Title: AVP- Global Creative

Brand: Urban Decay

Location: El Segundo, CA

Overview

Urban Decay’s mission is simple: bring back makeup that performs—products that last, shades that speak, and finishes that do the most. Urban Decay is passionate about giving a stage to uncensored femininity—defying boring cliches, and standing with those who embrace self-expression, sexuality and fluidity, and everyone’s right to reinvent themselves however they choose.

Responsibilities

Reporting in to Head of US LUXE DMIs
Responsible for overseeing all pillars in Global Creative Dept; packaging design, campaigns (concepting w/ agency + internal team post production), video (concepting and post production w/ agency) digital design, social, and events
Managing 4 direct reports and multiple freelancers
Will manage relationship with Global Zones, identifying creative needs and support
Partnering with outside agencies to supplement cross functional needs

Key Skills

Sharp eye for design and typography
Strong video storytelling
3-5 years management experience
Follows beauty and Gen Zennial trends
Strong portfolio of design work, showing solutions to business problems through a solid knowledge of retail-focused design thinking; Luxury and/or beauty category experience a plus
Consumer-centered design principles and practices to work
Understanding of design principles. Typography, color and page layout, and a great eye for detail
Experience in artistic direction of photo shoots and able to provide feedback in post-production
Ability to communicate concepts through visual comps and/or interactive prototypes
Experience with people management and mentoring a team of designers

QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

Education/Experience/ Licenses Or Certificates

Degree in Graphic Design and/or equivalent experience will be considered
Beauty and/or luxury industry experience preferred.
Ideally ~10 years in a highly productive creative environment

SOFTWARE

Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite – particularly Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator.
Expert Mac/System software, basic Mac/PC compatibility troubleshooting
Knowledge of Powerpoint, and Microsoft Teams a plus

Salary Range: 160k-215k plus bonus

AVP- Global Creative (Urban Decay)

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