Senior Manager, Image, MAC

Estée Lauder Companies • New York, NY

11d • $99,400 - $163,800

About The Position

Senior Manager, Image, Global is a visually driven storyteller with an elevated, channel-agnostic point of view, exceptional conceptual thinking, art direction, graphic design, and typography skills. This role will be responsible for supporting and elevating the global image of M·A·C Cosmetics to uphold and innovate its longstanding strong reputation as a global leader of prestige beauty.
The primary focus of this role is to concept, develop and execute creative for M·A·C’s global programs with a focus on 360 campaign creation and brand initiatives through art direction and graphic design, in collaboration with creative-cross functional teams including Editorial, Store Design and Experiential, Digital, Packaging, Creative Strategy, Production, Post-Production and Operations in support of overall brand strategy and positioning, as well as product and/or category objectives.
This role will be responsible for the creation and execution of concurrently running programs from inception through completion – concept through post-production. This includes all creative initiatives across product categories, special brand moments, collaboration programs and brand design considerations. This position reports into the VP, Global Creative.

Requirements

• BA or BFA preferred.
• 5-7+ Years of design experience.
• Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite with a special emphasis on Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, as well as Keynote and PowerPoint – FIGMA is a plus.
• 360 program development experience.
• Experience with on-set Art Direction, pre-through post-production planning and design.
• Must have substantial knowledge of production including post-production for stills and video.
• Ability to work with a variety of people across creative disciplines.
• Superior organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Understanding of current fashion, beauty, and design trends­,
• Ability to work in a very fast paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Category, Adjacent Category and Creative Agency experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Bring creative innovation and excellence to M·A·C’s global programs including 360 campaign development and brand initiatives inclusive of art direction, graphic design and language, including an eye for editorial typography and layout.
• Participate in Creative briefings, and partner closely with Creative Operations and Marketing partners to understand 360 campaign needs to support overall brand strategy and activation.
• Create thoughtful, strategic, channel-agnostic 360 campaigns, inclusive of campaign concept, graphic language, layout, and design direction spanning hands on production and/or oversight.
• Work with the and SVP, Global Creative Director and VP, Global Creative on the development of campaign and brand concepts to answer brand, business, demographic, and strategic objectives in concert with creative counterparts in Editorial, Store Design and Experiential, Digital, Packaging, Creative Strategy, Production, Post-Production and Creative Operations.
• Work through pre-production considerations and presentations to SVP, Global Creative Director as well as cross-functional Marketing, Regional and M·A·C leadership teams
• On-set art direction aligned to approved creative direction for 360 campaigns
• Post-production workflows that produce aligned to approved creative direction to produce final 360 campaign assets including channel agnostic and channel-specific layout, graphic identity, supervision of retouching for still and video, video editing direction, etc. in concert with Production, Creative Operations and Post-Production internal and external creative partners.
• Conceptualize, own, and execute brand design initiatives to a high standard.
• Maintain brand strategy, identity, and consistency of the M·A·C brand per SVP, Global Creative Director’s direction.
• Work closely with creative counterparts to maintain visual and conceptual consistency across all channels throughout concept, pre-and-post production; inclusive of in-store, experiential, digital, social and maintain awareness of future programs and initiatives and how they relate to overall creative strategy.
• Provide guidance and direction on regional adaptions while understanding need for local nuance with guidance (if applicable)
• Package and present concepts and executions to M·A·C and ELC leadership teams within and outside of creative competencies
• Organize and coordinate a large volume of incoming creative requests by keeping track of deadlines and assets.
• Can take direction well, work independently to execute programs and/or supervise to support design functions and mentorship of junior team members

Benefits

• The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

What This Job Offers

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