Global VM Graphic Design Assistant Manager ( 1 Year FTC)

Charlotte Tilbury; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

25 days holiday

Product discount

Pension & life assurance

Job summary

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is seeking a Global VM Graphic Design Assistant Manager to lead creative concept development and global implementation of visual merchandising assets. You will work closely with the Global VM Lead and Head of Operations to maintain permanent plate planograms and campaign artwork across markets.

This role blends creative artwork, graphic design, project management and cross-functional collaboration to deliver brand-aligned visuals that meet commercial objectives and

Qualifications

• BA (Hons) in Graphic Design or related creative field.
• Experience in luxury/beauty retail visual design and artwork.
• Ability to originate concepts and develop campaign artwork from brief to production.
• Strong portfolio across retail graphics and visual merchandising.
• Experience delivering print-ready artwork across formats and managing multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Support the Global VM Lead in delivering high-quality visual merchandising assets.
• Develop concepts for global VM campaigns translating briefs into engaging retail graphics.
• Originate campaign artwork from concept to final execution with print-ready files.
• Own artwork production for permanent plate graphics and planograms.
• Project manage global graphic artwork updates with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure artwork adheres to brand guidelines and production specs.
• Maintain and develop Global VM image, artwork and copy libraries.
• Collaborate with Legal, Regulatory and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance.
• Coordinate timelines with suppliers to deliver global rollouts.

Skills

Graphic design

Artwork

Visual merchandising

Project management

Planograms

Print production

Adobe Creative Suite

Attention to detail

Education

BA (Hons) in Graphic Design

Tools

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

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

The Global VM Graphic Design Assistant Manager is responsible for the creative concept development, design, production and global implementation of visual merchandising graphic assets across all retail environments. Working closely with the Global VM Lead Graphic Designer and Head of Operations, this role develops graphic concepts for campaign executions while managing the creation, maintenance and rollout of permanent plate planograms, campaign artwork and global graphic updates, ensuring consistency across all markets.

This role combines creative artwork, graphic design, project management and cross-functional collaboration to deliver best-in-class VM assets that reflect brand standards and commercial objectives. Acting as a key liaison between Creative, Marketing, Legal, Regulatory and Global VM teams, the role ensures all artwork is accurate, compliant, print-ready and delivered on schedule for global execution. This role is also responsible for maintaining the integrity of Global VM graphic assets, managing version control and supporting the continual evolution of permanent plate libraries and campaign guidelines.

As our Graphic Design Assistant Manager you will

• Support the Global VM Lead Graphic Designer in delivering high-quality visual merchandising graphic assets across permanent and campaign executions.
• Partner with the Global VM Lead Graphic Designer and Head of Operations to manage the global permanent plate programme, including implementation, maintenance, planogram creation and ongoing updates across all markets.
• Develop original graphic concepts and creative design solutions for global VM campaigns, translating campaign briefs into engaging retail graphics that align with brand identity.
• Originate campaign artwork from concept through to final execution, balancing creative innovation with commercial objectives, production requirements and global scalability.
• Own the artwork production process for permanent plate graphics, ensuring all files are accurate, print-ready and aligned with global brand standards.
• Create, maintain and update permanent plate planograms, ensuring consistency across all retail environments and supporting regional implementation.
• Project manage global graphic artwork updates from briefing through to final delivery, coordinating timelines with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Create original graphic concepts, develop creative assets and produce print-ready artwork for stores, counters, pop-ups and retail environments globally.
• Ensure all artwork adheres to brand guidelines, print specifications and production best practices.
• Manage version control and asset organisation for all Global VM graphic files, ensuring teams are working from the latest approved artwork.
• Create, maintain and continuously develop the Global VM image, artwork and copy libraries.
• Collate and manage approved copy from Marketing and Copy teams, ensuring all Global VM assets remain aligned with current brand messaging.
• Work closely with Legal and Regulatory teams to ensure all graphics and copy are compliant and market-ready before release.
• Collaborate with Global VM Managers to develop campaign guidelines and supporting visual assets for global launches.
• Liaise with Creative Agency, Global Marketing, NPD, Print Suppliers and cross-functional partners to deliver efficient and effective design solutions.
• Monitor project timelines, print deadlines and launch schedules, proactively managing priorities to ensure successful global rollouts.
• Identify opportunities to improve artwork processes, file management and workflow efficiencies across the Global VM function.
• Contribute creative thinking, graphic concept development and innovative design solutions that enhance the customer experience while maintaining brand consistency.

About you

• BA (Hons) in Graphic Design, Visual Communication or a related creative discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in graphic design, artwork or visual merchandising design within a luxury, beauty, fashion or premium retail environment.
• Proven ability to originate creative concepts and develop campaign artwork from initial brief through to final production.
• Strong portfolio showcasing concept development, graphic design and artwork execution across retail, visual merchandising or brand environments.
• Demonstrated experience producing complex print-ready artwork across multiple formats, from small POS to large-format retail graphics.
• Proven experience managing multiple creative projects simultaneously, balancing competing priorities and delivering to tight deadlines.
• Experience creating and maintaining planograms, retail graphics or visual merchandising assets would be highly advantageous.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Strong understanding of print production techniques, materials and artwork specifications.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills with the ability to manage artwork through multiple approval stages.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to producing consistently accurate work

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 furry 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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