Jobs · Business Development · Illinois

Account Director

Monks · Chicago, IL · Today
Business Development$110k–$120k/yrFull-time

About The Role

We are looking for an Account Director to join our high energy team for one of our large tech clients. As an Account Director, you will partner closely with the team’s senior leadership, client marketing partners, and internal marketing teams to support creative marketing initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with clients to develop the overall program approach and timeline.
  • Drive overall project management to ensure deliverables are produced on time, on budget, and to clients’ specifications.
  • Manage day-to-day communications with the client and project teams.
  • Partner with the client leads on writing creative briefs to communicate project requirements for design and copywriting teams; act as point of contact for execution and guide the creative team to deliver creative that maps to overall strategy.
  • Project manage creative execution across all key program areas and marketing channels, including emails, in-app banners, digital billboards, video, social, presentation decks, website, digital flyers, etc.
  • Liaise with regional teams on global scaled campaigns, run projects requiring localization of creative assets, and help traffic final assets.
  • Create, update, and maintain project documentation and provide regular updates to client and team members.
  • Build and maintain key relationships with client teams and internal discipline leads.
  • Establish a rigorous operational cadence in collaboration with leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, leading regular client performance reviews, reporting, and impactful Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) that demonstrate ongoing value, drive alignment, and inform future business objectives.

Requirements

  • 7+ years experience in a fast paced client side or agency marketing team with an understanding of the fundamentals of marketing practices and principles.
  • Experience managing clients, ideally experience working with high-tech clients.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently, run with ambiguity, and thrive with challenges.
  • Must be a self-starter who can operate in a constantly evolving team environment.
  • Excellent written communication skills with an extreme attention to detail.
  • Seasoned at managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
  • A knack for unraveling complex problems and processes in an easy to understand way.
  • High energy and go getter attitude; comfortable working autonomously.
  • Must have excellent problem solving and analysis skills with presentation development skills.
  • Experience in project management with substantial cross-functional interaction and a demonstrated ability to work successfully in a virtual global environment.
  • Experience in developing detailed project proposals and estimates, and tracking utilization against project budgets.
  • Skilled communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills in English, including both professional and casual style of communication.
  • Proficient in Google docs, slides, sheets or equivalent (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
  • A tech-forward mindset with a strong foundation in AI literacy.

Qualifications

  • Must have a Bachelor's degree.
  • Must have a Master's degree.

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Art Direction
  • Copywriting
  • Design
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Technology
  • AI Literacy

Benefits

  • Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 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.

Pay

$110,000—$120,000 USD

Schedule

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.

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 (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, 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 (2024). 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.

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