Associate Director, Creative Operations

Monks; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent health insurance

Generous PTO & holidays

401k with company contribution

Parental leave

Work-life balance emphasis

Career growth within Monks network

Diverse and inclusive culture

Job summary

Monks is seeking an Associate Director, Project Management in Los Angeles to architect clarity and scale in a fast-paced creative environment. You will own end-to-end program management for campaigns, oversee creative reviews, and drive cross-functional alignment and process automation to deliver world-class content for the Google ecosystem.

You will lead with ownership, build scalable workflows, and partner with agency teams, production, and product marketing to meet milestones while navigating

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Marketing and Program Management.
• Experience building workflow infrastructure from the ground up.
• Understanding of scoping, budget oversight and staffing.
• Proficiency with project management platforms (Smartsheet/Airtable preferred).
• Experience or interest in AI tools and marketing process automation.
• Strong communication skills for high-stakes meetings and stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Full-Lifecycle Campaign Program Management: manage day-to-day campaigns, dependencies, stakeholders from inception to delivery.
• Management of Creative Reviews: oversee review cycles, capture actions, guide agencies, ensure brand/legal/product requirements are documented before launch.
• Stakeholder Management: serve as primary POC for workstream owners and cross-functional partners; align feasibility and next steps.
• Organizational Alignment & Timeline Management: sync stakeholders with marketing milestones and macro timelines; communicate critical gates.
• Infrastructure & Process Architecture: identify friction points and architect scalable workflows; drive overhauls of systems.
• Agency & Resource Management: oversee vendor staffing and performance; embed partners in workflows.
• Operational Tooling & Automation: identify opportunities to streamline and implement automation with technical leads.

Skills

Program management

Workflow design

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

AI tools

Leadership

Tools

Smartsheet

Airtable

Job description

Monks is seeking an Associate Director, Project Management in Los Angeles to architect clarity and scale in a fast-paced creative environment. You will own end-to-end program management for campaigns, oversee creative reviews, and drive cross-functional alignment and process automation to deliver world-class content for the Google ecosystem.

You will lead with ownership, build scalable workflows, and partner with agency teams, production, and product marketing to meet milestones while navigating