Position: Associate Art Director - Creative, Campaign, & Content
The Associate Art Director will provide visual direction and design for global launch campaign content. This individual will partner with the assigned copywriter, Senior Creative Director and launch team to ensure content and creative will come to life through the look & feel and visual expression. Also, they will work with other creatives and cross-function team to ensure the content delivers on the brief.
About the company:
We’re Benefit Cosmetics, the indie beauty brand-turned-prestige powerhouse under leading luxury products group Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy. Founded in 1976 by twins Jean & Jane Ford in San Francisco, today we’re in 59 countries with more than 3,000 BrowBars & 6,000 trained service experts worldwide. At Benefit, we believe laughter is the best cosmetic, because when we’re laughing & having fun, that’s when we’re our most beautiful. We're known to work smart & laugh hard. Sound like you? You’ve come to the right place!
REQUIREMENTS
6+ years’ experience as a visual creative problem solver in agency or communications company
Experience across the full spectrum of creative brand work: print, advertising, OOH, experiential, digital, social media, and video
Experience developing and managing conceptual consumer facing campaigns
Experience leading creative work and overseeing designers and/or vendors
Experience working in cross-functional teams
Excellent written and verbal communication
Critical thinking skills, good judgement and problem-solving skills
Excellent skills in entire Adobe Creative Suite
Ability to interact with all levels of employees - from entry level to senior management
Must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
Ability to maintain high degree of conceptual creativity
Ability to collaborate and influence across multiple partner groups/functions.
Ability to understand the global beauty industry and consumers
Ability to develop disruptive creative concepts
RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for the art direction and execution of global launch campaigns from ideation, concept development that strongly resonates with our global beauty consumer
Oversee vendors including photographers, directors, illustrators and animators and external agencies as they bring the campaign to life
Work closely with the assigned Copywriter on the project and help oversee that the art direction is executed across campaign touchpoints
Communicate art direction to other creative team members, cross-functional partners and assist in creative planning so the content is integrated
Align with the marketing team and global web team to ensure the launch campaign and content aligns with the brief
Ensure that all work aligns with our unique brand DNA and brings the brand to life in a disruptive and differentiated way
