Senior Director, Visual Merchandising - Multi-Brand Beauty

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 124,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is seeking a Director of Visual Merchandising to lead a multi-brand strategy, elevating storytelling across retail channels.

You will supervise a high-performing team, translate brand identities into compelling in-store experiences, and guide 2D/3D design across launches, windows, and pop-ups. You will partner with Marketing, Creative, Store Ops, and Product Development to ensure alignment with brand positioning, while driving business results and staying ahead of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in visual merchandising, industrial design, fashion merchandising, interior design, or related fields.
• 10+ years of progressive hands-on creative visual merchandising experience.
• 5+ years of experience working on multiple brands.
• Hands-on expertise in retail fixture design and 3D renderings.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a design team across brands.
• 5+ years of people management in beauty or luxury retail.
• Experience leading large-scale visual merchandising programs.
• Strong knowledge of beauty retail trends and customer behavior.
• Experience with budgets, vendors, and external agencies.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Rhino 3D, KeyShot, SketchUp.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a cross-brand visual merchandising strategy across all retail channels.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Visual Merchandising team.
• Conceptualize and produce 2D and 3D retail experiences for launches and campaigns.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Creative, Store Ops, and Product Development teams.
• Oversee visual merchandising directives and brand standards across locations.
• Support store openings, remodels, and special initiatives.
• Stay ahead of beauty and retail design trends to elevate experiences.
• Maintain strong knowledge of NA retailers (Ulta, Sephora, Macy's, etc.).
• Work with Trade Marketing to plan long-term product and merchandising strategy.
• Coordinate with RDDC and Brand Go-to-Market teams for store formats and rollouts.
• Develop and distribute brand/seasonal merchandising guidelines and planograms.

Skills

Visual merchandising

Brand management

Leadership

3D renderings

Budget management

Adobe Creative Suite

Rhino 3D

SketchUp

Cross-brand experience

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Visual Merchandising / related fields

Tools

Rhino 3D

KeyShot

SketchUp

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is seeking a Director of Visual Merchandising to lead a multi-brand strategy, elevating storytelling across retail channels.

You will supervise a high-performing team, translate brand identities into compelling in-store experiences, and guide 2D/3D design across launches, windows, and pop-ups. You will partner with Marketing, Creative, Store Ops, and Product Development to ensure alignment with brand positioning, while driving business results and staying ahead of