Associate Director, Production, Performance Creative (Remote)

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About the Role

Media.Monks is looking to expand our creative service capabilities by hiring a full-time Associate Director, Production for our Performance Creative team. Reporting to the Senior Director of Creative Accounts, you will be a trailblazer helping to build the creative offering for a top performance marketing agency.  You will partner with our Accounts Services team and alongside clients to develop creative that drives results.

This role will be partially dedicated to a client in the Online / App-Based Gaming industry. Candidates with relevant experience will be prioritized. Bonus points if you have experience within the Sports Betting and Casino Gaming world.

Responsibilities:

• As an Associate Director, Production, you are driven by the balancing act of quality, speed, and maintaining client relationships. We are looking for someone meticulously organized, who can create and manage systems to keep all projects on time and within scope. You will be communicating directly with executive client contacts, leading a top account. You’ll be the intersection point between strategy, production, and the client - responsible for hitting client goals and driving performance.

  • Possess an understanding of direct response media, platform best practices and creative execution for the sake of performance, along with willingness to learn the details of paid media strategy.
  • Understand short-form video production processes, timelines, and how to run a project efficiently.
  • Serve as the fulcrum between concept and execution, working closely in collaboration with clients and creative teams of Designers and Editor / Animators.
  • Helping translate creative/client briefs into direct response design, video and animation assets for paid platforms (including but not limited to Facebook, Google, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube), both net-new and from existing client materials.
  • You are a people-person and self-starter, who can speak creative in a way that bridges client vision with team collaboration throughout a timely production process. 
  • You kickstart new projects by reaching out to the right people at the right time and by being the right person when clients reach out to us -- responding to client briefs and co-creating pitches, treatments and proposals. 
  • You are timely and punctual, setting up meetings and acting alongside our in-house creatives from pitch to proposal to delivery. You’re the pacer and peacemaker and guiding oversight on creative projects, principally responsible for timely and exceptional delivery.
  • Scoping and quoting projects to agency rates, as well as establishing and maintaining project schedules.
  • Comfort with copywriting / script concept and development alongside teams and clients.
  • Act as the quality-assurance bridge between our internal team and your clients, providing internal feedback that makes external deliveries smooth.

About You

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years technical experience with performance creative production (preferably at a performance-focused agency)
• Management experience is a plus
• Portfolio is required
• Client-facing communication experience
• Exceptional organizational skills, exhibited in a fast-paced environment
• Deep familiarity with short form content and production cadences
• 4 year college degree (preferably in a related field) or equivalent work experience

Not a must, but a plus:

• Not a Must, But a Plus:
  

  • Experience with Facebook/Instagram ad design
  • Experience with banner ad design (IAB standards)
  • Ability to generate Presentation decks (Google Slides, Powerpoint, etc.)
  • B2C and B2B experience
  • Previous agency experience
  • UGC production experience

  Additional Skills:

  • Attention to detail
  • Creative and can adapt to changing circumstances
  • Can prioritize and work within specific time frames
  • Solid project management and ability to stay organized
  • Openness to team and client feedback
  • Strong time management skills to be effective