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Monks · 2 weeks ago

AI Solution Director

New York, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$160K/yr - $200K/yr

10+ years exp

Monks is a global digital marketing and technology services company that focuses on innovation and content production. The AI Solution Director is responsible for leading a newly formed team focused on AI development, overseeing project delivery, and ensuring high-quality content while driving business development and collaboration across teams.

Commercial Real EstateProperty ManagementReal Estate

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Sales: Drive sales and creative development processes with an AI enabled/forward production led mentality. Ensuring that we show up competitive and setting us apart by bringing the AI content capabilities as part of the pitch process, ensuring all pitches are connected to the global vision and strategy. Be the face and a consistent voice in representing the studio to other caps and disciplines to ensure everyone is aware of the latest and greatest

Vision: Innovation is at the heart of everything that we do, our process and client solutions will offer digital first solutions in the creative/origination process. All pitches are accompanied with detailed production approaches that align to the overall vision and drive production innovation

Innovation: Ensures that all AI processes are deployed and delivered on, in collaboration with other EPs and an SME team that allows you to move at the pace of the market

COE: You are at the start of the Innovation COE, which means elements of the process will have to get built while flying, this will be done collaboratively with operations and SME enablement

Operations: Build / Implement and enhance the existing Studio AI production process

BenchMarking: Support Tracking on existing productions before and after cost savings and implementing savings structures

Client Service: Service our Client.Monks teams with best in class AI service enablement that allows for continuous growth together

Partnership: Closely collaborate with the Regional business leads to deliver on an end- to end experience for our clients and structure a model that safeguards the production funnels

Cross functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with growth and account and and social monks to identify opportunities and grow together

Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential legal risks and challenges that may impact production timelines, budgets, or quality. Develop and implement contingency plans to ensure smooth project execution and client satisfaction

Comms: Roll out & Manage yearly comms plan on AI for studio.monk in collaboration with other leads; comms include social, education, implementation, community or go to monks type of AI related messaging

R&D: Develop and manage the regional squad teams to deliver on AI products, help form teams, enable them and hold them accountable to deliver on their commitments

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Project / Pipeline Management

Oversee, guide and coordinate and deploy new processes and structure as we continue to grow and scale in AI

Support sales and lead production strategies to ensure we meet quarterly targets

Define and document best practices and contribute to company knowledge sharing effort

Implement consistent process globally - AI Pitch intake centralization

Collaborate to cross train globally and regionally

Implementation and deployment of the global vision and delivering of our promise

Continuously exploring cutting-edge production processes is a must in all work and connecting the Monks ecosystem in all jobs

Ensure new business efforts are properly staffed, and the written and oral responses related to Production meet the highest standards

Guide and implement AI process and AI products, as well as AI comms and squads

Qualification

AI production processLeadership skillsProject managementBusiness developmentContent productionR&D managementCollaboration skillsFluency in contractingMicrosoft Office proficiencyAdobe Creative SuiteCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsAdaptability

Required

10-15+ years years of experience in an agency capacity

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

10+ years' experience in print/photo, motion, social and digital and post production / content production, with progressively expanding roles in an advertising agency or high-tech environment

Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills

Strong PM Skill Set

Strong business acumen and problem-solving skills

Expectation to learn the AI approved tool stacks and dive in head first to be able to build and develop net new craft process

Mastery in at least two discipline areas: Motion, Interactive, emerging media, art buying/print production; programming or, understanding of additional technological related disciplines

Fluency in complex contracting including talent (union and non union), music licensing/publishing and 3rd party works for hire

Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (AI, IDD, PS)

Willingness to learn the AI approved tool stacks and dive in head first to be able to build and develop net new craft process

Benefits

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.

Company

Monks

Glassdoor3.6

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.

Founded in 2014

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, GBR

5001-10000 employees

https://www.monks.co.uk

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