Senior Art Director (Freelancer)

About the role

This is a 6-month freelance position to cover maternity leave. As a Senior Art Director you have a background in digital marketing and design, are comfortable collaborating directly with clients, have an acute attention to detail, and are passionate about beautiful, functional, innovative design that clearly communicates a message. The ideal candidate is a go-getter who jumps on new opportunities, is always learning and expanding their knowledge about design, and works fast and flexibly to get the job done. We are an efficient team that creates quality work on tight timelines, so attentiveness and the ability to handle multiple projects with ease are a must. Sound like you? Let’s get acquainted!

Role & Responsibilities

Produce high-quality visual designs, from concept to execution, for digital campaigns, microsites, landing pages, social media ads, presentations, video, animation, and more

Communicate effectively in a cross-functional team: including writers, animators, account and project managers

Confidently present ideas and designs to internal team and clients

Ability to receive feedback and collaborate with teammates to develop alternate creative solutions

Maintain consistent creative quality while applying client brand guidelines

Be an advocate for our culture and values

Requirements

You’re a technically skilled designer with high-level experience crafting digital ads, emails, landing pages, video, and more

Adept in Adobe Creative Suite (Figma experience is a big plus) and experience collaborating in Google Slides, Google Docs, and Slack

You’ll need to have strong English communication skills, both written and verbal, to collaborate with clients and colleagues around the world (you need to have a level of English equal to or higher than B2)

You know how to speak about your creative work to colleagues and clients alike, and ideally have experience presentating to clients

You have experience with all stages of the design process, from conceptualizing campaigns, to finalizing layouts, and even doing production of creative assets

Strong understanding of web design principles, UX/UI, and responsive design

You have a good understanding of accessiblity standards for design

With an understanding of fundamentals such as typography, layout, and storytelling, you can get teams to improve the work on both an aesthetic and functional level

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.

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 Media.Monks may reach out to potential candidates via LinkedIn, we will always ask applicants to apply through our website ( and will never ask for payment or bank account information during the recruitment process.

Disclaimer:

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