Group Creative Director - Digital & AI Campaigns

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

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.