Creative Lead

Colgate•Scottsdale, AZ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Creative Lead, CP Skin Health US is a versatile, dynamic, and highly resourceful creative powerhouse responsible for shaping and protecting the visual and textual expression of both EltaMD and PCA SKIN in the US market. Reporting directly to the VP of Marketing CPSH US, this critical role streamlines traditional creative agency and production capabilities into a single, agile leadership function. As a hybrid talent, you possess the multi-disciplinary sensibilities to oversee and execute art direction, creative production, and copywriting as needed. You will serve as the central creative engine for the organization—supporting the core Brand Management, Omni-Channel Demand Generation (ODG), and Digital Customer Experience/CRM teams, while seamlessly scaling to support cross-functional team needs in Professional Retail Marketing and Digital Commerce. Partnering closely with the Global Senior Brand Design Manager, you will translate global brand visions into high-impact, compliant, and culturally resonant US assets, balancing direct creation with strategic agency management, freelance orchestration, and cutting-edge enterprise AI tools.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Communications, Creative Writing, or a related creative discipline
6+ years of experience in a creative agency or internal corporate creative department, with a distinct emphasis on beauty, premium skincare, cosmetics, or wellness/lifestyle categories
A diverse, high-caliber portfolio demonstrating professional mastery in visual design/art direction, clean commercial copywriting, and a strong understanding of modern video/photo production mechanics
Proven experience supporting highly distinct teams simultaneously (e.g., matching the data-driven demands of a CRM/Performance Media team while satisfying strict medical/brand guidelines)
Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere/AfterEffects) and modern presentation software (Keynote/PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

Experience designing creative assets that cater simultaneously to healthcare professionals (B2B/Dermatologists) and beauty-conscious consumers (B2C)
Direct experience integrating generative AI tools into a standard creative workflow to increase asset velocity and scale production
Background in setting up creative request pipelines or utilizing project management tools (e.g., Asana, Monday.com, Workfront) to triage and self-schedule multi-brand creative requests

Responsibilities

Partner closely with the Global Senior Brand Design Manager to adapt, localize, and upscale global brand visions into the US market while fiercely maintaining the creative integrity and visual identity guidelines of EltaMD and PCA SKIN.
Serve as a creative expert in design, structural copywriting, and creative production management for US market needs.
Ensure all visual assets and messaging strike the perfect balance between clinical efficacy and premium consumer desire, bringing a deep, intuitive sensibility for prestige beauty, clinical skincare, or medical aesthetics.
Develop premium visual assets, medical congress materials, advisory board presentations, and packaging/collateral adaptations that reflect the brands' professional clinical backing.
Collaborate with the Brand Experience Managers to support the design of agile, high-volume social assets (specifically for TikTok and Instagram) and digital ad creative, feeding optimization loops with rapid creative iterations based on performance insights.
Deliver clean, high-converting visual and copy layouts for automated lifecycle email journeys, SMS campaigns, and loyalty program assets.
Partner with commercial teams outside of marketing to develop professional marketing materials for internal / external needs and thumb-stopping digital shelf assets, e-tailer banners.
Serve as the master coordinator and primary liaison for external creative agencies and an active roster of freelance designers, copywriters, and video editors.
Curate and scale the network of freelance and agency resources to handle project overflow and specialized production demands (supported by monday.com project management tool).
Champion the ethical and efficient use of enterprise AI creative suites (e.g., Canva, Google Suite of AI tools etc) to compress production timelines and multiply direct creative output.
Track and manage the localized creative production budget, optimizing spend between internal tool licenses, freelance labor, and agency retention.