Executive Director, Regional Brand Creative - Active Derm

New York City, NY (On-site)

$154K/yr – $265K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 14 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own North America regional brand creative, guiding integrated campaigns from concept to delivery, while mentoring the Regional Brand Creative team and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure consistent, on-brand experiences across all consumer touchpoints.

  • Lead creative direction and production oversight across campaigns, ecommerce, and product launches
  • Build and develop talent through mentorship, critique, and process improvements

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and inspire the Regional Brand Creative team cluster, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, accountability, growth, and positivity.
  • Establish and uphold the creative vision and quality across every North American consumer touchpoint.
  • Concept and lead integrated 360° campaigns from idea through production, post-production, and final delivery.
  • Provide overall direction for photo and video productions while developing the team's concepting, art direction, and leadership capabilities.
  • Raise the bar by championing exceptional craft, thoughtful design, strong typography, and a culture of constructive creative feedback.
  • Adapt Global campaigns for North America and develop regionally relevant design solutions that support business objectives.
  • Partner closely with VP Regional Creative, Marketing, Online, Consumer Engagement, Global Creative, Creative Operations, and agency partners to deliver impactful, on-brand work.
  • Serve as the North American steward of brand guidelines, ensuring consistency while evolving brand expression for the regional market.
  • Oversee the full scope of North American content creation across regional campaigns, ecommerce, retail, and product launches, ensuring creative excellence at every scale.
  • Lead planning across campaigns, high-volume asset delivery, productions, timelines, approvals, and agency partnerships.

Requirements

  • 10+ years experience in Creative Direction and Design
  • Exceptional creative taste with a portfolio demonstrating stellar design, typography, art direction, photography, and visual storytelling.
  • Extensive experience leading integrated campaigns within beauty, fashion, luxury, or another design-driven industry, with the ability to balance breakthrough brand work and the ongoing delivery of high-volume digital, ecommerce, and CRM assets.
  • Proven ability to build, mentor, and inspire high-performing creative teams.
  • Experience concepting and directing event and experiential design.
  • Strong strategic thinker who can translate business objectives into compelling ideas and meaningful consumer experiences.
  • Experience leading photo and video productions from concept and casting through on-set art direction and post-production.
  • Excellent presentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to build compelling presentations and confidently sell ideas.
  • Experience managing agency relationships, creative production, talent, and external partners.
  • Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Preferred

  • Passion for exploring AI as a tool to improve workflows, efficiency, and innovation.
  • Photography, videography, video editing, and self-created Lo-Fi content are a plus.

Benefits

  • health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance)
  • wellness and family support programs
  • life and disability insurance
  • retirement savings plans
  • paid leave programs
  • education-related programs
  • paid holidays and vacation time
  • many others
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Estée Lauder Companies

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The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of outstanding luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.To explore our current job openings, go to www.elcompanies.com

Founded in 2007
New York, New York, USA
55K employees (6,397 in marketing)
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