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Interim, Editorial Director

E.L.F. Beauty

Interim, Editorial Director

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New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

150K-165K Annually

Expert/Leader

Beauty

The Role

The Interim Creative Director, Editorial will oversee copywriting across all community touchpoints for e.l.f. Cosmetics, collaborating with teams to shape the brand voice, concept campaigns, and manage deadlines.

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About the Company

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, pioneering clean beauty brand Well People, Keys Soulcare, a groundbreaking lifestyle beauty brand created with Alicia Keys, Naturium, high-performance, biocompatible, clinically-effective and accessible skin care, and our newest brand, rhode, a line of curated skincare essentials, formulated for a variety of skin types and needs with high performance ingredients, it’s a daily routine that nourishes your skin barrier over time.

In our Fiscal year 25, we had net sales of $1 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 28 consecutive quarters of net sales growth. We are the #2 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing mass cosmetics brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last six fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.

Visit our Career Page to learn more about our team: https://www.elfbeauty.com/work-with-us

Position Summary
The Creative Director, Editorial (Interim) leads the team responsible for writing engaging, scroll-stopping and informative copy across all community touchpoints of the e.l.f. Cosmetics brand: from product naming and positioning to packaging, visual merchandising, ecomm and beyond. Reporting to the VP, Creative Director, this role will collaborate closely with the design team to concept campaigns for product launches and collaborations.

Responsibilities

Help shape and safeguard the e.l.f. brand voice across all marketing communications and community touchpoints

Manage, mentor and edit the Copy Manager and Senior Copywriter

Concept and write copy for seasonal 360 campaigns, providing original ideas and creative input

Edit and write creative copy for projects including but not limited to packaging, store signage, email, social media and other marketing communications

Manage and apply stakeholder feedback to deliver on brief

Collaborate with the project management team and cross-functional partners to ensure deadlines are met

Proofread and cross-check work against briefs and stakeholder feedback

Requirements:

Excellent creative concepting skills and knowledge of cultural trends (in and outside of beauty)

Knowledge of beauty; skincare and makeup products, ingredients, usage and trends

High engagement in beauty on social media to follow trends

Able to follow and translate multiple product toolkits (knowledge of beauty products important)

Excellent communication and organizational skills

Ability to meet tight deadlines, quickly managing changing priorities

Ability to anticipate workload and communicate proactively to project management

Bachelor’s Degree

10+ years of experience in a high volume, deadline-driven environment

10+ years of brand voice copy experience

Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills.

Experience working cross-functionally with different teams across an organization

Comfortable working in a collaborative manner

General knowledge of computer programs including: InDesign, Excel

Working in a project management tools (i.e. Wrike, ISM/portals)

The base salary range for this role is listed above.

Total compensation includes base salary, annual company-based performance bonus, and equity. Under e.l.f.’s annual bonus program, employees are eligible to earn up to 200% of their target bonus when company performance exceeds defined goals. In addition, e.l.f. provides a variety of other benefits to employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a retirement savings plan, gender neutral parental leave, and unlimited paid time off. The amount of total compensation (including base salary) offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including geographic location, experience, specific skills, and qualifications.

Compensation components are subject to change at the company’s discretion

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.

e.l.f. Beauty respects your privacy. Please see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice (www.elfbeauty.com/us-job-applicant-privacy-notice) for how your personal information is used and shared.

Skills Required

Bachelor's Degree
10+ years of experience in a high volume, deadline-driven environment
10+ years of brand voice copy experience
Excellent communication and organizational skills
General knowledge of computer programs including InDesign, Excel
Experience working cross-functionally with different teams

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The Company

HQ: Oakland, CA

1,096 Employees

Year Founded: 2004

What We Do

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Celebrating the beauty of every eye, lip and face is fundamental to our DNA. It’s in our name and inspires us as a company. We are committed to creating a culture internally – and in the world around us – where all individuals are encouraged to express their truest selves, are empowered to succeed and where we do the right thing for people, the planet and animals. Our deep commitment to inclusive, accessible, cruelty-free beauty has fueled the success of the e.l.f. Cosmetics brand online and at retail since 2004. With the 2020 acquisition of the pioneering clean-beauty brand W3LL People, and the new lifestyle beauty brand Keys Soulcare created with Alicia Keys, we continue to strategically expand our portfolio with brands that support our purpose and values. Our brands are widely available online, and at leading beauty, mass-market, and natural specialty retailers.