Creative Director Art

22 hours ago

Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada Monks Associates Inc Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Creative Director Art to join our team at Monks Associates Inc. As a key member of our creative leadership team, you will be responsible for driving the development of innovative and effective creative solutions for our clients.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in art direction and a proven track record of delivering high-quality creative work. You will be a strategic thinker with excellent communication and project management skills, able to lead and motivate a team of creative professionals.

Key Responsibilities
  • Creative Leadership and Accountability:
    • Partner with the Group Creative Director and other Creative Directors to elevate creative expression of client brands to new levels of creative excellence.
    • Provide creative direction and inspiration to client projects and teams, guiding the conceptual and aesthetic direction of campaigns, experiential, or design projects.
    • Provide input into the allocation of creative resources and talent to ensure optimal team performance and project success.
    • Comfortable presenting ideas, concepts, using human-centric design practices that also include rationale based on customer research and best practices that keep business outcomes in mind.
    • Improve accountability across your creative teams through stellar management, building strong morale, and cultivating a positive creative environment.
    • Active contributor for ideation on all projects and pitches for our key client brands.
  • Client Interaction and Building Trust:
    • Work closely with multiple senior and day-to-day clients and teams to understand their vision and objectives, presenting creative concepts and ideas persuasively.
    • Foster strong relationships with clients, ensuring their needs are met and expectations exceeded.
    • Participate in potential new business pitches and ongoing organic new business development.
    • Support and aid the ECD in the development of our creative practice, with a focus on evolving processes in our own ways of working and creation.
  • Client Strategy and Business Growth:
    • Work closely with senior business leaders to shape growth strategies for creative services and team up with cross-functional teams to tackle client goals, challenges, and opportunities.
    • Maintain and manage positive client relationships, serving as a reliable creative ally, and guaranteeing client satisfaction and retention.
    • Collaborate with clients to devise creative strategies and solutions that align with their business objectives and catalyze results.
  • Innovation and Creative Process:
    • Contribute to the creative process from concept ideation to production, ensuring high-quality, consistent, and innovative work, critiquing all major deliverables, ensuring they meet our standards.
    • Participate and present work alongside CDs in Executive Creative Leadership reviews of in-production work.
    • Drive innovation and creativity, setting new industry standards, and ensuring that the company's work is smart, creative, and innovative.
  • Quality Assurance:
    • Provide clear, focused, feedback to your creative teams regarding improvements that could be made to the work, the department, and the agency.
    • Oversee the creation of high-quality, impactful work, from campaigns to design to assets at scale to experiential work and more.
    • Ensure that the work is best-in-class and award-worthy.
    About YouThe Essentials:

Qualifications:

  • You have 10+ years of global experience working for a wide range of clients and brands, ideally agency and/or on client-side.
  • You have a strong desire to build and nurture diverse teams and nurture diverse perspectives, empowering the voices that are both close and abroad.
  • You inherently understand digital and think way beyond traditional ad formats and budgets, with an exceptional creative background.
  • You are not afraid of leveraging data and research to help identify unique opportunities for the brand and be able to represent creative vision and philosophy.
  • Ability to think clearly and contribute constructively to discussions and strategy during the entire creative process, from concept through production.
  • You are self-motivated, hard working, and work well in a fast-paced environment.
  • A people-first mentality and experience in building a best-in-class global creative team.
  • Automotive and production experience is highly desired.

Your Work Style:

  • Highly creative and imaginative with a strong visual and design aesthetic.
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to connect creative ideas with business objectives.
  • Self-motivated, resilient, and adaptable, able to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Working Conditions:

  • The role may involve long hours and tight deadlines, requiring flexibility and a commitment to maintaining high standards under pressure. Collaboration with teams across different locations and time zones is frequently necessary.

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