Creative DIrector (Beauty)

Creative Director (Beauty) Employment Type: Freelance Location: New York, NY Specialty: Beauty Remote: No Reference: 512138 Contact: Bridget Mascolo Job Description We are seeking a highly creative, strategically minded Creative Director to lead the development of compelling brand storytelling across campaign, digital, social, packaging, visual merchandising, and experiential channels. This is a true director-level opportunity for a hands‑on creative leader who can shape and elevate brand expression while partnering closely with marketing, product, and commercial teams to bring ideas to life across every consumer touchpoint. Key Responsibilities Lead the development of brand‑right creative across digital, social, retail, packaging, visual merchandising, and experiential initiatives. Establish and uphold clear visual identity standards, ensuring consistency across all consumer‑facing touchpoints. Create inspiring, strategically grounded concepts that strengthen brand equity and deepen consumer engagement. Partner closely with marketing, product, and cross‑functional stakeholders to translate business objectives into impactful creative solutions. Oversee campaign development from concept through execution, ensuring work is delivered on time and at a high creative standard. Provide direction for photo shoots, video, design systems, and content creation to modernize and elevate brand imagery. Guide the creation of strong content hooks and storytelling frameworks that improve engagement across social and digital platforms. Collaborate with internal teams and external agencies, freelancers, production partners, and vendors to deliver best‑in‑class creative. Support packaging and visual merchandising development with a strong eye for design, storytelling, and in‑market brand presence. Champion innovative thinking and stay current on emerging cultural, creative, digital, and AI‑driven trends relevant to the brand. Mentor and inspire creative team members while fostering a collaborative, high‑performance environment. Qualifications 10+ years of experience in creative, design, art direction, or brand leadership roles, including significant experience at the director level. Proven success leading integrated creative across multiple content types, including advertising, digital, social, packaging, and visual merchandising. Strong portfolio demonstrating elevated brand aesthetic, conceptual thinking, and executional excellence. Experience working closely with marketing and cross‑functional teams to develop cohesive, consumer‑facing campaigns. Beauty, fashion, luxury, or consumer lifestyle experience strongly preferred. Deep understanding of how brands come to life across paid, owned, earned, and retail environments. Ability to balance creative vision with timelines, feedback, and business priorities. Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and inspire teams. Experience managing agency and vendor relationships is preferred. Familiarity with emerging creative technologies and AI‑enabled workflows is a plus. #J-18808-Ljbffr 24 Seven