Senior Creative (Bahasa Copy)
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The Role
We are looking for a Senior Creative (Bahasa Copy) to join our team in Jakarta. Based in Jakarta, this role will lead concept development, craft nuanced Bahasa Indonesia copy, and drive 360 integrated campaigns across digital, social, and traditional media for regional and global brands.
The successful candidate will work within the Jakarta Creative team and collaborate closely with creatives across the APAC .monks network. This is a full-time, permanent position.
What You'll Do
- Develop innovative 360 campaign concepts and lead Bahasa-first creative copy across digital, social, and non-traditional channels.
- Convert marketing briefs, brand guidelines, and consumer insights into distinctive, culturally resonant brand narratives.
- Manage creative assets from initial ideation through to final execution, ensuring messaging consistency, quality control, and timely delivery.
- Partner with multidisciplinary teams across time zones to pitch new business and execute integrated creative solutions.
- Present creative concepts and strategic rationales directly to clients and internal stakeholders to secure alignment.
- Leverage emerging digital trends and audience data to continuously elevate creative output and agency best practices.
What You'll Bring
- 7+ years of creative and copywriting experience in an agency environment; background in FMCG or Food CPG brands is highly preferred.
- Full professional fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and English, with deep command of tone, nuance, and local idioms.
- Strong grasp of Indonesian consumer culture with a proven track record of infusing local insights into scalable campaigns.
- Demonstrated capability in building and extending brand identities across integrated touchpoints.
- Exceptional ability to articulate, rationalize, and sell bold creative concepts directly to clients.
- Strong critical-thinking ability to approach briefs from diverse conceptual angles independently or collaboratively.
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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.