VP, Global Creative Lead, Beauty

Ninjakitchen; New York, Needham (NY, MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in consumer products seeks a Vice President Global Creative Lead for its Shark Beauty division. This role involves creating and implementing a comprehensive creative strategy to enhance brand engagement across multiple channels. The VP will manage a creative team, ensuring innovation and consistency in storytelling, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to elevate the brand’s impact and reach.

Benefits

Competitive health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase options

Wellness programs

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in a creative leadership role, preferably in beauty or consumer goods.
• Strong portfolio showcasing innovative and impactful creative work.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the creative vision for the Shark Beauty family of products.
• Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary creative team.
• Oversee the development of positioning, packaging, and messaging architectures.

Skills

Leadership

Creative Strategy

Collaboration

Innovation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Creative Arts, Marketing, or a related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

About Us

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market, and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 3,600+ associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

Position Overview: The Vice President Global Creative Lead for Shark (Beauty) is a key leadership role responsible for driving the creative vision, strategy, and execution across all brand touchpoints with a focus on product propositions, brand oversight and product storytelling. This lead must also be able to elevate the conceptual thinking and strategic creative perspective across the Shark Beauty category. This role will oversee the development of innovative and compelling creative concepts that align with the company’s product first innovation. The VP Global Creative Lead will work closely with cross-functional teams including marketing, product development, engineering, consumer insights and sales to ensure a cohesive and impactful brand experience that positively impacts our consumers lives every day. They will partner with the SharkNinja Creative network across offices in CA, NY, UK, APAC & LATAM to ensure the Shark global platform integration.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Creative Vision & Strategy:

• Define and lead the creative vision for the Shark Beauty family of products (Skincare and Haircare sub-categories), ensuring it is aligned with the company’s overall brand strategy and product innovation.
• Develop and implement a creative strategy that drives brand awareness, customer engagement, and loyalty across all channels including video, digital, social, retail, and packaging.
• Establish a unique strategic beauty creative perspective that can be executed against a full family of products and elevate the overall Beauty point of view.

Leadership & Team Management:

• Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary creative team, including art directors, designers, copywriters, and other creative professionals.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence within the creative team, ensuring high-quality output that meets or exceeds industry standards.
• Mentor and develop creative talent, providing guidance and feedback to enhance the team’s skills and performance.
• Extensive experience interacting with ELT to provide a clear creative direction across multiple categories.

Creative Product Development & Consistency:

• Ensure the consistency and integrity of the Shark product first stories across all creative executions.
• Oversee the development of positioning, packaging, messaging architectures and product first executions and storytelling, ensuring all creative work aligns with the brand’s identity and voice.
• Collaborate closely with the Consumer Insights group and the Product Development teams to ensure that creative messaging aligns with the product insights and consumer needs.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner with marketing, product, and CI teams to translate business objectives into creative strategies and campaigns that drive results.
• Work closely with the digital and social media teams to develop innovative content that engages consumers and drives brand affinity.
• Collaborate with external agencies, vendors, and partners to execute creative projects that meet the company’s high standards.

Innovation & Trend Analysis:

• Stay ahead of beauty industry trends and emerging technologies, leveraging insights to drive innovation in creative strategies and executions.
• Explore new creative opportunities, including emerging platforms and channels, to keep the Shark brand at the forefront of the industry.
• Ability to pivot and iterate is a must.

Resource Management:

• Manage the creative resources to efficiently and effectively achieve product launch success.
• Partner closely on the selection and management of external creative partners, including agencies, freelancers, and production companies.
• Recruit and grow a broad bench of talent to create a best-in-class creative team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Creative Arts, Marketing, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in a creative leadership role, preferably within the home, beauty, or consumer goods industries.
• Proven track record of developing and executing successful creative strategies that drive brand growth and engagement.
• Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to inspire and develop creative talent.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a demonstrated ability to work effectively across functions and levels.
• Deep understanding of current creative trends, technologies, and best practices in digital, social, and experiential marketing.
• A strong portfolio showcasing innovative and impactful creative work.

This role can sit in New York City office or our Needham MA office

Reports To:
EVP, Chief Creative Officer

Our Culture

At SharkNinja, we don’t just raise the bar—we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you’ll be right at home.

What We Offer

We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more.We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what’s possible. When you join, you’re not just part of a company—you’re part of an outrageously extraordinary community. Together, we won’t just launch products—we’ll disrupt entire markets.

At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.

Learn more about us:
Life At SharkNinja
Outrageously Extraordinary

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