Art Director, Digital (Freelance)

e.l.f. Cosmetics is looking for a creative and collaborative Digital Art Director to join our dynamic, fast-paced team with a focus on the largest brand in the e.l.f. Beauty portfolio of brands – e.l.f. Cosmetics. This will be an ongoing freelance role with the opportunity for full-time conversion in the future.

As the Art Director, you will be responsible for supporting the Associate Creative Director in the conception, art direction, design, and execution of digital visual materials for ELF Cosmetics. Along with a small team, you will handle multiple projects and deliverables, translating project concepts into compelling visual stories based on marketing and business objectives. In this role, you will deliver solutions for a diverse range of marketing needs and participate in all activities related to the development of projects and storytelling across all of ELF’s digital platforms. You should be able to demonstrate a proven track record of taking projects from creative concept to final delivery. A passion for beauty is a plus!

SUMMARY & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the Associate Creative Director in concept & idea generation of digital collateral, including seasonal campaigns, emails, paid media, eCommerce, and social assets
• Manage, nurture and grow a small team; coaching them to consider the customer journey throughout their designs
• Help lead digital storytelling across all customer touchpoints, ensuring brand and message consistency throughout the consumer experience.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure images and design come together to create the best representation of our brand
• Present creative concepts to internal management; addressing feedback with solution-based creative thinking
• Design in a digital/mobile-first mindset
• Develop and maintain a collaborative relationship with eCommerce, marketing, social and other departments whose activities intersect with creative
• Create low-fi in-house content across photography and video to support social initiatives
• Art Direct on set across campaigns, video, social and eCommerce shoots

SKILLS:

• Aware of trends and new ideas within beauty and social, with the ability to interpret those into high-performing brand-right creative
• Passion for clean/cruelty-free beauty and engaged in the social communities that support the beauty enthusiast
• A strong eye for typography and design through a digital lens
• Ability to lead and direct a team on set including photographers and stylists
• Ability to balance business goals with creative vision
• Understanding of technical constraints and digital-first design
• Communicate information effectively with relevant members of the team throughout the creative lifecycle
• Ability to meet stringent deadlines, quickly managing changing priorities
• Strong knowledge of digital best practices and channel formats (i.e.: Instagram stories vs. display banners).
• Ability to anticipate workload and communicate proactively with team members
• Superior organizational and communications skills

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years experience in a high volume, deadline-driven environment: fashion and technology industry experience.
• 2+ years of direct digital design and art direction experience on set in beauty
• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills, deadline-driven.
• Experience working in an in-house environment and/or E-Commerce.
• Comfortable working in a collaborative manner and a highly creative out-of-the-box thinker
• Knowledge of computer programs including Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
• Experience collaborating with talent on set
• Understanding of current fashion, beauty, design and digital trends
• Experience working with eCommerce personalization and UX/UI a plus

E.L.F. BEAUTY