Art Director

Firewood Marketing, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent health insurance

Generous PTO and holidays

401k with company contribution

Parental leave

Career growth in disruptor space

Job summary

Monks is seeking a mid-level Art Director to join a distributed creative team servicing a US fintech brand. You will craft engaging B2B video, social, and OOH content, from ideation to execution, collaborating with strategists and account services to deliver on-brand work.

The role requires presenting options to clients across cultures and aligning with an Eastern Time client team. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in an agency or in-house creative team with a standout portfolio in social, video

Qualifications

• Must have 3–5 years experience in an agency or in-house creative services team with a stand-out online portfolio of social, video, and OOH work.
• Must be a conceptual thinker who can partner with a copywriter to develop campaigns.
• Strong design sensibility with typography, layout and brand-guideline execution across media.
• Able to provide multiple iterations quickly while maintaining attention to detail.
• Collaborative and receptive to feedback from seniors.
• Excellent verbal and listening communication skills.
• Proficient with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator most important; After Effects and InDesign a plus), and Google Workspace.
• Able to drive multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Concept, ideate, and brainstorm campaigns with the team.
• Execute and produce final assets: digital ads, video content, OOH, etc.
• Participate in client meetings (virtual and in-person) and present work.
• Contribute to design of decks and key visuals.
• Provide an art director’s POV and oversee production of video assets.
• Organize and manage creative work with Project Managers.
• Maintain consistent quality and become a brand expert.

Skills

Portfolio

Conceptual thinking

Typography

Branding

Collaboration

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop

Illustrator

After Effects

InDesign

Google Slides

Tools

Figma

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe After Effects

Adobe InDesign

Google Slides

Monks Flow

Job description

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About the Role

As a mid-level Art Director, you’ll be part of a creative team servicing a fast-growing US fintech brand. You’ll be responsible for delivering engaging B2B video, social, and OOH content that informs with an authentic and conversational voice. You’ll work with a distributed team of conceptual creatives, strategists, and account services to drive creative development from ideation to execution. The ideal candidate will be capable of bringing a wide range of fresh, on-brand options and presenting that work to clients across cultural lines. This position will be servicing a client team that is based in Eastern Time and so candidates must be able to work these hours.

Responsibilities:

• Concept, ideate, and brainstorm creative campaigns with other team members.
• Execute and produce final creative assets like digital ads, video content, OOH, and more.
• Participate in client meetings (virtual and in-person), present your own work, and listen to and ingest client feedback.
• Contribute to the design of presentation decks and key visuals.
• Provide an art director’s POV and guidance during the internal and external production of video assets, including attending shoots, preparing pre-production materials, and overseeing post production needs.
• Organize and manage creative product in collaboration with Project Managers.
• Maintain consistent creative quality and become a brand expert.

About You

The essentials:

• Must have 3-5 years experience working at an agency or in-house creative services team with a stand-out online portfolio of social, video, and OOH work.
• Must be a conceptual thinker with the ability to partner with a copywriter to come up with creative campaigns that answer creative briefs.
• Must have a strong design sensibility, with knowledge of layouts, graphic fundamentals, and typography. The ability to work within brand style guides to produce work that is both original and on-brand for a variety of media platforms is key.
• Must be able to provide multiple iterations quickly while maintaining attention to detail.
• Must have a collaborative and curious mindset, with the ability to accept and receive constructive feedback from seniors members of the creative team.
• Must demonstrate good communication skills, both verbal and listening abilities.
• Must have competency with digital design tools: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Primarily Photoshop and Illustrator. After Effects and Indesign a plus), and Google suite (especially Google Slides).
• Must be dependable, self-motivated, flexible, and capable of driving multiple projects forward in a fast-paced environment.
• Humble attitudes only—No egos here!

Not a Must but a Plus:

• Experience with both B2B and B2C marketing - Fintech and/or B2B technology experience is a major plus.
• NYC-based or within a commutable distance is strongly preferred.
• Curiosity about or experience with generative AI tools for tasks like presentation visuals is a plus.
• Experience briefing and working with production partners (including art directing photo and film shoots, directing motion design team, providing oversight for designers, supervising color sessions) is preferred.
• Candidates who have established copywriting partners are encouraged to apply as a team.

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.

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

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What We Offer

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance - more about our coverage here !
• Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
• 401k with company contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
• Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
• A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
• Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here !)

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Salary Range: $85,000—$90,000 USD

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.

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