Associate Manager, Global Copywriter - Fenty Beauty

Kendo Brands, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

Kendo Holdings, Inc. seeks a temporary Associate Manager, Global Copywriter for FENTY BEAUTY to craft original product names, packaging copy and digital copy across all markets.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine messaging while maintaining brand voice and humor, champion Rihanna’s vision of “Beauty for All.” This hybrid, SF-based role requires 3+ years of copywriting with beauty experience and a sharp eye for detail, delivering persuasive copy under tight deadlines in a

Qualifications

• 3+ years of copywriting experience across beauty or consumer brands.
• Experience with product naming, packaging copy, and digital copy is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to balance brand voice with clear messaging.

Responsibilities

• Utilize brand voice across all channels.
• Product Copy: Naming, Messaging, Packaging Copy, P-Pages, Infographics.
• Visual Merchandising: Billboards, seasonal updates, in-store activations globally.
• Marketing: write copy for marketing collateral including influencer, paid media and events.
• Education: partner with education content manager on education copy needs.
• Digital: adapt approved product copy for site, email and social.
• Drive for decision-making from cross-functional partners.
• Communicate with legal and regulatory to ascertain and communicate legal/regulatory risk to brand/marketing groups.
• Manage translations requests for the brand.
• Partner with the design team to ensure copy is correctly flowed into design and finds integrated visual/copy solutions.
• Proof all assets for grammar + accuracy with extreme attention to detail and pride

Skills

Copywriting

Brand voice

Editing

Communication

Job description

POSITION: TEMP Associate Manager, Global Copywriter - FENTY BEAUTY

REPORTS TO: Sr. Copywriter, Fenty Beauty

ABOUT KENDO

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group. A play on the words “can do”, Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• “Can Do” Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone’s voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It’s our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this temp position is $43.50 - $55.00 per hour. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and San Francisco location. This is a hybrid role based in our downtown San Francisco office – Tues through Thursday in-office, with Monday and Friday remote.

The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, Lip Lab.

SUMMARY

We’re looking for a temporary copy superstar to join Fenty Beauty through the end of 2026: You’ll be working on all global copy pertaining to the brand—creating original product names, packaging copy, visual merchandising, product copy and digital. You’ll collaborate with teams across the organization to gather and employ feedback. Your copy is clear and clever with a sense of humor that stays with ‘em. You’re very detail-oriented but can also keep the big picture in mind; and you thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. And, very importantly, you will champion Rihanna’s vision of “Beauty for All” in all that you do.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Utilize brand voice across all channels
• Product Copy: Naming, Messaging, Packaging Copy, P-Pages, Infographics
• Visual Merchandising: Billboards, seasonal updates, in-store activations globally
• Marketing: write copy for marketing collateral including influencer, paid media and events
• Education: partner with education content manager on education copy needs
• Digital: adapt approved product copy for site, email and social
• Drive for decision-making from cross-functional partners
• Communicate with legal and regulatory to ascertain and communicate legal/regulatory risk to brand/marketing groups
• Manage translations requests for the brand
• Partner with the design team to ensure copy is correctly flowed into design and finds integrated visual/copy solutions
• Proof all assets for grammar + accuracy with extreme attention to detail and pride

REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years of copywriting experience; beauty experience preferred
• Celebrity and founder brand experience a plus
• Experience with product naming, campaign and digital copy
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Creative self-starter; ability to navigate a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Curiosity, intellect and a passion for great ideas; ability to bring them to life is essential