Associate Director, Packaging Design

About The Company

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, pioneering clean beauty brand Well People, Keys Soulcare, a groundbreaking lifestyle beauty brand created with Alicia Keys, Naturium, high-performance, biocompatible, clinically-effective and accessible skin care, and our newest brand, rhode, a line of curated skincare essentials, formulated for a variety of skin types and needs with high performance ingredients, it’s a daily routine that nourishes your skin barrier over time.

In our Fiscal year 25, we had net sales of $1 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 26 consecutive quarters of net sales growth. We are the #2 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing mass cosmetics brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last six fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.

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Job Summary

As the Associate Design Director, you will be responsible for the conception and development of outstanding package designs to meet innovation briefs inclusive of brand vision and product promise. You will be responsible for multiple projects across 2-3 brands, working closely with the Innovation, Digital, Brand, Project Management, Packaging Development, Production and Product Development teams. Types of projects also include exciting collaborations with like-minded brands and disruptive PR kits for all the new product launches. In this role, you will be creating designs that only e.l.f. Beauty could do and you will lead all aspects of the process, navigating pivots and quick timelines as well as finding cost-effective solutions to achieve premium package designs.

Responsibilities

• Create stand out packaging amplifying brand look and communication
• Provide leadership by example to create an environment of creativity, teamwork, adaptability, growth, and problem-solving expertise
• Infuse strong knowledge of beauty trends to create thumb stopping designs for new product launches, PR kits, social media, swag and collaborations
• Ensure timely development of high quality, innovative packaging based on brief, customer requirements, manufacturability, wall space, and 360-degree objectives
• Create cross-functional internal partnerships in conjunction with innovation, design, packaging development, marketing, NPD and operational teams
• Spearhead productivity initiatives to enable continual cost reduction through optimization of the entire packaging process
• Drive company-wide environmental initiatives through material reduction, use of post-consumer recycled resins,
  
  
  

light weighting and other sustainability targets

• Oversee day-to-day collaboration with package development and the China development team to follow up on sample development and modifications
  
  
  

Skills & Qualifications

• Conceptual thinker with brand building prowess
• Strong typographic and graphic design skills
• Package development knowledge, preferably in prestige beauty
• Detail oriented with ability to manage many projects
• Quick thinker, able to pivot and problem solve solutions in a dynamic real time environment
• Superior communication and clear, effective presentation skills
• Experience working with design, packaging developers, engineers and vendors
• Considerable understanding of prestige beauty manufacturing and materials; carton development and decoration
• Knowledge of sustainability best practices across components, cartons and decorationAbility to prioritize and manage substantial workload and communicate proactively to Project Managers
  
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 7 years of experience in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment, preferably in fashion, beauty, or technology
• Up-to-date knowledge of fashion, beauty, design, digital trends, and the Gen Z audience
• Experience collaborating with in-house digital teams, visual merchandising, and/or e-commerce
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop
• Experience with e-commerce personalization and UX/UI design is a plus
• Art direction experience in the beauty industry is a plus
  
  
  

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.

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