Senior Art Director - AI-Driven Campaigns (MEA)

Monks; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Monks in Dubai seeks a Senior Art Director to lead visual development of campaigns across the MEA region, spanning in-store activations to digital platforms, while leveraging advanced generative AI workflows to accelerate concepting and production.

You will craft extensible Key Visuals, supervise shoots and retouching, and ensure brand consistency across multi-channel campaigns. Proficiency in Arabic and English is essential, with a strong portfolio and leadership presence.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of creative agency experience leading BTL campaigns.
• Fluency in Arabic and English (written and spoken).
• Strong portfolio showing scalable visual systems.
• Hands-on proficiency with generative AI tools in creative workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead the visual direction and craft for integrated campaigns spanning experiential events, retail/POS activations, print, out-of-home, and digital touchpoints.
• Partner closely with copywriters to concept big, cohesive campaign ideas from scratch that translate across both physical and digital ecosystems.
• Develop extensible campaign Key Visuals (KVs) that serve as the foundational visual identity for full social content systems, graphic design rollouts, and multi-channel adaptations.
• Champion and embed generative AI tools into creative pipelines to rapidly visualize concepts and streamline asset adaptation.
• Direct photoshoots, CGI pipelines, and retouching processes, creating briefs for photographers and post-production teams.
• Oversee production quality and execution integrity by collaborating with vendors on material selection and print specs.
• Present creative concepts and craft rationales to senior client stakeholders with strategic clarity.

Skills

Art direction

Generative AI workflows

Bilingual: Arabic & English

Campaign concepting

Client presentations

Education

Graphic Design or related degree

Tools

Midjourney

Adobe Firefly

Runway

ChatGPT

Job description

Monks in Dubai seeks a Senior Art Director to lead visual development of campaigns across the MEA region, spanning in-store activations to digital platforms, while leveraging advanced generative AI workflows to accelerate concepting and production.

You will craft extensible Key Visuals, supervise shoots and retouching, and ensure brand consistency across multi-channel campaigns. Proficiency in Arabic and English is essential, with a strong portfolio and leadership presence.