Associate Design Director, Packaging & Brand Innovation

E.L.F. BEAUTY; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

e.l.f. Beauty is seeking an Associate Design Director to lead disruptive packaging designs across 2-3 brands, aligning with brand vision and product promises.

You will collaborate with Innovation, Digital, Brand, PM, Packaging Development, Production, and Product Development teams on multiple projects, including collaborations and PR kits. You will drive timelines, cost-effective Premium packaging, and sustainability initiatives while guiding the team through fast-paced timelines and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 7+ years’ experience in a dynamic, high volume, deadline-driven environment
• Current on fashion, beauty, design, digital trends and our Gen Z audience
• Experience working with in-house digital teams, visual merchandising and E-Commerce
• Highly skilled on computer programs including Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
• AI experience
• Experience in art direction for beauty a plus

Responsibilities

• Create stand out packaging amplifying brand look and communication
• Provide leadership by example to create an environment of creativity, teamwork, adaptability, growth, and problem-solving expertise
• Infuse strong knowledge of beauty trends to create thumb stopping designs for new product launches, PR kits, social media, swag and collaborations
• Ensure timely development of high quality, innovative packaging based on brief, customer requirements, manufacturability, wall space, and 360-degree objectives
• Create cross-functional internal partnerships in conjunction with innovation, design, packaging development, marketing, NPD and operational teams
• Spearhead productivity initiatives to enable continual cost reduction through optimization of the entire packaging process
• Drive company-wide environmental initiatives through material reduction, use of post-consumer recycled resins, light weighting and other sustainability targets
• Oversee day-to-day collaboration with package development and the China development team to follow up on sample development and modifications
• Ability to design against both our retail and DTC environment for maximum effect

Skills

Creative leadership

Trend awareness

Cross-functional collaboration

Packaging design

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

AI experience

Job description

e.l.f. Beauty is seeking an Associate Design Director to lead disruptive packaging designs across 2-3 brands, aligning with brand vision and product promises.

You will collaborate with Innovation, Digital, Brand, PM, Packaging Development, Production, and Product Development teams on multiple projects, including collaborations and PR kits. You will drive timelines, cost-effective Premium packaging, and sustainability initiatives while guiding the team through fast-paced timelines and