Creative Director, Design

San Francisco, CA

Sephora has been changing the face of prestige cosmetics since its debut in 1970s Paris. Sephora was acquired by luxury group Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) in 1997, then launched stateside in 1998 and is currently home to 300+ world-class brands - including its private label, Sephora Collection. Sephora’s curated assortment features more than 14,000 products, including makeup, skincare, perfume, hair care, body care, professional tools, and more.

In Sephora Americas, we belong to something beautiful. With a continued focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, we seek ways to create a sense of belonging where people can be their authentic selves. We embrace our unique talents and are proud of the passionate community we’ve built. With leaders who listen and inspire, everyone is encouraged to be their best. Reimagine your future, with Sephora.

Position: Creative Director, Design

As Creative Director, you are responsible for the oversight of visual creative for brand and product Sephora marketing across all channels, as well as preserving and enforcing the Sephora branding. Reporting to the Creative Vice President, work will span the spectrum of concepting campaigns and new Sephora programs, inspiring and coaching a team, working collaboratively in a highly matrixed organization, helping scale up the Sephora marketing business by finding efficiencies in process, and working with strategic agency partners.

This senior leader is a curious, people-focused, and results-oriented leader who can guide a high functioning and diverse team. He/She/They must know when to provide creative direction and help their team flourish, and when to roll up their sleeves and jump in to problem solve. The ideal candidate will have experience in a fast-paced environment where multiple creative projects with different partners throughout the business may be running concurrently and be able to guide their team successfully to deliver best in class outcomes. Additional responsibilities include:

Partner with other creative directors and support the creative VP in leading your team to develop strategic marketing campaign concepts to provide creative solutions that meets business objectives.
Lead multiple projects and manage/motivate multiple teams of designers.
Direct your team to build concept boards, photo briefs, and design across multiple channels: both instore and digital.
Oversee photoshoots and art direction at high level.
Delegate/Assign work, including monitoring team bandwidth and finding synergies where possible.
Partner closely with Editorial, Visual Merchandising, Content Production and Marketing to develop and deliver robust 360 client experience.
Build relationships with cross-functional partners across the organization at the Sr. Director and above level.
Collaborate with our agency partners.
Deliver work focusing on what is best for our clients.
Demonstrate our Sephora values of Passion for Client Service, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect for All, Teamwork, and Initiative. #LI-SCR

We would love to hear from you if you meet the following:

13+ years of design and art direction experience.
BA or BFA preferred in Graphic Design or Communication Design.
Knowledge and experience in retail, beauty/fashion and understand current industry related trends
Management experience of a large team.
Experience concepting/design/art directing campaigns.
Experience in a variety of marketing channels including retail as well as digital.
Solid organizational skills, detail-oriented; time management skills, ability to juggle priorities and multiple projects.
Strong leadership, negotiation, and consensus-building kills.
Strong relationship-building skills; ability to collaborate and work with a variety of people in various disciplines.
Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Strong presentation and communication skills, with ability to explain creative direction to non-designers by highlighting how the creative will solve the business challenge.
Manage ambiguity – operate calmly and effectively when things are not always clear.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and meet tight deadlines. #LI-SCR

While at Sephora, you’ll enjoy...

Meaningful Rewards: Sephora offers comprehensive medical benefits, generous vacation and holiday time off, an employee discount, free beauty product gifts from brand partners, and so much more. Details about our company benefits can be found at the following link: https://jobs.sephora.com/USA/content/Our-Perks/?locale=en_US.
Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging: We pledge to create a beauty community where everyone’s uniqueness is celebrated, respected, and honored. We will drive diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of our business—ensuring that our employees, brand partners, suppliers, and our clients feel a sense of belonging in store, online, and in our workplaces. We believe in demonstrating our values with action!
Beauty & Beyond: Every day we reimagine beauty, discover new brands, and influence positive change. Together we inspire our clients, empower people, and help them become the best versions of themselves. We think this is beautiful.
Endless Evolution: You will learn with innovators, artists, and experts in every field. As our business evolves, so will you. Here, you’re empowered to choose your own path, accelerate your growth, and be your best. As part of our family and the LVMH community, your options are endless.
Creativity Unleashed: At Sephora, you’re encouraged to explore, innovate, and have funwhile working with diverse clients, teams, and leaders. You won’t just partner with iconic brands; you’ll help build them. We value your curiosity, your drive for success, and the emotional connections you make. Together we’re defining the future of beauty.
Bold Authenticity: Being bold and different has made us a global beauty and retail leader. At Sephora, we celebrate diversity, embrace your unique and winning spirit, and believe that real beauty is being authentically you.You are what sets us apart.

Sephora is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis ofrace, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Sephora is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

Sephora will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.