Creative Director, Social, Brand & Culture

The posting, as Monks wrote it

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About the Role

We’re looking for a social-first Creative Director who knows how to find culture where it is happening, turn that into a powerful creative idea and build it into a fully realized campaign world.

This person will report to and work closely with the VP, Creative, helping shape the creative vision across multiple campaigns and projects while also getting directly into the work. This is not a role for someone who only leads from the sidelines. We’re looking for a true player-coach —someone who can set the vision, lead the team and then jump in to write, concept, design, script, edit and help make the work better.

You should have a deep understanding of what social-first actually means. Not simply taking a traditional campaign and adapting it into social assets, but starting with behaviors, communities, creators, conversations, trends and cultural tension points to uncover the idea itself.

From there, you know how to blow that idea out into something much bigger.

A social post can become a cultural moment.
A creator behavior can become a campaign platform.
A conversation can become a film, an experience, a billboard, a partnership, a stunt or an entirely new brand world.

You understand that the best campaigns today can move fluidly across every cultural touchpoint—and that the channel should serve the idea, not the other way around.

You should be equal parts storyteller, brand builder, cultural thinker and creative craftsperson. Someone who can define the big idea, build the narrative around it and then actively help bring that story to life across social, creators, film, digital, experiential, out-of-home, partnerships, earned media and emerging platforms.

This is a role for someone who knows how to build campaigns and projects from the ground up—and who is comfortable getting their hands dirty doing it.

You can take an open brief, find the cultural opportunity and create a clear creative point of view around it. You can write the manifesto. Build the campaign narrative. Write the script. Crack the headline. Sit with an art director and push the visual system. Work with an editor to reshape a film. Jump into a social execution. Help build the deck. Pressure-test a creator idea. Explore an AI-generated visual direction. Whatever the work needs, you are willing and able to get in there and make it stronger.

You should have a strong understanding of both copy and art. You know when a line needs another pass, when a script needs a stronge
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Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc, where our culture centers on how we show up for the work and for one another. That begins with the commitment to strive for mastery—taking deep pride in our craft and creating work that sets the bar. In everyday execution, we drive momentum by choosing bold action rather than waiting for certainty. Above all, our teams are stronger together, bringing diverse perspectives into a unified team that communicates with clarity, trust, and mutual respect.

This commitment to craft and innovation translates directly into widespread industry acclaim: Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services and a leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Digital Marketing Agencies. It 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 (2025), Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in the Human-Machine Interaction Team category. Additionally, Monks.Flow earned AI-based Marketing Solution of the Year at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards and a 2026 Global Generative AI Award in the Agentic Marketing Innovation category. Finally, 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.