Associate Director, Americas Retail; Temp to Perm

Position: Associate Director, Americas Retail (Temp to Perm)
Our Story

Launched in 2015, Sol de Janeiro is a globally recognized, award-winning beauty brand, drawing inspiration from Brazil's beauty rituals, warmth, and spirit. Sol de Janeiro delivers a sensory experience beloved by multi-generational consumers worldwide, with clinically proven results, transformative textures, and transportive fragrances.

Headquartered in New York and launched as a digitally native brand, we have expanded globally with teams in Paris, London, and Germany.

Our commitment to excellence has earned high-profile honors, including being named one of TIME
100's 2024 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company's 2024 World's Most Innovative Companies, and WWD Beauty Inc's Power Brands of 2024, underscoring its leadership in the beauty industry and outstanding workplace. These accolades highlight our dedication to being a leading brand in the beauty industry and an exceptional workplace.

What You'll Do

This is a temp-to-perm opportunity. The Associate Director will lead the activation of global toolkits, tailoring designs to meet local market needs while preserving the brand's joyful, premium identity. From home bays and animations to pop-ups and large-scale events, they'll ensure creative excellence, operational precision, and commercial impact.

Ideal candidates are strategic, hands-on visual merchandising experts with strong spatial storytelling and event execution skills. They'll collaborate across global and regional teams to deliver seamless experiences from concept to installation. As a key bridge between global vision and regional nuance, this role requires a sharp understanding of messaging hierarchy and consumer journey design-ensuring every activation resonates with the Global brand vision.

Our regional teams are brand stewards and champions of excellence. We move the work forward-with purpose, clarity, and creative excellence-and we thrive on strong ideas, thoughtful direction, and high standards. You lead with creative rigor, bring clarity and consistency to every brief, and deliver feedback that builds trust and sharpens the work. Craft, cohesion, and cultural relevance are your guiding principles-and they're reflected in everything you touch.

What You'll Be Working On

Regional VM & Event Responsibilities

• Activate Global Toolkits for High-Impact Regional Execution
• Translate Global Visual Merchandising guidelines and campaign assets into high-impact regional retail and event experiences-ensuring brand consistency while reflecting the unique needs and opportunities of the Americas market.
• Adapt toolkit components as needed, sourcing regionally appropriate materials and refining design details to meet executional and operational standards without compromising creative integrity.
• Partner closely with Global Retail and Global VM to ensure all regional executions uphold creative intent, providing feedback from in-market activations to contribute to continuous improvement of global toolkits and standards.

Design and Deliver Immersive Environments

• Lead the design and production of branded spaces across retail activations, pop-ups, and key consumer events-from concept development through onsite execution.
• Drive the creative translation of Global campaign elements into engaging, experiential environments that inspire discovery, connection, and conversion.
• Support pilot and first-to-market activations across the Americas, managing all design, production, and launch phases in close collaboration with Global Retail.

Own Event Production & Vendor Oversight

• Partner with regional business partners and vendors to manage fabrication, logistics, and installation, ensuring high-quality delivery on time and within budget.
• Oversee vendor vetting, training, and brand alignment, reinforcing Sol de Janeiro's commitment to executional excellence in every build and event activation.
• Ensure all design intent, materials, finishes, and installations meet brand standards and visual integrity benchmarks across all physical executions.

Ensure Brand Standards & Executional Excellence

• Maintain visual and experiential brand integrity across retail and event environments, troubleshooting creative or technical challenges…