Art Director, Global Creative

Our Story Launched in 2015, Sol de Janeiro is a globally recognized, award-winning beauty brand, drawing inspiration from Brazil’s beauty rituals, warmth, and spirit. Sol de Janeiro delivers a sensory experience beloved by multi-generational consumers worldwide, with clinically proven results, transformative textures, and transportive fragrances. Headquartered in New York and launched as a digitally native brand, we have expanded globally with teams in Paris, London, and Germany. Our commitment to excellence has earned high-profile honors, including being named one of TIME100’s 2024 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company’s 2024 World's Most Innovative Companies, and WWD Beauty Inc’s Power Brands of 2024, underscoring its leadership in the beauty industry and outstanding workplace. These accolades highlight our dedication to being a leading brand in the beauty industry and an exceptional workplace. What You’ll Do The Art Director, Global Creative contributes to the development and execution of 360 campaign ecosystems for New Product Launches, seasonal moments, and brand initiatives. Reporting into the Associate Creative Director, Global Creative, this role is responsible for translating creative direction into high-quality visual outputs across all touchpoints. While partnering closely with senior creative leadership on large-scale campaigns, this role can also lead smaller-scale initiatives end-to-end bringing strong ideas to life with clarity, craft, and precision. You will play a key role across the full campaign lifecycle—from early concept development and mockups through pre-production, shoot support, and final asset delivery ensuring all work meets brand standards and is executed at the highest level. What You’ll Be Working On ART DIRECTION & CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT Support the development and visualization of campaign concepts across New Product Launches, seasonal moments, and category repromotes Create mockups, comps, and presentation materials to bring creative ideas to lifeTranslate creative direction into clear, compelling visual outputs across formatsIndependently lead smaller-scale creative projects, from concept through executionPartner closely with copy to ensure cohesive storytelling across all deliverables PRE-PRODUCTION, PRODUCTION & POST-PRODUCTION DUTIES Support pre-production planning across campaign shootsDevelop and organize shot lists aligned to campaign objectivesAssist in preparing visual references, decks, and production materialsPartner with production and creative teams to ensure readiness ahead of shootSupport art direction across shoots, ensuring alignment to creative intentAssist in reviewing photography, selects, and edits to maintain brand standardsExecute and oversee retouching, ensuring consistency, quality, and attention to detailPrepare and finalize assets for delivery across all campaign touchpoints CREATIVE COLLABORATION & TEAM CONTRIBUTION Collaborate cross-functionally with copy, production, PMO, and marketing teamsManage multiple deliverables simultaneously with strong attention to detail Take direction and feedback constructively, iterating quickly to refine outputs Must Haves 4–6+ years of experience in art direction, design, or related creative rolesStrong portfolio demonstrating campaign execution and high-quality visual craftExperience supporting photoshoots, content production, and asset developmentProficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma and retouching workflowsExperience with AI image/motion generation tools and workflows, with the ability to integrate them into modern content creationStrong understanding of production processes and asset delivery requirementsStrong eye for design, composition, and visual storytellingHigh level of craft and attention to detailOrganized and process-driven, with the ability to manage multiple assets and timelinesCollaborative and adaptable, with a solutions-oriented mindsetClear communicator who thrives in a fast-paced creative environment Salary Range $115,000—$130,000 USD Why Sol de Janeiro? Competitive salary and bonus program for full-time team membersFlexible hybrid work environment with opportunities for collaboration and growthInclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and celebrates individualityThe chance to be part of a fast-growing, award-winning global beauty brand The information contained herein is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee, as these may change or new ones may be assigned at any time. https://soldejaneiro.com/pages/privacy-policy-sol-de-janeiro