Freelance Art Director

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About The Role

Monks Middle East is seeking a Freelance Senior Art Director based in Riyadh to join our ever-growing team creative & content team. In this role, you will design, create, manipulate and tailor graphics, images, sound, animation, video and texts to create integrated multimedia for social-first content that brightens and engages audiences across our client social feeds. You will combine design skills with technical knowledge to develop relevant, meaningful and strikingly awesome fit-for-purpose designs across multimedia formats. Minimum experience 4 years. Arabic and English fluency is mandatory.

You will be able to interpret a client brief, story board, prepare design concepts, produce digital collateral, create short videos, and shape the visual approach for our clients. Comfortable with basic shooting equipment for live coverage, interviews, social content, and video creation, including both filming and photography. Proficiency in related equipment and software is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• You will be a part of the social content development team working alongside the designers, copywriters and other AVs to create content aligned with the social brand content strategy.
• You’ll help to shape the way forward for motion graphics within the team inspiring and collaborating with the AV team to produce top class content.
• You’ll help the team in the conception of creative audiovisual ideas based on the objectives to be communicated and actively participate in the development of audiovisual content and post-production content which is fit for feed.
• You’ll produce high-quality deliverables such as effects, motion graphic guidelines and innovative new techniques that can be used across the team.
• You have a passion for taking the ordinary and making it extraordinary through movement.
• You make sure all designs are in line with the project’s objectives and client expectations.
  
  
  

About You

The essentials:

• You have experience working as a multimedia designer at a high, international level.
• You´re fluent in both English & Arabic (written and spoken).
• You have an advanced level of understanding related to motion graphic design and video editing. Basic shooting level hardware and software.
• Experience on color correction and knowledge on audio editing.
• 2D and 3D animation is advantageous but not mandatory,
• You are entrepreneurial in nature and will find a way to create content which exceeds any limitations.
• In our line of business, there’s a little surprise around every corner, but with your creative problem-solving skills you can tackle each and everyone of them.
• You’re always up-to-date with the latest (motion design) trends and innovations.
• You bring your Arabic touch and market relevant insights to all creative content you produce.
• You’re meticulous in your process, and have an eagle-eye for detail.
• Last but not least, you are a true team player with very likeable social skills.
  
  
  

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.