TEMP-Senior Designer, Global Creative-OleHenriksen & Lip Lab (Finance)
Job Description
ABOUT KENDO
Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.
Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:
- "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
- Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
- Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
- Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
- Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.
The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, KVD Beauty, Lip Lab.
The hourly payrate for this position is $50.00 - $65.00 per hour
POSITION SUMMARY:
Support the Creative Director with forward-thinking print and digital design that amplifies the Ole Henriksen and Lip Lab brand experiences. Partnering in planning, managing, and delivering strategic brand assets from concept through execution.
*Please submit a digital portfolio or website*
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support the Creative Director by providing creative solutions that meet business objectives
- Participate in concept ideation for multichannel product marketing initiatives
- Organize and design product launch style guides for global retail and marketing partners
- Design print and digital assets, with a strong emphasis on visual merchandising
- Deliver design projects on time and within budget with the highest standards of quality
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of typography, print and digital design, visual merchandising, video, and photography; ensure all deliverables adhere to brand standards
- Deliver print-ready files for visual merchandising partners
- Present assigned projects to cross-functional teams for feedback and final approval
- Manage small to medium-scale photoshoots
- Routinely collaborate with Brand Management, Marketing, Project Management, and Content Marketing teams
- Manage a small team of Designers and Production Designers
- Design elevated creative assets under a strict and fast-paced timeline
- Maintain and advance the Ole Henriksen and Lip Lab creative vision
REQUIREMENTS
- College degree: BA or BFA preferred or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience as a Graphic Designer for a beauty/fashion retailer or creative agency
- Proficient knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
- Understanding of design for visual merchandising and print
- Strong knowledge of retail print production, typography, grid systems, UI/UX, and responsive design frameworks
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Solid organizational skills, detail-oriented; time management skills, ability to juggle priorities
- Strong relationship-building skills; ability to work with a variety of people in various disciplines
- Passion for and understanding of current skincare and beauty trends
- Awareness of digital and print design trends
- Ability to work in a very fast-paced environment and meet very tight deadlines
- Driven to excel and succeed; self-motivated
- Team player that thrives on collaboration
- Motion graphics, CGI, AI experience a plus
