Creative Specialist- Design Dubai

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in Dubai seeks a Creative Specialist - Design to translate global brand direction into locally resonant visuals across campaigns, social, digital, packaging and retail. You will design, edit and animate work, reporting to the Creative Manager, with a hands-on, multi-disciplinary approach.

You will shape concepts, lead art direction for photography, craft packaging, and push motion design while leveraging AI to deliver polished, scalable visuals for local markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in multidisciplinary design, graphic or motion design, art direction or a related creative discipline.
• A portfolio showing original ideas, strong design craft and proven video-editing and animation skills.
• Hands-on proficiency in design, image editing, video and motion tools, alongside practical generative AI experience.
• The ability to develop packaging, retail and VM concepts through compelling mock-ups.
• Confidence presenting ideas, responding to direction and delivering polished work independently.

Responsibilities

• Build the idea: Develop original concepts, visual territories and key visuals that bring brand stories to life with local relevance.
• Shape the visual expression: Contribute art direction for photography and creative treatments, with a strong eye for composition, typography and brand identity.
• Design across touchpoints: Create graphics, packaging concepts, mock-ups and retail or visual merchandising applications that make the brand experience feel connected.
• Make it move: Personally edit short-form video and create motion graphics and animation that strengthen the story.
• Expand possibilities with AI: Explore image and video concepts, combining generative tools with design, retouching and editing to deliver polished creative.
• Set the standard for rollout: Build original assets and design systems, giving external partners clear direction to adapt the work consistently at scale.

Skills

Multidisciplinary design

Video editing

Motion design

Art direction

Generative AI experience

Job description

Job Description:

Description

Creative Specialist - Design

Dubai based

Make global beauty brands resonate locally.

We're looking for a hands-on, multidisciplinary creative who combines original thinking with exceptional design craft to create work that connects with local consumers.

Reporting to the Creative Manager, you'll translate brand direction into compelling concepts and visual storytelling across campaigns, social, digital, packaging and retail - personally designing, editing and animating the work.

What you'll do

• Build the idea: Develop original concepts, visual territories and key visuals that bring brand stories to life with local relevance.
• Shape the visual expression: Contribute art direction for photography and creative treatments, with a strong eye for composition, typography and brand identity.
• Design across touchpoints: Create graphics, packaging concepts, mock-ups and retail or visual merchandising applications that make the brand experience feel connected.
• Make it move: Personally edit short-form video and create motion graphics and animation that strengthen the story.
• Expand possibilities with AI: Explore image and video concepts, combining generative tools with design, retouching and editing to deliver polished creative.
• Set the standard for rollout: Build original assets and design systems, giving external partners clear direction to adapt the work consistently at scale.

Qualifications

What you'll bring

• 5+ years' experience in multidisciplinary design, graphic or motion design, art direction or a related creative discipline.
• A portfolio showing original ideas, strong design craft and proven video-editing and animation skills.
• Hands-on proficiency in design, image editing, video and motion tools, alongside practical generative AI experience.
• The ability to develop packaging, retail and VM concepts through compelling mock-ups.
• Confidence presenting ideas, responding to direction and delivering polished work independently.

You'll thrive here if you love both shaping the idea and making the work yourself.