Director

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is an American manufacturer and marketer of high-end skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The company has its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• In partnership with the Executive Director (Account Lead) and Director/Manager of Marketing and Merchandising, manage multiple projects, concept, design, art direction, supervision of production and overall project management. Materials include mailers, brochures, magazine inserts, point of purchase display, press kits, counter cards, advertising, invitations and related promotional print
• Oversee the communication of brand standards for visual presentation in store and provide creative direction in the form of the POS Guidelines
• Manage conversion of store environments for Holiday and product launches along with Marketing / Merchandising opportunities for Sephora. Research and present information leading to consistency and cost savings. Organize data from marketing and creative
• Develop innovation for in-case merchandising appropriate for Sephora environment. Execute production of merchandising props and elements. Partner with production department to illustrate appropriate directions and usage in line with Sephora standards and guidelines
• Coordinate with global counter parts, Visual Merchandizing, Creative, Copy, Store Construction to ensure quality and timely execution
• Facilitate in 3D representation
• Provide creative direction for Education events, training centers and field training environments
• Create visual support for large scale PR and Special Events, in-store outpost locations, window and end caps
• Oversee custom collateral requests from retailers, partnering with Creative
• Liaise with marketing about the calendar, program directions. Keep schedule on track. Clearly provide this information to the field via guidelines, bulletins, newsletters, visits and phone conferences
• Develop merchandising props and elements to support launches in-store
• Ensure that North America merchandising standards / strategies are being executed at NY area stores via regular in-store visits. Also includes responsibility for merchandising free-standing store environment (i.e. Manhasset)
• Set up presentations for internal and retail sales meetings, including organizing/ordering any necessary visual elements
• Meeting and event design and execution (sales meeting, Neiman Marcus conclave, etc.)
• Develop visual merchandising training module for the field. Hold training sessions when possible. Work in Field with Beauty Advisors to illustrate merchandising guidelines. Develop visual merchandising training module available to the Field
• Serve as liaison for Latin America initiatives, approximately 1 week per month
• Oversee budget

QUALIFICATIONS:

• College degree with minimum 8 years related experience, preferably in luxury goods or cosmetics
• Background in Visual Merchandising with special focus on open sell environments
• A solid Project management experience is a must
• Fluent in Illustrator, Photoshop and 3D via Apple Mac Environment – Creative Suite 6
• Strong design sensibility, typographic skills, illustration and digital experience required. Photographic art direction skills a plus
• Able to work and adapt to a fast-paced environment. Must be an excellent team player with the ability to build, foster and nurture relationships with members of the Global Creative teams and cross-functional teams
• Strong attention to detail and excellent planning, communication and organizational skills
• Demonstrate good judgment
• Display a sense of urgency
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office Applications - possess a strong knowledge of Excel and Word
• EEO