Associate Creative Director, Category Job at Sol de Janeiro in New York

Launched in 2015, SOL DE JANEIRO is an award-winning, fast-growing premium global lifestyle beauty brand inspired by the beauty rituals and attitude of the beaches of Rio. Our brand purpose is to spark endless self-celebration and joy through the power and warmth of the Brazilian spirit. This philosophy extends from our products to our corporate culture. We are leaders, permanently inquisitive, category obsessed, incredibly diverse, self-demanding, true team players, and we are all Brazilian in Spirit.

Headquartered in New York and launched as a digitally native brand, we have expanded globally with teams in Rio, Paris, London, and Germany. Our commitment to excellence has earned us prestigious honors, including TIME100's 2024 Most Influential Company, Fast Company's 2024 World's Most Innovative Companies and 2023 Brands that Matter, Allure's 2024 Readers' Choice Awards, and WWD's 2023 Beauty Inc Award in the Prestige category. These accolades highlight our dedication to being a leading brand in the beauty industry and an exceptional workplace. Sol de Janeiro values diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating an inclusive environment where every person can enjoy a successful career.

The position will report to the Creative Director, NPL

Role Overview

The Associate Creative Director is responsible for developing creative work that has meaningful and measurable impact, achieves brand goals - whether market driven or strategic, and satisfies brief requirements. They will support the Creative Director in all ways - leading conceptual ideation within the category, with a focus on art direction, design, and direction of photography, film and other media extensions from concept to execution. They'll support the development and evolution of campaign copy in a They'll be supported in these efforts by a counterpart in charge of copy within the category and in partnership with the project management team, they will be involved in coordination and planning to ensure the timely execution of plans, campaigns, and projects to assure earnings, growth and program goals are achieved. The position will report directly to the Creative Director, will collaborate cross functionally with Category Managers in the Global Product Marketing functions and provide creative leadership to direct reports, peers and adjacent Brand partners within the creative team as well as collaboratively to cross-functional partners.

Sol de Janeiro firmly believes that a positive work culture makes all the difference. The celebration of every body that we promote to our consumers, we also promote in our offices. We are collaborative team players who know that individual growth is just as important as company growth. We lead with kindness and with respect. We set goals to elevate our individual performance within the company AND we lead to nurture growth in our direct reports and cross-functional partners.

Key Responsibilities :

CREATIVE DIRECTION, DEVELOPMENT, & CONCEPTING

• Develop creative concepts and content to support brand initiatives including New Product Launches, Seasonal Campaigns, Product Repromotes, Ongoing support of E-comm and In-store Globally
• Deep dive into marketing objectives, product insights and target audiences to translate product positioning, consumer trends, and offline / online consumer behavior into effective ideas and concepts
• Show leadership in executing fresh, innovative concepts that enhance response strategies and achieve campaign / launch / brief objectives
• Stay on top of all trends and use performance driven data - for the industry, the audience and channel to optimize content to meet audiences exactly where they are
• Guide teams through creative concepting, execution and delivery in accordance with departmental processes
• Meet all timelines and ensure delivery of executions for stakeholder review. Manage expectations cross-functionally when timelines are not favorable to proper processes and executional standards
• Deep knowledge of all pertinent industry, channel, client, and product information, such as audience insights, product benefits, offers, KPIs, brand standards and production specifications
• Responsible for current knowledge and understanding of emerging trends and technologies and the ability to institute best practices for digital and traditional marketing products
• Lead, maintain and grow production capabilities within SDJ in-house studio, Rio Hub team and in instance where outside production is needed

Onboard all team members into Shoot Standards, processes, and best practices for the department to execute more shoots without needing to be the shoot lead

CREATIVE TEAM LEADERSHIP DUTIES

Qualifications

Salary Range

160,000-$175,000 USD

In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

The information contained herein is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee, as these may change or new ones may be assigned at any time.

Sol de Janeiro is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is Sol de Janeiro's policy not to discriminate based on any legally impermissible factor, including, but not necessarily limited to, race, color, ethnicity, citizenship, creed, place of origin, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, family status, marital status, disability, veteran status, age, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, sexual and reproductive health decisions and any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and / or local laws.

Requests for accommodation due to a disability or any other protected characteristic can be made at any stage of the recruitment process and during employment by contacting our People Experience Team at careers@soldejaneiro.com.

Salary : $160,000 - $175,000