Senior Graphic Designer

L'Occitane en Provence, founded in 1976 in the Provence region of France, is a worldwide brand that offers premium, natural-based, personal care and wellbeing Provencal products and services. L'Occitane continues to grow, opening several new boutiques nationwide. L'Occitane seeks to revive the Provencal way of life and traditions through high quality, effective personal care products as a great answer for natural wellbeing.

L'Occitane Group’s mission is to “empower entrepreneurs and communities to cultivate natural beauty and well-being and regenerate nature”. L'Occitane is also committed to sustainability for business, people & the planet, as well as respect of human rights, ethics principles and labor protection. All employees at L'Occitane must therefore implement the company’s mission and integrate the social, environmental, economic, and legal effects of their actions in their day-to-day job. In practice, this means that any employee at L'Occitane shall contribute to growing sales, regenerating nature, caring for our consumers & partners and supporting our employees. Both job descriptions & performance objectives shall explicitly reflect the employee’s contribution & impact to the triple bottom-line (people, planet, profit).

JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Graphic Designer will play a crucial role in bringing our marketing campaigns to life across the Retail and CRM channels for L’OCCITANE in the US and CANADA, creating and executing in-store collateral and direct mail from concept to completion. This role will report into the Senior Director, Creative and Content, and will work closely with Creative, Retail and Marketing teams to ensure a holistic experience.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create marketing materials for the Retail, CRM, and Merchandising channels for L’OCCITANE in the US and CANADA, including but not limited to: Window KVs and Installations, Retail POS, Flagship Store Windows, In-Store Fixtures, Direct Mail, and In-Store Videos.
• With guidance of Senior Director, conceptualize creative direction while respecting international vision.
• Conceptualize and create in-store collateral for store support.
• Create presentations and/or mockups for internal reviews, commenting, briefing, or image retouching.
• Package and send final files to printer.
• Work with outside vendors on retouching and color reviews, and proof graphic materials before the product is marked as complete.
• Present well-developed and strategic creative solutions to meet brand objectives, that are competitive in the beauty industry and help differentiate the brand.
• Maintain schedule of deliverables across channels to ensure timely reviews and releases.
• Communicate process in place to key stakeholders.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to manage workload and meet agreed timelines.
• Maintain and further elevate the brand aesthetic across all touch points.
• All other duties or projects as assigned

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• Ensure synergies of retail/CRM channels within US/CA for all creatives.
• Produce mailers that out performs LY.
• Improve time management by working with channel partners, prioritizing urgent deadline requests and negotiating deadlines when necessary to manage workload.

REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or related field

EXPERIENCE:

• 5 years of experience (agency or in-house creative department)

SKILLS:

• Expert proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
• Experience with After Effects or other video software. Figma a plus.
• A customer-first outlook, with an interest in the beauty industry as well as industry trends.
• Ability to self-manage multiple projects at once, ensuring they are completed in a timely manner.
• Excellent communication skills, speaking to both creative vision and tactical details.
• Strong presentation capabilities; adept at both independent and collaborative work.
• Photoshoot experience a plus.

PHYSICAL & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• 10% Travel

The compensation for this role ranges from $80,000 - $85,000 for the NYC region. Exact compensation will vary based on factors including but not limited to, experience, skills, and geographic location. In addition to annual salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program.

L’Occitane North America offers a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive benefit. L’OCCITANE is an equal opportunity employer. This means that, when making decisions about our employees’ careers with us, our main considerations are their ability to do their jobs and develop in their roles. One way we cultivate change is by creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace and organizational culture. As part of this, we are committed to building an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment where everyone feels respected and valued. We recruit positive-minded people who share our core values: entrepreneurship, team spirit, leading by example and authenticity – and our commitment to sustainability. Employment may be subject to verification of references and background check investigation.