Interim Senior Art Director

E.L.F. BEAUTY

Senior Art Director at e.l.f. Cosmetics ensuring brand consistency and storytelling across digital and retail channels.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $105,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead art direction and design execution for e.l.f. Cosmetics and SKIN across 360° channels including visual merchandising, email, paid media, social, elfcosmetics.com, retailer eComm, site enhancements.
Partner with the Senior Creative Directors to concept and execute campaigns that align with brand strategy, audience insights, and business goals.
Translate creative briefs, audience insights, and product storytelling into compelling, brand-right visual systems and experiences.
Own visual consistency, typography, layout, and design quality across varying platforms and formats.
Demonstrate strengths in creative thinking and provide clear art direction and feedback to designers, supporting their growth while ensuring high creative standards.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Brand Marketing, eCommerce, UX, Social, Visual Merchandising, Integrated Marketing, and external partners from concept through execution.
Present creative work internally, articulating design rationale and addressing feedback with solution-oriented thinking.
Design with a mobile-first, digital-first mindset, ensuring assets are optimized for performance and channel best practices.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining timelines and priorities in a fast-moving environment.
Stay current on beauty, skincare, clean beauty, fashion, design, and social trends—translating them into relevant, effective creative.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in creative or digital design roles within fast-paced, high-volume environments (beauty, fashion, or lifestyle industries a plus)
4+ years of direct experience in art direction, campaign work, visual merchandising, and eCommerce or performance-driven creative. 2+ years of management experience.
Knowledge of computer programs including: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign & Illustrator, Figma, digital animation software.
Familiarity in emerging platforms in AI and how they supplement and enhance human creativity.
Strong typography, layout, and visual storytelling skills across digital formats (email, paid media, social, site).
Meet stringent deadlines, quickly managing changing priorities
Ability to anticipate workload and communicate proactively to Project Manager
Ability to balance business objectives with creative vision and brand integrity.
Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and time-management skills.
Collaborative, proactive, and solution-oriented working style working at speed in an evolving workflow
Ability to pivot quickly while maintaining high creative standards across different verticals.
Passion and understanding of skincare, beauty, design and cultural trends.
Bachelor’s degree required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision insurance
a retirement savings plan
gender neutral parental leave
unlimited paid time off
flexible time off
year-round half-day Fridays

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Hard Skills & Tools

art directionvisual merchandisingcampaign workdigital designtypographylayoutvisual storytellingproject managementdigital animationeCommerce

Soft Skills

creative thinkingcommunicationpresentationorganizational skillstime managementcollaborationproactivesolution-orientedability to pivotability to anticipate workload

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree