partners who can apply as a team.

Tools: Figma; Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Indinign); Google suite; Google Slides.