AI Artist & AV Lead

Digital Agency Jobs; Hilversum; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Monks seeks an Audiovisual & AI Production Lead to guide end-to-end video and audio production for major brands. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team of editors, animators, designers, sound designers, and AI artists, shaping creative strategy and ensuring excellence across platforms.

You will drive technical direction, mentor talent, and implement efficient workflows that balance quality with timelines, keeping up with AI advancements to deliver standout campaigns.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in audiovisual production and leadership in agency/brand environments.
• Hands-on with AI tools and models (examples: ComfyUI, Runway, Higgsfield, Flora, Weavy).
• Experience with AI tooling for audiovisual productions and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the audiovisual production process from concept to final delivery for campaigns.
• Provide technical and creative direction to a multidisciplinary team and mentor staff across post-production workflows.
• Oversee a team of editors, designers, sound designers, and AI Artists to ensure timely, high-quality outputs.
• Set day-to-day workflows and standards for AI artists and production staff.
• Maintain pixel-perfect quality while aligning with brand and compliance guidelines across platforms.
• Collaborate with creative directors, producers, and brand stakeholders to define project vision and technical requirements.
• Manage project timelines, staffing, and skill allocations to deliver top-tier work on schedule.
• Stay updated on audiovisual tech trends and tool advancements; propose new approaches.
• Foster a positive, high-performing team culture focused on creativity and client-centric results.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Team mentorship

AI tooling experience

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Premiere Pro

After Effects

DaVinci Resolve

Pro Tools

Nuke

Blender

Job description

Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website (monks.com/careers).

About the Role

As an Audiovisual & AI Production Lead, you’ll guide, inspire, and manage the end-to-end production of high-quality video and audio content that brings customer stories to life across every channel. You’ll oversee a talented team of post production specialists, while collaborating with creative, account, and brand teams to deliver memorable visual narratives and immersive audio experiences. Your leadership ensures that every project not only meets, but exceeds, creative and technical standards; driving engagement for some of the world’s most recognizable brands. We are looking for someone who is passionate about seeking new opportunities to create impactful work.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the audiovisual production process from concept to final delivery for campaigns.
• Provide technical and creative direction to a multidisciplinary team, as well as mentorship, guiding efforts across the whole post production workflow.
• Lead a team of editors, animators, designers, sound designers, and AI Artists to make sure the work gets done on time and with the highest quality.
• You will lead a team of AI Artists setting the day to day and standard of what is needed in terms of workflows and toolings.
• Ensure the team follows our production best practices and streamlined processes to get pixel perfect quality on time for every project.
• Collaborate with creative directors, producers, and brand stakeholders to define project vision, technical requirements, and creative strategy.
• Manage time estimations, talent schedules skill sets to ensure projects are delivered on time and to the highest standard.
• Oversee quality control, ensuring all content meets brand and compliance guidelines, as well as technical specifications for multiple platforms
• Stay up to date with trends and advancements in audiovisual technology, platforms, and audience consumption habits; recommend new approaches and tools
• Foster a positive, high-performing team culture rooted in creativity, accountability, and customer-first thinking.

About You

The essentials:

• 6+ years of experience producing and leading audiovisual projects, ideally in an agency or brand studio environment
• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of video, audio, and integrated content for major brands or campaigns.
• Deep technical proficiency in all areas of post-production workflows.
• You have hands-on experience with the AI tools and models available to date and how to combine them to get the work done. ComfyUI, Runway, Higgsfield, Flora, Weavy, etc.
• Experience working with AI and automation platforms and tools.
• Experience in managing AI tools for audiovisual productions.
• Software requirements: Adobe Creative Suite with an accent in Premiere and After Effects. DaVinci Resolve and Pro Tools knowledge are nice to have, as well as basic understanding of VFX software like Nuke, and 3D software like Blender.
• Proven leadership skills; able to motivate, mentor, and coordinate cross-functional teams
• Exceptional communication and project management skills; able to balance multiple priorities and adapt to rapid changes.
• Strong attention to detail and a relentless commitment to quality.
• A collaborative, professional, and customer-centric mindset.

Not a Must but a Plus:

• Experience working fashion and beauty campaigns

About Monks

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, 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, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, 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.