Interim, Senior Art Director

e.l.f. Beauty•New York, NY

4d•$105,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Art Director is responsible for concepting the visual direction and execution of 360° creative for e.l.f. Cosmetics and e.l.f. SKIN, ensuring brand consistency, elevated design, and strong storytelling across connected commerce (360° visual touchpoints and channels spanning digital, social, retail and more). This role bridges concept and execution—reporting into the Senior Creative Directors, mentoring designers, and partnering with cross-functional teams to bring compelling campaigns to life in a fast-paced, high-volume environment based on marketing and business objectives.

Requirements

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.

Responsibilities

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.