Art Director

Base Pay Range

$130,000–$150,000 per year

Title: Art Director

Location: Hybrid, Culver City, CA

Salary: $130,000–$150,000 per year + benefits

Industry: Beauty & Cosmetics

Seeking an Art Director who will play a pivotal role in shaping the visual language of a Beauty brand across every channel. This role blends concepting, design, and multidisciplinary creative leadership to deliver work that feels modern, culturally connected, and unmistakably ours. You bring an elevated eye, a strong editorial sensibility, and the ability to translate category and trend insights into compelling creative that drives the business forward.

You thrive in a fast‑paced environment and help cultivate high performance across the creatives you partner with and mentor. This role reports to the Creative Director and oversees a team of 4‑5 designers, while working closely with partners across the organization to make sure every creative delivery is impactful, aligned with the brand, and produced on schedule.

• Partner with the Creative Director to define and elevate the brand's visual direction across campaigns, product storytelling, print design, packaging, event, content, and digital experiences.
• Lead concept development for internal 360 campaigns with ideas that resonate culturally and adapt seamlessly across formats and channels. Present concepts to stakeholders with clear rationale and thoughtful iteration.
• Build cohesive visual systems including typography, graphic treatments, and content frameworks to be used across designers/creatives.
• Manage incoming briefs with clarity and intention, ensuring project goals and creative requirements are fully understood.
• Partner with marketing, project managers, producers, and external vendors to maintain alignment throughout the workflow.
• Share updates proactively, remove roadblocks, and drive projects toward timely, high‑quality outcomes.
• Support seamless communication across teams to keep deliverables on track and aligned with business needs.
• Mentor and guide designers, creatives, and freelance talent across digital, print, and photography.
• Strengthen team capabilities through feedback, coaching, and opportunities that cultivate growth.
• Collaborate with directors, photographers, stylists, and freelance partners to bring out their best and ensure alignment to brand vision.
• Champion a culture of innovation by encouraging experimentation with new techniques, formats, and technologies.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience developing physical brand executions across beauty, fashion, or wellness, backed by a strong record of results. Direct experience creating solutions for CPG or retail environments is required.
• AA or Bachelor's degree in Design, Fine Arts, or a related field.
• Proven experience managing a team of at least 2 direct reports.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills. You love to lead thoughtful conversations and communicate effectively with all levels of management.
• Strong understanding of beauty consumer behavior, cultural signals, and digital trends.
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing creative talent across multiple disciplines.
• Strong point of view on visual storytelling, composition, lighting, and brand identity.
• Comfortable partnering with photographers and creative teams across digital and print workflows.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite with strong skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Open to using emerging tools, such as AI for exploration, visualization, and creative development.
• Portfolio required for consideration.

Director

Full‑time

Design

Retail