AI Director

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As the AI Creative Solution Director you are accountable for direction and motivation of a newly formed team that focuses on content and innovation (AI development).

• You oversee the delivery and execution of ideas within or across platforms by providing expert knowledge of the AI production process, techniques, and technology necessary to execute the content work. 
• You are responsible for attracting, developing and deploying internal production talent to ensure the best content and production value possible for the idea and the client. You are accountable for the overall quality of work, ensuring goals are met and projects are delivered on time and on budget and delivering within the margin targets. 
• The AI Craft Director has +5 years years of experience in an agency capacity.
• You are a creative problem solver and your production expertise allows you to guide complex development efforts across AI / Innovation funnels. 
• You are a great communicator, motivator, and project manager with an innate ability to 'get things done'. Leading from the front and setting a strategic environment that allows for producers to excel. 

Responsibilities:

• Drive creative development processes with an AI enabled/forward production led mentality. Ensuring that we show up competitive and setting us apart by bringing the AI content capabilities as part of the pitch process, ensuring all pitches are connected to the global vision and strategy. Be the face and a consistent voice in representing the studio to other caps and disciplines to ensure everyone is aware of the latest and greatest. 
• Innovation: Ensures that all AI processes are deployed and delivered.
• Client Service: Service our Client.Monks teams with best in class AI service enablement that allows for continuous growth together.

The essentials:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years’ experience in print/photo, motion, social and digital and post production / content production, with progressively expanding roles in an advertising agency or high-tech environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Strong PM Skill Set.
• Strong business acumen and problem-solving skills.
• Expectation to learn the AI approved tool stacks and dive in head first to be able to build and develop net new craft process. 

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Mastery in at least two discipline areas: Motion, Interactive, emerging media, art buying/print production; programming or, understanding of additional technological related disciplines.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (AI, IDD, PS).
• Willingness to learn the AI approved tool stacks and dive in head first to be able to build and develop net new craft process.

About Monks

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc, where our culture centers on how we show up for the work and for one another. That begins with the commitment to strive for mastery—taking deep pride in our craft and creating work that sets the bar. In everyday execution, we drive momentum by choosing bold action rather than waiting for certainty. Above all, our teams are stronger together, bringing diverse perspectives into a unified team that communicates with clarity, trust, and mutual respect.
 
This commitment to craft and innovation translates directly into widespread industry acclaim: Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services and a leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Digital Marketing Agencies. It ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization (2025), Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in the Human-Machine Interaction Team category. Additionally, Monks.Flow earned AI-based Marketing Solution of the Year at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards and a 2026 Global Generative AI Award in the Agentic Marketing Innovation category. Finally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

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.