Interim, Senior Art Director

E.L.F. BEAUTY; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Interim, Senior Art Director at e.l.f. Beauty leads visual direction and execution for 360° campaigns across digital, social, email, and retail touchpoints, ensuring brand consistency and storytelling while partnering with cross-functional teams.

You'll mentor designers, manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, and stay ahead of trends in skincare and beauty. This hybrid role reports to Senior Creative Directors and requires a strong portfolio and leadership.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in creative or digital design in fast-paced environments.
• 4+ years in art direction and campaigns; 2+ years of management.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Figma, and animation tools.
• Knowledge of AI tools to augment creativity.
• Strong typography, layout, and storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead art direction and design for 360° campaigns across channels.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align with brand strategy.
• Mentor designers and provide feedback to maintain high standards.
• Present work internally and adapt to feedback.
• Maintain mobile-first, digital-first design principles.

Skills

Art direction

Campaign work

Visual merchandising

eCommerce creative

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

InDesign

Illustrator

Figma

Animation software

Job description

About The Company

e.l.f. Beauty's purpose is to make the world a better place for every eye, lip, and face.

About The Company

e.l.f. Beauty's purpose is to make the world a better place for every eye, lip, and face.

Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, e.l.f. Hair, Well People, Naturium and rhode.

In our Fiscal year 26, we had net sales of $1.6 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 7 consecutive years of net sales growth. This consistent, category-leading growth is a testament to the strength of our team, strategy, and portfolio of brands.

Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last seven fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.

Visit our Career Page to learn more about our team: https://www.elfbeauty.com/work-with-us

Position Summary

The Interim, Senior Art Director is responsible for concepting the visual direction and execution of 360° creative for e.l.f. Cosmetics and e.l.f. SKIN, ensuring brand consistency, elevated design, and strong storytelling across connected commerce (360° visual touchpoints and channels spanning digital, social, retail and more). This role bridges concept and execution—reporting into the Senior Creative Directors, mentoring designers, and partnering with cross-functional teams to bring compelling campaigns to life in a fast-paced, high-volume environment based on marketing and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead art direction and design execution for e.l.f. Cosmetics and SKIN across 360° channels including visual merchandising, email, paid media, social, elfcosmetics.com, retailer eComm, site enhancements


• Partner with the Senior Creative Directors to concept and execute campaigns that align with brand strategy, audience insights, and business goals


• Translate creative briefs, audience insights, and product storytelling into compelling, brand-right visual systems and experiences


• Own visual consistency, typography, layout, and design quality across varying platforms and formats


• Demonstrate strengths in creative thinking and provide clear art direction and feedback to designers, supporting their growth while ensuring high creative standards


• Collaborate cross-functionally with Brand Marketing, eCommerce, UX, Social, Visual Merchandising, Integrated Marketing, and external partners from concept through execution


• Present creative work internally, articulating design rationale and addressing feedback with solution-oriented thinking


• Design with a mobile-first, digital-first mindset, ensuring assets are optimized for performance and channel best practices


• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining timelines and priorities in a fast-moving environment


• Stay current on beauty, skincare, clean beauty, fashion, design, and social trends—translating them into relevant, effective creative

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in creative or digital design roles within fast-paced, high-volume environments (beauty, fashion, or lifestyle industries a plus)


• 4+ years of direct experience in art direction, campaign work, visual merchandising, and eCommerce or performance-driven creative. 2+ years of management experience


• Knowledge of computer programs including: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign & Illustrator, Figma, digital animation software


• Familiarity in emerging platforms in AI and how they supplement and enhance human creativity


• Strong typography, layout, and visual storytelling skills across digital formats (email, paid media, social, site)


• Meet stringent deadlines, quickly managing changing priorities


• Ability to anticipate workload and communicate proactively to Project Manager


• Ability to balance business objectives with creative vision and brand integrity


• Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and time-management skills


• Collaborative, proactive, and solution-oriented working style working at speed in an evolving workflow


• Ability to pivot quickly while maintaining high creative standards across different verticals


• Passion and understanding of skincare, beauty, design and cultural trends


• Bachelor’s degree required

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.

e.l.f. Beauty respects your privacy. Please see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice (www.elfbeauty.com/us-job-applicant-privacy-notice) for how your personal information is used and shared.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

The base salary range for this role is listed above.

Total compensation includes base salary, annual company-based performance bonus, and equity. Under e.l.f.’s annual bonus program, employees are eligible to earn up to 200% of their target bonus when company performance exceeds defined goals. In addition, e.l.f. provides a variety of other benefits to employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a retirement savings plan, gender neutral parental leave, and unlimited paid time off. The amount of total compensation (including base salary) offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including geographic location, experience, specific skills, and qualifications.

Compensation components are subject to change at the company’s discretion