Senior Account Director, Social

Monks; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital production company seeks a Senior Account Director, Social to manage projects for Cadillac. The role requires extensive experience in digital production, strong leadership, and effective communication skills. The ideal candidate will streamline operations and optimize team performance while maintaining high standards of quality and client satisfaction.

Benefits

Full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays

401k with company contribution

Paid parental leave

Work-life balance emphasis

Career growth opportunities

Diverse and inclusive culture

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in coordinating projects in digital production.
• Experience in automotive preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project timelines, budgets, and workflows.
• Ensure high quality standards and client satisfaction.
• Lead multi-departmental teams effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project Management

Digital Production

Tools

WorkFront

JIRA

Monday.com

Asana

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

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About the Role

The Media.Monks Senior Account Director, Social will play a pivotal role in overseeing and leading the production of numerous projects with Cadillac. With over 9 years of extensive experience in coordinating projects and teams within digital production or agencies, they possess a comprehensive understanding of project intricacies, dependencies, and confidently assess opportunities for operational efficiencies to further streamline processes and become more effective. This person will be dedicated to future-proofing operations and optimizing team performance, fostering the workflow of assets at scale.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for identifying & implementing project timelines, budgets, workflows, and delivery parameters while protecting a high quality standard
• Define and set the standards for quality, productivity, and timeliness
• Responsible for the input, output and productivity of small to very large teams of makers through a multi-departmental team
• Keep internal leads informed on the progress of projects and ensure that work meets the client’s creative goals
• Keep client informed on the progress and status of projects and timelines.
• Consistently provide client with clear expectations for review turnarounds and production needs and flag any production schedule implications
• Deliver effective data storytelling against campaigns and creative

About YouThe essentials:

• 9+ years of experience in coordinating projects and/or teams in digital production or agencies, automotive experience preferred
• Digital production experience required
• Diplomatic and empathetic leadership
• An effective communicator, strong writer and strong presenter, strong people person
• Fluent in discussing creative, strategy and in navigating organizations to get to better creative output
• Ability to balance the best interests of client against all production timelines, budgets and needs
• Skilled at distilling information into actionable steps for internal teams
• A solutions-oriented approach to dynamic and fluid client needs
• Experience with and comfortable working within project management tools (WorkFront, JIRA, Monday.com, Asana, etc.)
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud preferred

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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.

What We Offer

Benefits

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA
• 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 Pledgehere!)

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

$120,000—$140,000 USD

About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

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.