AI Solutions Director - Los Angeles

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About The Role

Our work is bundled by teams, not by organizational layers. But it's not all work.

Everyone at Monks knows how to have a good time, and everyone contributes to the positive energy of our culture.

If you're intrigued, read on as we may have the dream job for you.

As the AI Solutions Director you are accountable for direction, motivation, and financial impact of a newly formed team that focussed on content and innovation (AI development).

You oversee AI Solution Managers in pitching and executing ideas within or across platforms by providing leadership and expert knowledge of the talent, techniques, and technology necessary to execute the content work.

You are responsible for attracting, developing and deploying internal production talent to ensure the best content and production value possible for the idea and the client.

You are accountable for the overall quality of work, ensuring goals are met and projects delivered on time and on budget and delivering within the margin targets.

The AI Solutions Director has experience across Social, Digital and Photo Content and has worked in film, photo and post production capacities.

You are a creative problem solver and your production expertise allows you to guide complex development efforts across AI / Innovation funnels.

You possess strong leadership skills to help build out the Transformation COE team activities, with a focus on comms management, R&D, education, sales and execution.

You are a great communicator, motivator, and project manager with an innate ability to 'get things done'. Leading from the front and setting a strategic environment that allows for producers to excel.

As a result, you wear many hats.

You take a very proactive role in business development efforts, helping to prepare and present both written and oral presentations.

You advise project teams and clients on best practices, process, scope, schedules, and pricing, while building strong, resilient relationships along the way.

You develop, build and/or evolve operational processes and workflow documentation, for all successful R&D to be implemented into the Monksflow pipeline after graduation has been determined.

You manage micro AI Production squads to deliver product innovation on quarterly timelines. Quarterly you track and review and set new goals based on how the AI landscape develops in markets.

You will work closely with the Operations & Casting teams in conjunction with the Scaled Client Leads to manage current workloads as well as best forecast incoming projects to secure adequate resources.

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 production and operations 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 Monksflow, Innovation, SME and Tech teams that allows you to move at the pace of the market.

Operations:
Build / Implement and enhance existing AI Production delivery processes.

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 in collaboration with other leads; comms include social, education, implementation, community or go to monks type of AI related messaging.

Essential Functions

Executive Project / Pipeline Governance and 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.
Collaborate to cross train globally and regionally.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Implementation and deployment of the global vision and delivering of our mission.

Continuously exploring cutting-edge AI production and operational 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.

About You


The essentials:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

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 new production and operational processes.

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 Google Suite and Adobe Creative Suite.

Proficiency in the latest AI tools and LLMs and dive in head first to be able to build and develop new processes.

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.

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy.

If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week.

The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company's then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

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Benefits

What We Offer

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.
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Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here)

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy.

If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week.

The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company's then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

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:
$130,000—$185,000 USD

About Monks

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc.

With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world.

Through Monks.

Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time.

By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

Monks was named a Contender in

The Forrester Wave:

Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger's Programmatic Power Players list every year Named Adweek's first AI Agency of the Year and The One Show's inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group's 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories.

As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato's AI Visionary Customer Impact Award Additionally, 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.