Creative Director (Freelance)

Media.Monks is looking for a Creative Director to lead our newly formed 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 MediaMonks, 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 MediaMonks 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.

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About Media.Monks

Media.Monks is the purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc that connects 7,600+ digital natives across one global team. We are united by a mission to shift industries forward and pave the path towards ambitious outcomes so our clients and our people can realize their full potential for growth. Joining Media.Monks means becoming part of a highly ambitious collective of some of the most gifted, focused, joyful talent from all over the world, with the goal to change the industry for good.

Our unified model combines solutions in media, data, social, platforms, studio, experience, brand and technology services to help our clients continuously reinvent themselves throughout increasingly rapid cycles of disruption. Our efforts to shape culture, build innovative technologies and unlock the future of growth have earned recognition from numerous esteemed panels: we maintain a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), regular recognition at Cannes Lions, and continual inclusion in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players (2020-24). In addition, we’ve received the honor of being Adweek’s first AI Agency of the year (2023), the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), a record number of FWAs, and have earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023. Together, these achievements solidify our experience in digital innovation, excellence in craft, and commitment to personal growth.

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.

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