Senior Art Director

Paula's Choice Skincare; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, dental

Retirement plan

Transportation stipend

Gym membership

Product samples & discounts

Generous PTO and volunteering time

Job summary

Paula’s Choice Skincare in Seattle is seeking a Senior Art Director to lead the creative vision across campaigns and channels. You’ll work with brand standards, mentor designers, and partner with photography and copy teams to deliver compelling visuals.

This hybrid role requires 8+ years design leadership, a portfolio of award-worthy work, and hands-on proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. Based in Downtown Seattle, you’ll join a dog-friendly, collaborative culture that values

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience as senior designer or art director, with people management

Responsibilities

• Work with VP Creative on campaign planning and concepting
• Lead development of creative assets and brand vision across channels
• Review and direct multiple designers, photographers, copywriters
• Collaborate with marketing/product teams on promotional collateral
• Ensure work aligns with calendar and brand standards
• Present to cross-functional and executive teams

Skills

Art Direction

Branding

Campaign Concepting

Graphic Design

People management

Team collaboration

Visual storytelling

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Illustrator

Photoshop

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Job description

Where Trust Leads, Bold Ideas Grow, and Community Thrives

Paula’s Choice, a Global Skincare Leader Founded In 1995, Empowers Individuals To Define Beauty On Their Own Terms Through Science-backed Products. Our Mission Comes To Life Through Four Core Values That Guide Our Actions, Decisions, And Impact

• Build Trust: We set the standard for skincare, transparency, and shared knowledge.
• Be Bold: We lead through innovation and by challenging the status quo.
• Act with Kindness: We operate with respect and care—for our customers, colleagues, and the planet.
• Create Community: We believe in the power of connection—whether educating customers, supporting each other, or giving back, we grow stronger together.

Benefits

Our team spans North America, Australia/New Zealand, Europe, and the broader APAC region, collaborating globally to drive innovation. We offer space to thrive—personally, professionally, and through our comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being at every stage:

• Generous paid time off, including time off to volunteer
• Learning and development resources to support personal and professional growth
• Wellness benefits like meditation app memberships, product discounts, and free samples of our amazing products
• Most roles are fully remote (roles that are required to be at our Seattle HQ can be found in the details section of this job post)
• Great location – for roles that are hybrid or fully onsite, we’re in the heart of Seattle’s beautiful International District
• Did we mention we’re a dog-friendly office?

Our culture encourages continuous learning and is fueled by connection, curiosity, and cross-functional collaboration. Whether onsite, remote, or hybrid, we stay connected through shared initiatives that bring our teams together. If you’re inspired by transparency, driven to make an impact, and eager to help foster community—we’d love to have you join us.

How you’ll have an impact at Paula’s Choice

As a member of the creative team, the Senior Art Director is responsible for creating both new design and executing against current brand standards in all channels. This position requires a proven track record of campaign concept development through to execution; excellence in graphic design; a strong knowledge of creative development processes; and experience developing creative solutions.

As Senior Art Director, a typical day might include a mix of the following

• Working closely with the VP, Creative on broad campaign planning and concepting for monthly and extended promotional time periods, including the creation of mood boards and high-level executional creative examples.
• Working in tandem and often managing in-house photographer and copywriters to successfully execute brand vision, as well as leading the development of creative assets.
• Problem-solving conceptually in collaboration with the broader creative, marketing and product development teams
• Overseeing and participating in the successful concept development and execution of visual creative direction on assigned projects that successfully push the brand forward and increases customer interaction, including digital, print, video, and social programs
• Regularly reviewing creative work of graphic designers, photographer, copywriter, and production artists to give creative direction, and to ensure the work is aligned with other activities in the group.
• Partnering with cross functional channels to strategize and plan customer-driven promotional collateral
• Managing designers and photographers, set team expectations, and consistently meet deadlines
• Reviewing creative work with our VP Creative Director to get feedback on direction, and to ensure the work is aligned with other projects on the calendar
• Understanding and responding to testing metrics and optimization efforts based on performance data to define and continuously improve the direction and execution of creative ideas
• Presenting to cross-functional teams and executive team as required
• Contributing to new business activities and inspire continuous engaging messaging for existing clients
• Effectively and proactively managing your time, deliverables and deadlines with transparency
• Being a positive influence and build team enthusiasm
• Other responsibilities as assigned by your manager

The Details

Location: Downtown Seattle, Washington (Hybrid) preferred. Remote eligible.

Hours: Regular business hours PST

Physical requirements: Ability to sit for long periods of time and ability to handle long periods of screen time

Travel requirements: Up to 10%, primarily domestic with limited international travel

What You’ll Bring To The Table

• 8+ years experience as a Senior Designer or Art Director, with at least 4 years people management
• Minimum of 7 years of experience as a Graphic Designer in an agency or in-house creative dept
• An online portfolio of work which demonstrates your ability to turn raw ideas into engaging and compelling visual content
• Typographic skills are a must and attention to elements and principles are required. Excellent skills with design software used in the design process, including, but not limited to, Figma, Illustrator and Photoshop
• Expert Adobe Creative Suite and Figma skills
• Ability to successfully perform in a fast-paced environment, while juggling multiple assignments and deadlines
• Working knowledge of industry trends
• Experience directing and editing photo and video shoots

What Can Help You Really Stand Out

• Understanding of Direct to Consumer marketplace and ability to tailor communication efforts for a customer-focused, multi-channel experience
• Strong knowledge of pre-press, color and printing process
• Solid understanding of the entire web development process, including design, hosting, version control, development, deployment and some familiarity with backend functionality
• Expert After Effects and Premiere skills
• Beauty, Fashion, and experience with wholesale retail
• Photography experience

What We Offer You

• A robust benefits package including health, vision, dental, retirement and more
• Transportation stipend, gym membership and more
• Product samples and discountsGenerous PTO
• Great location – we’re in the heart of Seattle’s beautiful International District
• Exceptional environment – we work hard and celebrate our accomplishments. You might catch our teams riding the Seattle Ducks, at Mariner’s games or connecting at happy hours
• Did we mention we’re a dog-friendly office?

Note: At any time, with or without notice, Paula’s Choice reserves the right to add/delete/change the position’s requirements

Approximate Salary Range Based on Experience and Location

$125,000 - $135,000 USD/annually

Paula’s Choice Skincare determines the pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data. We evaluate external and internal equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company. Our posted salary range is based on national data and may be refined for a candidate's region/town/cost of living.

For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. The exact base salary is determined by various factors including experience, skills, education, geographic location, and budget. This position is also eligible for participation in the company discretionary bonus plan.

Please Note

At any time, with or without notice, Paula’s Choice reserves the right to add/delete/change the position’s requirements.

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