--- title: 'Sr Designer at Monks' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/sr-designer-monks-canada-4g7zg6q60f6a' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-05' --- # Sr Designer at Monks - **Company:** Monks - **Location:** Canada - **Compensation:** $75k–$93k - **Posted:** 2026-08-06 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05 - **Apply:** https://www.monks.com/careers/6128002004/job?gh_jid=6128002004 ## Job description Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website ([monks.com/careers](http://monks.com/careers)). ## About the Role At Monks, Senior Designers are the backbone of creative execution at scale. You bring equal parts craft, systems thinking, and creative ambition — translating brand vision into high-quality assets that perform across global campaigns, platforms, and moments. This is not just a production role. You'll operate confidently in the space between established brand guidelines and new creative territory, pushing boundaries while ensuring every deliverable meets the highest standard of quality. You'll work at speed and at scale — owning asset delivery for high-velocity programs and setting the craft bar for the work that goes out the door. ## Responsibilities - Lead the design and delivery of high-volume, high-quality creative assets across global campaigns, maintaining brand consistency at every touchpoint - Champion brand integrity across regions — ensuring visual systems, style guides, and design standards are applied with precision and intent - Operate confidently in the "gray space" — blending established brand guidelines with fresh creative thinking to find new ways of expressing the brand - Develop, maintain, and evolve style guides and design systems built for scale, ensuring assets are consistent, adaptable, and platform-ready - Own quality assurance across deliverables — serving as the final reviewer before work reaches senior stakeholder or client review - Guide and supervise a team of production designers, providing clear creative direction, feedback, and support to ensure efficient, on-brand output - Push the boundaries of what's possible within Figma — leveraging its full capabilities to create outstanding designs and invent smarter ways of working - Collaborate with creative directors, strategists, producers, and technologists to deliver solutions that are both creatively strong and commercially effective - Present and articulate design decisions clearly and confidently to internal teams and stakeholders - Stay ahead of design trends, cultural moments, and emerging tools — bringing fresh references and creative energy to every project ## About You The essentials: - 5+ years of experience as a Designer or Art Director in an agency or fast-paced creative environment - A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional craft, range, and the ability to work across brand, campaign, and digital experiences at scale - Proven experience working on global campaigns with a deep understanding of design consistency, brand systems, and regional adaptation - Expert-level proficiency in Figma — including design systems, component libraries, and collaborative workflows - Strong command of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) - Demonstrated experience in style guide development, asset production, and quality assurance across high-volume deliverables - Experience leading or supervising production designers, with the ability to give clear, constructive creative direction - A systems thinker who can design for scale without sacrificing craft or creative intent - Comfortable with AI-powered design tools and emerging workflows that accelerate creative production - Excellent written and verbal communication in English ## Nice to Have - Experience working on large-scale retail, tech, or e-commerce enterprise accounts - Motion design skills and experience with animation or video asset production - Familiarity with design for performance — understanding how creative decisions impact campaign effectiveness 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. Monks is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under local accessibility laws. #LI-Hybrid ## #LI-SDL1 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 $75,000—$93,000 CAD ## 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. ## About Monks ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Monks is a global digital-first marketing, technology services, and consulting company that connects content, data, and digital media to help ambitious brands grow. - **Entity Type**: Public (Wholly owned subsidiary of S4 Capital plc, LSE: SFOR) - **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom - **Founded**: 2001 - **Founders**: Wesley ter Haar, Gin Roberscheuten, Terrence de Kat (formerly Terrence Koeman) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Advertising Services, Marketing & Technology Consulting, Digital Content Production - **Target customers**: B2B, primarily large Enterprises and global brands (Partners with 24 of BCG's 50 most innovative companies, including Netflix, Meta, HP, Dove, and Mondelēz) [monks.com] - **Mission or purpose statement**: To be a catalyst for change in the industry and communities through technological innovation, creativity, and impactful work, aiming to "win the decade" by making best-in-class work and being the best place to work. [monks.com/careers] ## Products & Services - **Monks.Flow (AI Platform)**: An AI-powered operating system designed to orchestrate marketing and technology into unified, intelligent systems for real-time brand management. [linkedin.com] - **Marketing Orchestration**: A service that boosts efficiency and creativity to accelerate marketing results at any scale. - **Glass Box Media**: A service offering total visibility and control for smarter, more impactful media investments. - **Technology Services**: Modernizing infrastructure, accelerating product and platform innovation, and delivering next-generation customer experiences. - **Content Production**: A global studio model blending strategy, talent, and production for effective content with cost savings. - **Data & AI Consulting**: Services focused on transforming data to fuel customer experience, including AI-powered tools for creative asset production. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available for the subsidiary. Parent company S4 Capital plc has a public market cap. - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **$1.5 Billion** (as per LinkedIn data) [linkedin.com] - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company S4 Capital plc (Founded by Sir Martin Sorrell). Key Technology Partners include Salesforce, Meta, NVIDIA, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Marketing Platform, and Google Cloud. [monks.com/what-we-do] - **Growth Signals**: Despite a -6.4% YoY headcount decline (now 4,787 employees), the company maintains a massive global footprint across 62 countries. It is actively investing in its AI transformation, highlighted by the "Monks.Flow" platform. The company recently rebranded from MediaMonks to Monks in 2024, signaling a strategic shift. [linkedin.com] ## Competitive Advantages - **Scale & Global Reach**: Operates in 62 countries, giving it a unique ability to execute complex, global campaigns from a single P&L. [linkedin.com] - **AI-First Approach**: Has aggressively moved into AI-powered services, including training custom AI models for clients (e.g., Dove's Real Beauty campaign) and building its own AI operating system (Monks.Flow). [monks.com/what-we-do] - **"One P&L" Model**: Unlike traditional holding companies, Monks offers a unified, non-siloed approach to content, data, and media, which it markets as "foundationally different." [monks.com/careers] - **Premium Client Roster**: Partners with 24 of BCG's 50 most innovative companies, including tech giants like Meta, Netflix, and HP, creating a strong "halo effect" for talent and capabilities. [monks.com/what-we-do] ## Strategic Focus - **AI Acceleration**: The company's clear priority is embedding AI across its entire workflow ("from strategy to supply") and scaling its "always-on agents" to change how work is done. - **Winning the Decade**: Pushing to become the dominant digital partner for brands by unifying marketing and technology into one performance system. - **Radical Transparency**: A focus on data-driven performance and clear measurement, moving away from traditional opaque agency models. ## Why Work Here - **Culture of Innovation**: Describes itself as a "digital-first" powerhouse that is "disrupting the industry." The emphasis on AI and technology suggests a challenging, forward-looking environment for engineers and data scientists. [monks.com/careers] - **Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**: The company explicitly states a commitment to being a "catalyst for change" with a purpose-driven culture focused on DEI. [monks.com/careers] - **Global & Hybrid Work Environment**: With offices in over 30 cities globally (including London, New York, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Singapore, Buenos Aires, and Tokyo), the company offers significant opportunities for international exposure and likely supports a hybrid work model. [monks.com/careers, linkedin.com] - **Focus on Engineering & Tech**: With job postings for roles like "Fullstack Engineer," "Implementation Engineer," "Battery Test Engineer," and "AI Craft Director," the company is actively building its technical practice, offering opportunities to work on complex systems at scale. [linkedin.com] - **Warning**: The company states it will never ask for payment as part of the recruitment process. [monks.com/careers] ## Sources 1. [Monks Official Website](https://www.monks.com/) 2. [Monks Careers Page](https://www.monks.com/careers) 3. [Monks LinkedIn Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/monks) 4. [Monks "What We Do" Page](https://www.monks.com/what-we-do) 5. 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