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). The Associate Executive Producer is a pivotal, client\-facing leadership role responsible for the end\-to\-end success of video and animation projects. You will act as the single point of accountability for all assigned work, from initial client intake and strategic scoping through final delivery. This role requires exceptional organizational skills, high\-level client management expertise, and the ability to lead, mentor, and directly manage production talent. You will independently own and lead mid\-sized projects, while actively partnering with an Executive Producer to drive the success of our largest and most complex campaigns. This is a crucial role for a producer ready to step into significant project ownership and team management responsibilities. **Responsibilities** -------------------- * **Project Leadership \& Scoping:** Lead the initial client intake process, defining project scopes, and creating accurate quotes and timing plans. * **Full Project Ownership:** Manage the entire project lifecycle for mid\-sized initiatives, overseeing all stages from creative development and production to post\-production and final delivery. * **Executive Partnership:** Collaborate closely with the Executive Producer to manage resources, risk, and communication on high\-visibility, large\-scale client projects. * **Client Relationship Management:** Serve as the primary, high\-level strategic contact for client stakeholders, building trust and proactively managing expectations and relationships. * **Team Direction \& Management:** Provide direct mentorship and management to assigned production staff (e.g., Junior/Mid\-Level Producers). You will give clear direction, define priorities, and actively foster a collaborative and high\-performance environment for your direct reports and project teams. * **Risk and Solution Management:** Proactively identify and address potential planning, production, and resource issues, leading the team to implement effective solutions when challenges arise. * **Process Improvement:** Lead post\-mortem evaluations of finished projects to identify efficiencies and drive continuous improvement in internal production workflows and processes. * **Financial \& Timeline Accountability:** Own the project budget and timeline, ensuring precise adherence to deadlines and proactively flagging unattainable timelines with proposed alternatives. **Requirements** ---------------- * **Experience:** Minimum of 5\+ years of experience in video and animation production (agency or in\-house studio experience preferred), with at least 2 years in a senior or lead producer capacity. * **Project Management:** Proven ability to manage multiple, simultaneous, complex projects across various formats (web, social, broadcast). * **Client Management:** Demonstrated track record of leading high\-level client communication. * **Technical Expertise:** Strong working knowledge of the video and animation production pipeline, including familiarity with industry standard software and technologies. A solid understanding of AI/ML tools and their application in content creation (e.g., generative media pipelines, automated asset creation) is a significant asset. * **Process Definition:** Expertise in establishing and implementing detailed project documentation, reporting, and workflow processes. * **Communication Proficiency:** Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate technical production details into clear, strategic business language. \#LI\-Hybrid \#LI\-FC1 **About Monks** Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, 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. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise\-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry's best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world's trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition. Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek's Fastest Growing lists (2019\-23\), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022\-23\) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger's Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020\-24\). In addition to being named Adweek's first AI Agency of the Year (2023\), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021\-24\), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek's Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023\. 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.