Group Creative Director

twentysix; Hilversum; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Monks in Milan is seeking a Group Creative Director to lead the creative development of integrated campaigns for national and international clients. You will oversee end-to-end campaigns across digital, social, video, and branded content, guiding a team of Copywriters, Art Directors, and Designers.

You will align with agency leadership to expand opportunities, pitch to executives, and drive an AI-enabled Innovation Roadmap while delivering high-quality work and staying ahead of industry trends.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of creative agency experience on national and international brands.
• Track record in pitch-winning creativity with client-facing presence.
• Expertise in social, digital activations, and branded content.
• Fluency in Italian and English at business level.
• Hands-on proficiency with AI tools, including LLMs, audio/voice optimization.
• Strong leadership, mentoring capabilities, strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and direct the creative development of end-to-end campaigns across digital, social media, video, and branded content platforms.
• Lead and mentor Copywriters, Art Directors, and Designers, encouraging creative curiosity while ensuring project continuity and output quality.
• Align with agency leadership to expand commercial opportunities, pitch to C-suite clients, and align high-level creative ambition with client business goals.
• Craft and pitch narrative strategies, brand voice guidelines, and visual language for client presentations and new business pitches.
• Drive our creative "Innovation Roadmap" by embedding advanced generative AI tools into daily creative workflows.
• Work in close alignment with Strategy, Account Management, and Production teams to maintain seamless project execution and quality delivery.
• Oversee creative resource management, balancing artistic quality with operational health and project efficiency.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, technological advancements, and cultural shifts to keep our creative output ahead of the curve.

Skills

Creative leadership

Pitch-winning creativity

Social & digital activations

AI tools proficiency

Mentoring

Strategic thinking

Client-facing communication

Industry trend awareness

Tools

AI platforms

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 a Group Creative Director, you’ll serve as a core strategic partner and creative leader for our Monks team in Milan. You will oversee the creative development of integrated campaigns for top-tier national and international clients, driving innovation across social, digital, and content-driven activations. We are looking for someone who is passionate about seeking new opportunities to create impactful work.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise and direct the creative development of end-to-end campaigns across digital, social media, video, and branded content platforms.

• Lead and mentor Copywriters, Art Directors, and Designers, encouraging creative curiosity while ensuring project continuity and output quality.

• Align with agency leadership to expand commercial opportunities, pitch to C-suite clients, and align high-level creative ambition with client business goals.

• Craft and pitch narrative strategies, brand voice guidelines, and visual language for client presentations and new business pitches.

• Drive our creative "Innovation Roadmap" by embedding advanced generative AI tools (ChatGPT, voice-over engines, scripting tools) into daily creative workflows.

• Work in close alignment with Strategy, Account Management, and Production teams to maintain seamless project execution and quality delivery.

• Oversee creative resource management, balancing artistic quality with operational health and project efficiency.

• Stay ahead of industry trends, technological advancements, and cultural shifts to keep our creative output ahead of the curve.

About You

The essentials:

• 10+ years of creative agency experience, having worked as an Art Director, Copywriter, or Creative Director on national and international brands.

• Strong track record in pitch-winning creativity, with a charismatic client-facing presence and outstanding communication skills.

• Focus on modern channels, with deep expertise in social media, digital activations, and branded content over traditional TVC/ATL formats.

• Fluency in Italian and English at a professional business level.

• Hands-on proficiency with AI tools, including experience applying LLMs, audio/voice optimisation, and AI conceppting platforms to agency processes.

• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities, combined with self-reliance, strategic thinking, and results orientation.

Not a must, but a plus:

• Prior experience conceppting and executing campaigns within the luxury, lifestyle, or fashion sectors.

• Hands-on experience working across global agency networks and distributed time zones.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

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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 featuring 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.