Art Director

About the Opportunity

An emerging luxury skincare brand is seeking a creative, strategic and hands-on Art Director to lead its visual identity across brand campaigns, digital marketing, e-commerce, social media and retail.

The ideal candidate brings beauty industry experience, an exceptional eye for luxury design and the ability to turn creative concepts into polished, commercially effective assets. This role combines creative leadership with daily design execution in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.

What You’ll Do

• Lead cohesive art direction across brand campaigns, website, social media, email, paid advertising and retail materials.
• Develop concepts for product launches and seasonal campaigns, translating brand strategy and product benefits into compelling visual storytelling.
• Direct photography and video production, including mood boards, shot lists, styling, talent selection and post-production.
• Personally design and adapt digital layouts, campaign graphics, email creative, presentations and printed materials.
• Partner with marketing and e-commerce teams to create assets that support brand awareness, engagement and conversion.
• Collaborate on packaging, sampling, merchandising and product launch collateral.
• Manage freelancers, photographers, retouchers and production partners while maintaining quality, budgets and deadlines.
• Maintain brand guidelines and ensure visual consistency across all customer touchpoints.

What You’ll Bring

• At least 7 years of relevant experience in art direction and graphic design.
• Beauty industry experience is required, with luxury skincare, prestige beauty, fragrance or cosmetics experience strongly preferred.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating beauty campaigns, art direction and hands-on digital design.
• An excellent eye for typography, photography, composition, color and luxury aesthetics.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Experience directing photo and video shoots, overseeing retouching and managing external creative partners.
• The ability to develop creative strategy and independently execute day-to-day design work.
• Strong project management, communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Must be based in the New York City area and available for a hybrid work arrangement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Figma, Asana, Graphic Design Software, Adobe Creative Cloud Pro.
• Experience developing creative for e-commerce, email marketing and paid social advertising.
• Experience with packaging design, retail merchandising or beauty product launches.
• Experience working with a small team or an emerging consumer brand.

Who Will Thrive in This Role

You combine elevated creative judgment with commercial awareness. You are resourceful, proactive and collaborative, with the flexibility to move between campaign development, production direction and detailed design execution.

We are a luxury skincare brand rooted in Italian heritage, combining botanical ingredients with scientific innovation to create high-performance skincare. With a presence across e-commerce and prestige retail, we bring together thoughtful formulation, elevated design and compelling storytelling. Our small, entrepreneurial team values creativity, collaboration and a hands-on approach to building a distinctive brand.