Associate Creative Director (Copy) for MediaMonks LA

Job Description

MediaMonks is looking for a well rounded Associate Creative Director, with a background in copywriting, that is ready to get their hands dirty, lead projects, concept, write and pitch for one of the world’s most beloved brands in our Los Angeles Office.

The Lowdown

• In this key role, you’ll help steer the creative ship for one of our biggest global clients.
• Working as part of a dedicated unit within MediaMonks, you’ll be in a unique position to lead creative processes and pitches across the entire account, taking on campaigns and projects big and small.
• From slogans and scripts to content for interactive campaigns, marketing, and social media and interactive campaigns, you will partner with your creative counterparts to direct creative, copy but also design, animation and illustration across teams and time zones.
• You’ll be presenting to the client in person and through video calls, pitching new projects and proposals for production.
• You go above and beyond the original brief to push what’s possible on both a creative and technical level, even under tight deadlines.
• You’ll translate briefs from various clients into digestible roadmaps for creative exploration.
• You’ll produce creative proposals, drafts, and decks to kickstart new campaigns.
• You help to make sure all work is conceptually in line with the campaign’s objectives and client expectations.
• You look after the execution of the concept and help to improve the work by offering new angles, inspiration, best practices and practical solutions — guaranteeing projects meet the creative standards MediaMonks is famed for.
• You combine creative writing with critical thinking; your analytical approach enables you to ask the right questions and waterproof ideas from both a strategic and conceptual perspective.

Join the Most Awesome Production Company on the Planet

At MediaMonks, you’ll join a young and fun, successful and super-fast-moving international company that constantly pushes boundaries when it comes to adjectives. If you meet and exceed this profile, we’d love to meet you in person.

Please be attentive to the requirements and accompany your portfolio with a custom (concise) cover letter or summary detailing why you’re the right Monk for the job. We’d love to probe your personal pitch.

• For this lead position, we’re looking for an Associate Creative Director with 7 - 10 years of professional experience, with 2+ years of high-level experience, leading creative teams in an advertising or production agency setting.
• While we are looking for a candidate with strong roots in copywriting, our ideal unicorn candidate also has a strong background and eye for art direction and animation.
• You’re able to present a portfolio of praise-worthy projects, showcasing your understanding of innovative tech trends, PR-able ideas, and campaigns.
• You can successfully ideate and present your ideas in a digestible, understandable format.
• While you might be tired of the word, your storytelling skills allow you to write compelling scripts for TVCs, product videos and brand films ranging from 5 seconds to 5 minutes.
• As part of a constructive feedback loop, you can give and handle criticism without making or taking it personally, eagerly going the extra mile if that’s what it takes to make good great.
• You are humble enough to always listen and learn from users, clients and teammates - but you also have a highly developed sense of taste, and know how to sell it.
• You know how to empower and lead without a show of force, giving our in-house teams a clear creative direction and ownership over their projects.
• As part of a global company operating as one team across time zones, you can successfully collaborate at a distance.
• You know how to maintain a positive vibe and inspire people to get things done, wherever they are in the world.

MediaMonks is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping (including assumptions about a person’s appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.