Senior Graphic Designer, Open Sell & Visual Merchandising

Clarins USA, Inc.; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 91,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health coverage

401k + match

Gratis

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Clarins USA, Inc. in New York City is seeking a Senior Graphic Designer to drive Open Sell and Visual Merchandising across retail touchpoints.

You will bring the Clarins brand story to life with elevated visual design and work with the Brand Experience team under the Art Director. You will design seasonal Open Sell graphics for retailers such as Sephora and Ulta, update assets for campaigns, and coordinate with cross-functional partners to ensure production-ready artwork that meets brand

Qualifications

• 5+ years of graphic design or visual merchandising experience, ideally within the beauty industry and supporting Open Sell retailers such as Sephora and Ulta.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating 2D graphic design, retail communications, and adaptation of assets across formats and seasonal updates.
• Strong proficiency with print production, prepress requirements, materials, and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and produce seasonal Open Sell graphic assets for retailers including Sephora and Ulta Beauty, including shelf strips and other in-store materials.
• Adapt and update assets for seasonal campaigns, launches, and retailer requirements with brand guideline consistency.
• Develop assets for product launches and events in collaboration with Global and US teams.
• Prepare production-ready artwork and coordinate with stakeholders to meet specs and deadlines.
• Support the Art Director on additional design and visual communication projects.

Skills

Creative

Detail oriented

Organization

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

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Senior Graphic Designer, Open Sell & Visual Merchandising

Regular Full-Time New York, NY, US

Ready to bring passion into your career?

A global leading skincare and make-up company, Clarins group is the embodiment of a committed family history, with a fierce passion for innovation and spirit of independence. Its raison d’être is "making life more beautiful, passing on a more beautiful planet".

Operating in more than 150 countries, we are now the number one skincare company in Europe and are accelerating our development on all other continents, particularly in Asia and the Americas.

Because our 8,000 talents are unique, we are committed to promoting diversity in all its forms.

Do you want to help write the next chapter of our story? We are looking for a Senior Graphic Designer, Open Sell & Visual Merchandising based in New York City, New York.

The role:

You will bring the Clarins brand story to life through impactful visual design, ensuring a consistent, elevated, and relevant consumer experience across every retail touchpoint.

Reporting to the Art Director, the Sr. Graphic Designer, Open Sell & Visual Merchandising supports the Brand Experience team in developing and producing compelling temporary and permanent merchandising collateral across Open Sell retailers, department stores, and boutiques.

What you’ll do:

In a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent launches, installations, and retailer requirements, you will help strengthen Clarins' in-store presence and support customer recruitment and loyalty across key beauty retail partners.

• Design and produce seasonal Open Sell graphic assets for retailers including Sephora and Ulta Beauty, including shelf strips, shelf talkers, lightboxes, product imagery, pricing, messaging, and other in-store materials, following the Art Director's direction
• Adapt and update existing creative assets for seasonal campaigns, product launches, promotional initiatives, and retailer-specific requirements, ensuring accuracy and consistency with Clarins' brand guidelines across retail channels
• Develop graphic assets for product launches, retail events, and promotional initiatives in collaboration with Global and US teams, ensuring alignment with campaign requirements and retailer specifications
• Prepare production-ready artwork and coordinate with Merchandising, Project Management, Purchasing, Marketing, and Sales to ensure files meet technical specifications and deadlines
• Support the Art Director on additional graphic design and visual communication projects, managing multiple concurrent assignments and revisions wile maintaining accuracy, organization, and quality

You are:

• Customer oriented, result drive, passionate about our brand and challenges, entrepreneurial mindset
• Eager to grow in a company genuinely committed to responsible beauty
• Creative, detail oriented, and committed to exceptional design execution
• Highly organized, able to prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• A clear and effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• Flexible and proactive, with the ability to adapt creative assets to different formats, retailer guidelines, and production requirements

You have:

• Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design or related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of graphic design or visual merchandising experience, ideally within the beauty industry and supporting Open Sell retailers such as Sephora and Ulta
• A strong portfolio demonstrating 2D graphic design, retail communications, and the adaptation of creative assets across multiple formats and seasonal updates
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• Experience working with retailer guidelines, specifications, restrictions, and in-store execution requirements
• Strong knowledge of print production, prepress requirements, materials, and manufacturing processes
• Excellent project-management, organizational, prioritization, and problem-solving skills
• Strong technical production skills and the ability to prepare accurate, production-ready artwork

We have:

• More than 70 years of expertise in beauty and spa, with the Clarins and myBlend brands
• Unique products and innovative services
• A commitment to Social & Environmental Responsibility embedded in our raison d’être
• A caring and inclusive corporate culture
• Development and training opportunities
• Attractive compensation and benefits

Salary: $90,500-$100,000

Benefits:

• Hybrid office model
• Healthcare including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k + match
• Gratis
• Tuition Reimbursement

If you have a curious mind, a thirst to go further and the drive to boldly take on new challenges, join us.

At Clarins Group, we believe in making life more beautiful for our employees and our customers. Inclusion and diversity are firmly grounded in our core values, which are part of our DNA. We strive to achieve inclusiveness and we foster an equal-opportunity culture where everyone can reach their full potential and do their best work. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.

To learn more about our group and our commitments to people and the planet, visit www.groupeclarins.com.