Manager - Content Designer (Kiehl's)

L'Oreal USA, Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 98,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range disclosed

Hybrid work policy

Medical, dental, vision

401K, pension plan

Paid time off

Perks access to internal shop

Job summary

L'Oréal USA, Inc. in New York (Hudson Yards) is seeking a Mid-Level Graphic Designer to execute creative concepts across digital and integrated campaigns. You will partner with the Creative Director to transform direction into polished assets, ensuring brand consistency and high production standards.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of design experience, a strong portfolio, and proficiency in Adobe CC and Figma. Generative AI experience is encouraged to enhance workflows while preserving quality.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional graphic design experience in an agency or in-house brand team.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating branding, campaigns, digital design, and storytelling.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Figma; After Effects a plus.
• Strong retouching and image compositing with meticulous attention to detail.
• Experience designing across digital platforms and omni‑channel campaigns with static and motion content.
• Familiarity with production workflows for photography, video, and content creation.
• Experience using generative AI tools to support concept development while maintaining brand quality.

Responsibilities

• DESIGN BASED-Support and ideation through final delivery while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• ASSET BASED-Collaborate with marketing, content, production, and cross-functional teams to ensure assets support campaign objectives.
• PRODUCTION BASED-Prepare production-ready assets with optimal specifications for digital, social, web, video, print, and other touch-points.

Skills

Graphic design

Branding

Digital design

Adobe CC

Figma

Motion graphics

Generative AI

Time management

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

After Effects

Premiere

Figma

Job description

Job Title: Manager - Designer (Kiehl's)

Division: LUXE

Location: Hudson Yards, New York

Reports to: Director - Creative

Who We Are: For more than a century, L'Oreal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

At L'Oreal Luxe our mission is to provide our consumers the best products and brand experience by making it unique. Our portfolio is composed of 14 highly aspirational and multi-expert luxury such as Lancome, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, KIEHL'S, URBAN DECAY, IT COSMETICS and YOUTH TO THE PEOPLE as well as lifestyle and couture brands such as RALPH LAUREN, MAISSON MARGIELA, AZZARO, VALENTINO, PRADA, VIKTOR & ROLF AND MUGLER.

What You Will Learn:

We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Mid-Level Graphic Designer to support the development and execution of creative concepts across digital, social, and integrated marketing campaigns. This role partners closely with the Creative Director and cross-functional teams to transform creative direction into compelling visual assets, ensuring work is executed efficiently, consistently, and to the highest production standards.

The ideal candidate is a strong visual communicator with excellent design fundamentals, experience creating content for multiple media channels, and a passion for organization, collaboration, and creative problem-solving. They are comfortable working across static and video, motion graphics assets and have basic knowledge of and desire to leverage and expand emerging generative AI tools to enhance creative, creative workflows and ideation.

Key Responsibilities

• DESIGN BASED-Support and work on design ideation through final delivery while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Assist in developing creative design ideas into polished visual solutions while maintaining brand consistency and design excellence. Do this through supporting design development, proposing different visual ideas, visual execution, and production and finishing of a wide range of asset types. Stay up to date, on current and forward-thinking design types, formats, and visuals in the graphics space.
• ASSET BASED-Collaborate with marketing, content, production, and cross-functional teams to ensure creative assets support campaign objectives, messaging, and audience needs. Contribute creative solutions that balance strong visual storytelling with business objectives. Partner with the Creative Director on concept exploration, visual references, mood boards, presentation materials, and shot list development. Stay up to date on current and forward thinking asset + content types, formats, and visuals in the visual space.
• PRODUCTION BASED-Prepare production-ready assets with optimal specifications for digital, social, web, video, print, and other marketing touch-points. Ensure final deliverables meet quality, accessibility, and technical standards across all channels. Maintain organized project files, asset libraries, and design documentation to support efficient production workflows.

What We Are Looking For:

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional graphic design experience in an agency, in-house brand creative team, or comparable environment.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating excellence in branding, campaign development, digital design, and visual storytelling.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, and Figma. After Effects and Premiere a plus.
• Strong retouching and image compositing skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Experience designing across digital platforms and expressions including-social media platforms, digital marketing, paid media, site, email, and other omni-channel campaigns.
• Understanding of design considerations across both static and motion-based content.
• Familiarity with production workflows for photography, video, and content creation.
• Experience using generative AI tools (such as Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, ChatGPT, or similar platforms) to support concept development, image generation, creative exploration, asset ideation, and workflow efficiency while maintaining brand quality and creative integrity.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to build personal timelines and manage multiple projects, maintain trackers, deadlines, and evolving priorities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Motion graphics, animation, or video editing experience
• Knowledge of current social media trends, platform best practices, and evolving content formats.
• Experience working within brand systems and integrated marketing campaigns.
• Understanding of creative asset management systems and collaborative design workflows.
• Passion for emerging design technologies, AI-assisted creative tools, and continuous learning.
• Interest in supporting original content production shoots

What's In It For You:

• Salary Range: $98,400 - $140,200 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level).
• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home)
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L'Oreal's Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• Learning & Development Opportunities (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs

We are anEqual Opportunity Employerand take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

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