Senior Account Director

• Mentor, develop, and grow the team, prioritizing capability, craft, and long-term success.
• Drive innovation, keeping a pulse on the latest production technology, talent, and AI solutions to improve delivery and value.
• Shape scalable processes and ways of working for the region.

Requirements

• 10+ years managing business accounts in digital advertising and content production, with 5+ years in a senior leadership role.
• Proven track record managing high-value, high-volume, interdisciplinary work across multiple accounts.
• Fluent in Japanese and English at the highest professional level.
• Extensive experience writing proposals and proposing solutions from both commercial and technical perspectives.
• Proven experience owning budgets, margins, and revenue targets.
• Track record leading client relationships and growing accounts at a senior level.
• Experience mentoring and developing teams.
• Strong knowledge of production delivery and scoping across creative disciplines.
• Familiarity with AI and automation tools in a production context.
• Strategic thinker and confident presenter, comfortable with ambiguity and building process from scratch.
• Excellent organization and communication skills, calm and effective under tight, changing deadlines.

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About Monks

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc, where our culture centers on how we show up for the work and for one another. That begins with the commitment to strive for mastery—taking deep pride in our craft and creating work that sets the bar. In everyday execution, we drive momentum by choosing bold action rather than waiting for certainty. Above all, our teams are stronger together, bringing diverse perspectives into a unified team that communicates with clarity, trust, and mutual respect.

This commitment to craft and innovation translates directly into widespread industry acclaim: Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services and a leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Digital Marketing Agencies. It 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 (2025), Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in the Human-Machine Interaction Team category. Additionally, Monks.Flow earned AI-based Marketing Solution of the Year at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards and a 2026 Global Generative AI Award in the Agentic Marketing Innovation category. Finally, 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.