Creative Technologist

Sephora • San Francisco, CA

76d

About The Position

As Creative Technologist, you are pivotal in driving the integration, enhancement, and scaling of advanced technologies to enrich marketing strategies, operations and bridging the gap between creative vision and technical execution. You'll be responsible for leveraging technology to optimize creative processes, improve efficiency, and enable innovative digital, online, and immersive in-store creative experiences that drive brand engagement. You'll be a driving force in streamlining our creative processes for both internal and external teams, from conception-to-market.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in technology, digital innovation, or interactive development role, preferably within retail, consumer products, or digital agency environments
• 3-5 years of proficiency in front-end development (HTML, Databricks, Python, CSS, JavaScript)
• 3 years of experience supporting technical workflow development and change management
• B.A. / B.S. or equivalent education or work experience
• Deep understanding and hands-on experience with a broad range of creative technology tools
• Extensive experience with Monday.com or similar project management tool as well as experience with DAM (Digital Asset Management) systems and Creative production systems (Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma)
• Working knowledge of motion design, animation, or 3D tools (After Effects, Blender, Cinema 4D)
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and technical project management
• A passion for design and user experience, with an eye for aesthetics, usability and performance; able to ideate and communicate concepts through wireframes and prototypes
• Solution oriented; able to think critically and to provide thoughtful and innovate solutions to proactively address issues and problems as they arise
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), presentation, organizational and planning skills
• Ability to influence, connect, and collaborate with a variety of groups and personalities, both technical and not technical, at all levels of the organization
• The successful candidate is adept at building relationships cross-functionally and gaining alignment with our business partners

Responsibilities

• Driving the seamless integration of net-new (AI) and current technologies (Adobe Creative Cloud, Monday.com, Figma), deliver through partnership across x-functional teams (Creative, Marketing, Tech): leading discovery, designing, building, implementing, and optimizing end-to-end creative workflows
• Lead the rapid prototyping of ideas, POC demos, and testing with external technologies; define and gather requirements, manage sprints, and govern vendor-based development when outsourcing tools
• Drive new opportunities for content generation and efficiency gains through researching, evaluating, building use cases, and recommending AI-powered solutions to streamline creative processes and automate repetitive tasks
• Develop, document, and deliver creative tech guidelines, best practices, and training programs to ensure consistency across digital experiences and proficiency in creative technologies and workflows

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Health and Personal Care Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees