Freelancer MX Estrategas

twentysix; Hilversum; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Monks, the global digital-first agency, seeks a senior insights professional to monitor platforms, identify cultural trends, and translate signals into creative-ready insights that drive campaigns. You will collaborate with creative, media, and data teams to shape ideas with cultural relevance and explore AI-powered approaches to expand how insights are generated and applied.

The role requires 5–7 years in trend analysis or strategy and strong English proficiency; experience with agile

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in trend analysis, research, or strategy (an editorial background is also welcome).
• Strong instinct for culture and ideas, with the ability to connect insights to creative output.
• Experience working closely with creative teams and contributing to the development of ideas.
• Curiosity for emerging technologies, especially AI, as a way to extend thinking and impact.
• Ability to merge data from multiple sources into clear, useful insights.
• Skilled at working in agile environments with concurrent projects.
• Intermediate to advanced English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Monitor platforms and media to identify emerging trends and cultural opportunities.
• Translate cultural signals into sharp, actionable insights that inspire creative development.
• Partner closely with creative, media, and data teams to shape ideas with cultural relevance.
• Bring a creative lens to insights, helping ideas evolve, not just informing them.
• Analyze cultural performance within active campaigns and recommend optimizations.
• Explore new ways of working, including AI, to expand how insights are generated and applied.
• Recommend improvements to insights capture processes and tools.

Skills

Trend analysis

Cultural insight development

Creative collaboration

AI curiosity

Data synthesis

Agile working

English proficiency

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).

Rsponsibilities

• Monitor platforms and media to identify emerging trends and cultural opportunities.

• Translate cultural signals into sharp, actionable insights that inspire creative development.

• Partner closely with creative, media, and data teams to shape ideas with cultural relevance.

• Bring a creative lens to insights, helping ideas evolve, not just informing them.

• Analyze cultural performance within active campaigns and recommend optimizations.

• Explore new ways of working, including AI, to expand how insights are generated and applied.

• Recommend improvements to insights capture processes and tools.

Background & Skills

• 5-7 years in trend analysis, research, or strategy (an editorial background is also welcome).

• Strong instinct for culture and ideas, with the ability to connect insights to creative output.

• Experience working closely with creative teams and contributing to the development of ideas.

• Curiosity for emerging technologies, especially AI, as a way to extend thinking and impact.

• Ability to merge data from multiple sources into clear, useful insights.

• Skilled at working in agile environments with concurrent projects.

• Intermediate to advanced English proficiency.

**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.