Art Director

e.l.f. Beauty • New York, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Art Director is responsible for concepting the visual direction and execution of 360° creative for e.l.f. SKIN and Well People, ensuring brand consistency, elevated design, and strong storytelling across all visual touchpoints. This role bridges concept and execution—reporting into the Senior Creative Director and partnering with designers, and cross-functional teams to bring campaigns to life that is relevant, digitally optimized, and business-driven.
The Art Director will oversee design quality across multiple projects while mentoring designers and contributing hands-on creative execution in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in creative or digital design roles within fast-paced, high-volume environments (beauty, fashion, or lifestyle industries a plus).
• Experience in art direction, campaign work, and eCommerce or performance-driven creative.
• Knowledge of computer programs including: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign & Illustrator, Figma, digital animation software, interest in AI
• Strong typography, layout, and visual storytelling skills across digital formats (email, paid media, social, site).
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with UX/UI and mobile-first design a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the art direction and design execution for e.l.f. SKIN and Well People across 360° channels including email, paid media, social, elfcosmetics.com, retailer eComm, and site enhancements.
• Partner with the Senior Creative Director 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.
• 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, 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.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• a retirement savings plan
• gender neutral parental leave
• unlimited paid time off
• annual company-based performance bonus
• equity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director