AI-Driven Creative Project Lead

monks; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Monks is seeking a highly organized Senior Producer / Project Manager to manage the daily flow of rapid-turn editorial and marketing work. This role will translate incoming requests into clear tasks, timelines and handoffs while maintaining visibility across priorities, reviews and delivery.

You will coordinate across design, motion, editorial, technical and client teams, prioritize urgency, ensure briefs and approvals are in place, and monitor timelines and risks to keep work moving efficiently.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in creative production, program management or project management within an agency, technology company or in-house creative organization.
• Experience managing rapid-turn digital, web, editorial, design and motion deliverables.
• Strong task-management, trafficking and production-planning skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and a strong eye for creative and technical QA.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, make informed decisions and navigate ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from intake and briefing through production, review, approval and final delivery.
• Translate incoming requests into clear tasks, owners, timelines, dependencies and next steps.
• Maintain project trackers, production schedules, status reports and delivery documentation.
• Traffic work across design, motion, editorial, technical and client teams.
• Prioritize requests based on urgency, complexity, available capacity and business need.
• Confirm that briefs, source materials, specifications and required approvals are in place before production begins.
• Coordinate handoffs across locations and shifts, documenting current status, decisions, open questions and next actions.
• Use sound judgment to determine when work should be completed within the regional team rather than creating an unnecessary cross-shift handoff.
• Consolidate feedback, clarify conflicting comments and recommend practical resolution paths.
• Conduct producer-level QA for completeness, accuracy, specifications, naming conventions, version control and alignment with the approved brief.
• Ensure final assets are packaged, documented and delivered through the appropriate channels.
• Monitor timelines and risks, proactively communicating issues and proposing solutions.
• Operate independently, using sound judgment to move work forward when direction is incomplete or priorities shift.
• Partner with creative and production leads to improve workflows, templates and team processes.
• Use approved AI and production tools to support organization, documentation, consistency and efficiency.
• Maintain discretion when working with confidential and highly sensitive information.

Skills

Project management

Task management

Production planning

QA & quality

English fluency

Job description

Monks is seeking a highly organized Senior Producer / Project Manager to manage the daily flow of rapid-turn editorial and marketing work. This role will translate incoming requests into clear tasks, timelines and handoffs while maintaining visibility across priorities, reviews and delivery.

You will coordinate across design, motion, editorial, technical and client teams, prioritize urgency, ensure briefs and approvals are in place, and monitor timelines and risks to keep work moving efficiently.