Creative Director

Beauty Creations; Santa Fe Springs (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Employee discount

Health insurance

Job summary

Beauty Creations in Santa Fe Springs, CA, seeks a Creative Director to own and elevate the brand’s visual storytelling across all touchpoints. This hands-on leadership role partners with the VP of Marketing to guide a multidisciplinary team in design, photo, video, social content, and packaging direction.

You will oversee campaigns for product launches, retail partnerships, and seasonal strategies while maintaining brand consistency and high-quality output across channels.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in creative direction, art direction, graphic design, or integrated production with leadership experience.
• Beauty, cosmetics, fashion, or lifestyle industry experience preferred.
• Strong portfolio showing campaigns across media including digital, social, and retail.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro).
• Experience leading creative teams and managing multiple campaigns.
• Ability to direct photoshoots and video productions for large-scale campaigns.
• Familiar with TikTok, Instagram, and emerging social media trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the overall creative vision, ensuring brand consistency across digital, social, retail, e-commerce, packaging, advertising, and experiential marketing.
• Ideate and develop 360-degree campaigns for product launches and brand initiatives.
• Partner with the VP of Marketing to translate objectives into concepts and storytelling.
• Oversee design, photography, video, social content, and campaign development across channels.
• Provide direction for shoots, influencer collaborations, and branded content production.
• Mentor and manage a multidisciplinary team of creatives and production staff.
• Create clear briefs and provide actionable feedback aligned with brand standards.
• Stay hands-on with design, content creation, photography, and video editing as needed.
• Oversee assets for TikTok, Instagram, Meta, Google ads, email, SMS, website, and e-commerce.

Skills

Leadership

Creative direction

Graphic design

Integrated production

Campaign development

Brand storytelling

Team management

TikTok/IG trends

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Asana

Job description

Beauty Creations is building campaigns that look great everywhere. As Creative Director (onsite in Santa Fe Springs, CA), you will own and elevate the brand creative vision across every touchpoint, partnering with the VP of Marketing to shape high-impact marketing campaigns and brand storytelling. This is a hands-on leadership role with room to guide a multidisciplinary team while staying involved in design, photo, video, social content, and packaging direction.

What you’ll do

• Lead and execute the overall creative vision, keeping brand consistency across digital, social, retail, e-commerce, packaging, advertising, and experiential marketing.
• Ideate and develop 360-degree creative campaigns for product launches, brand initiatives, retail partnerships, and seasonal strategies.
• Partner with the VP of Marketing to translate business objectives, marketing strategies, and product launches into compelling concepts and visual storytelling.
• Oversee graphic design, photography, video production, social media creative, and campaign development across multiple channels.
• Provide creative direction for product launch work, campaign photoshoots, video shoots, influencer collaborations, and branded content production.
• Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary team, including graphic designers, content creators, photographers, videographers, and production personnel.
• Create clear creative briefs and deliver actionable feedback and approvals to ensure work aligns with brand standards and campaign objectives.
• Stay hands-on as needed by contributing to design, content creation, photography, video editing, and creative production support.
• Oversee creation of high-performing assets for TikTok, Instagram, Meta advertising, Google advertising, email, SMS, website, and e-commerce platforms.
• Collaborate with Social Media and Marketing to produce trend-relevant content that supports engagement, awareness, and conversions.
• Direct creative execution for TikTok Lives, branded studio environments, social media productions, and other digital experiences.
• Oversee retail marketing creative, including in-store displays, point-of-sale materials, signage, promotional campaigns, and retailer-specific assets.
• Work with Product Development and Packaging teams to ensure cohesive visual storytelling, packaging design direction, and product presentation.
• Manage timelines, resources, and budgets for creative production, including photoshoots, video production, props, equipment, set design, and external vendors.
• Maintain creative workflows by delegating effectively, communicating clearly, and delivering on time across simultaneous projects.
• Maintain and evolve the Beauty Creations brand book, including visual identity, typography, color palettes, and creative guidelines.
• Review and approve deliverables for quality, consistency, accuracy, and alignment with brand identity.
• Conduct competitive research and monitor emerging trends in beauty, fashion, entertainment, social media, and design.
• Identify ways to elevate storytelling through new formats, emerging technologies, production techniques, and digital platforms.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, E-commerce, Social Media, Product Development, Sales, and external partners to support cohesive campaign execution.
• Support creative development for influencer partnerships, licensing collaborations, special events, brand activations, and retail launches.
• Evaluate creative performance with Marketing and Paid Media teams and use insights to inform future creative strategy.
• Foster a collaborative, solutions-oriented environment that encourages innovation, accountability, and professional growth.
• Perform additional duties as needed to support brand growth and creative excellence.

What you bring

• 5+ years of experience in creative direction, art direction, graphic design, or integrated creative production, with demonstrated leadership experience.
• Beauty, cosmetics, fashion, or lifestyle industry experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong portfolio showing creative campaign development, graphic design, photography, video production, and integrated brand storytelling.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere Pro.
• Strong understanding of photography, videography, lighting, composition, typography, color theory, and visual design.
• Hands-on experience developing creative assets for social media, digital advertising, e-commerce, and retail marketing.
• Ability to lead creative teams while staying actively involved in design and production execution.
• Experience directing photoshoots and video productions and managing large-scale creative campaigns from concept through completion.
• Strong understanding of TikTok, Instagram, and emerging social media trends, including best practices for engaging, high-performing content.
• Experience managing creative budgets, production schedules, vendors, and multiple concurrent projects.
• Excellent communication, conceptual thinking, presentation, and team management skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage a high volume of projects under tight deadlines.
• Strong ability to balance creative innovation with business objectives, marketing priorities, and brand consistency.
• Proactive, collaborative, and solutions-oriented with a willingness to roll up sleeves and execute when necessary.
• Experience with project management platforms such as Asana is preferred.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted creative tools and emerging design technologies is a plus.

Compensation and benefits

• Pay: $100,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
• Work location: In person
• Benefits: 401(k), Dental insurance, Employee discount, Health insurance

Tools

• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro)
• Asana