Creative Executive - EU

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

25 days holiday + birthday day

Product discount

Dog-friendly days

Wellness programs

Job summary

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is seeking an in-house Creative Artwork Executive to support EU brand assets and print-ready artwork. You will work with the EU VM team on Self Select and Department Store collateral, translating campaigns into retail-ready visuals and ensuring adherence to brand guidelines.

You should be fluent in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and Sketchup, with strong typography and detail orientation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as in-house designer or within a design agency; ideally luxury/beauty.
• Experience in art-working print-ready files from small scale to large OOH.
• Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite with high proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator and Sketchup.
• Excellent eye for detail; proofreading all designs for accuracy.
• Strong knowledge of printing processes and print-ready artwork.

Responsibilities

• Understand brand identity and campaign assets.
• Ensure brand and campaign guidelines are followed in artwork executions.
• Maintain and update the master asset library.
• Develop creative, on-brand visual solutions from briefs.
• Produce and adapt 2D assets in line with briefs and brand guidelines.
• Design and set up print-ready plate artwork for stores and concessions.
• Communicate artwork requirements and proposed solutions with the Creative Artworker.
• Collaborate with the Global VM team and regional asset approvals.
• Support delivery of assets across the EU VM team.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Sketchup

Typography

Communication

Brand guidelines

Tools

Sketchup

Job description

About Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de-coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.

Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.

Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech — all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the brand is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.

About The Role

We are looking for our next superstar In-House Creative Artwork Executive VM to join our EU team! In this role, you will be responsible for creating print-ready artwork in collaboration with the VM team across Northern and Southern Europe, reporting to the Creative Artworker. You will support the Self Select and Department Store teams through the creation and adaptation of assets, including but not limited to plate translations, lightbox artwork, POS materials, and other retail collateral.

As our Creative Artwork Executive you will

• Understanding the brand identity & campaign assets
• Ensure brand and campaign guidelines are adhered to in all executions & creations of artwork
• Support the maintenance, organisation and ongoing accuracy of the master asset library
• Support the development of creative, on-brand visual solutions in response to agreed commercial briefs
• Produce and adapt assigned 2D creative assets accurately and in line with agreed briefs, templates and brand guidelines
• Design and set up print-ready plate artwork to be used in all our stores and concessions within our regions
• Clearly communicate artwork requirements and proposed solutions, with bespoke concepts reviewed by the Creative Artworker before Global submission
• Liaise with the Global VM team, under the direction of the Creative Artworker, to support regional asset approvals
• Function as an integral part of an agile VM team by supporting the production and delivery of assets across the EU VM team
• Build effective working relationships with relevant internal teams
• Check translated copy against approved translations and flag any discrepancies for review
• Ensure all design requests are provided in a timely fashion
• Manage assigned workload and timelines effectively, communicating risks and conflicting priorities to the Creative Artworker
• Be positive, flexible and extremely well organized, have the skills and personality to thrive in a rapid environment and meet challenging deadlines. Must be able to respond quickly and efficiently to changing priorities

Who You Will Work With

• You will report directly into our Creative Artworker, EU.
• You will work closely alongside the wider EU VM team, Store Design, Global, as well as cross functionally with the wider EU Function.

About You

• Proven experience as in-house designer or within a design agency; ideally with a luxury/beauty background
• You have experience in art-working print ready files from small scale to large OOH
• Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite with high proficiency for Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator and Sketchup.
• You have a an excellent eye for detail - proofreading all designs to produce accurate and high-quality work
• Broad knowledge of various printing processes & techniques and experience creating print-ready artwork; production knowledge on fabrication side is a bonus!
• You have strong communication skills in order to share design ideas and concepts to the Global VM team in a clear and concise manner
• You have an excellent understanding of layout and typography, with strong attention to detail and the ability to work closely within brand guidelines
• A creative mind who can successfully interpret a commercial brief, with an interest in beauty/fashion
• You are a strong collaborator and work well in a fast paced environment; you can pivot with ease, bringing a positive attitude!
• An excellent communicator, you can effectively articulate your point of view and know how to build strong cross functional relationships
• You work well under pressure, you can ruthlessly prioritise and know how to influence up and work in an agile environment
• Have a flexible and professional attitude, you are hungry to learn and welcome challenge!
• Have exceptional organisational and prioritising skills, with great attention to detail and is results-driven

Charlotte Tilbury is a fast-paced and dynamic environment where nimble mindsets, striving to deliver the best and wanting to be part of a global #dreaamteam are key. Even though we have requirements, our experience and background are just a guide, we still love to welcome applicants with more or less experience stated, provided necessary skills can be demonstrated.

Why join us?

• Be a part of this values driven, high growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves
• We're a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey
• Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all
• Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues
• Bring your fury friend to work with you on our allocated dog friendly days and spaces
• And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting!

At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees - and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process.

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