Associate Art Director, Social Content & Digital Design, EL, AERIN, Bobbi Brown & LAB Series

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Associate Art Director, Social Content & Digital Design is a hands-on creative responsible for bringing the Estée Lauder brand to life across organic social, paid media, ecommerce, email, and emerging digital platforms. This role balances social-first content creation with elevated digital design, from concepting, shooting, and editing engaging short-form video to designing beautiful site and email experiences. With an equal focus on content and design, this person creates work that feels culturally relevant, visually exceptional, and unmistakably on-brand.

This is an opportunity for a multidisciplinary content creator and designer with impeccable taste, exceptional typography and graphic design skills, and a passion for beauty and digital culture. We're looking for someone who loves to make things – someone equally excited to pick up an iPhone and create a compelling Reel or TikTok as they are to design a beautiful ecommerce experience. This person is social-obsessed, curious, collaborative, resourceful, and eager to experiment with new ideas, tools, and technologies while continuing to grow their craft.

Description

Social & Digital Content Creation

• Concept, storyboard, shoot, and edit engaging Lo-Fi content across Instagram, TikTok, organic social, paid media, ecommerce, TikTok Shop, and emerging platforms.
• Create platform-native short-form video, Reels, UGC-style content, product storytelling, photography, and other social-first assets.
• Work hands-on with an iPhone, lighting equipment, and our internal photo studio to independently create elevated, engaging content.
• Develop original concepts, mood boards, storyboards, and creative presentations that bring ideas to life from initial brief through final execution.
• Bring a strong understanding of social platforms, consumer behavior, trends, and best practices to create content that feels authentic to both the brand and channel.
• Partner closely with Social, Marketing, Online, and creative teams to develop content that supports brand storytelling, consumer engagement, and business objectives.
• Explore new formats and data-informed creative approaches, using content performance and consumer insights to continually evolve the work.

Digital Design & Ecommerce

• Concept and design elevated, on-brand experiences across ecommerce, including site refreshes, landing pages, email campaigns, product launches, promotional updates, and other digital touchpoints.
• Bring an exceptional eye for typography, graphic design, layout, imagery, and composition to every execution.
• Design with a mobile-first mindset, considering user experience, messaging hierarchy, platform requirements, and consumer behavior.
• Adapt Global creative and established brand design systems into compelling, regionally relevant digital executions.
• Balance exceptional design craft with the speed and efficiency required for high-volume ecommerce and CRM asset delivery.
• Partner with Online, CRM, Creative Operations, and developers to bring digital experiences from concept through final execution.

Innovation & Ways of Working

• Stay deeply connected to beauty, fashion, culture, design, social media, and emerging digital trends to inspire fresh thinking.
• Bring new ideas to the table, challenge conventional approaches, and champion experimentation across content formats and platforms.
• Explore AI and emerging creative tools to enhance ideation, content creation, design, and workflow efficiency.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines independently while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and quality.
• Present concepts and design work confidently, communicate ideas clearly, and respond thoughtfully to feedback and direction.
• Foster a positive, collaborative team environment through curiosity, flexibility, and a willingness to learn and share ideas.

Qualifications

• Exceptional creative taste with a portfolio demonstrating outstanding social content, graphic design, typography, photography, and visual storytelling.
• 5+ years of experience in digital design, social content creation, or a related creative field; ecommerce experience strongly preferred.
• Strong hands-on experience concepting, shooting, and editing short-form social video, including Reels, TikToks, and platform-native content.
• Excellent graphic design and typography skills, with the ability to create both original concepts and polished executions within established brand guidelines.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma; strong video editing skills using Premiere Pro, After Effects, CapCut, or similar tools.
• Experience creating mood boards, storyboards, shot lists, and compelling presentations to communicate content ideas.
• Strong understanding of social platforms, trends, native features, and consumer behavior, particularly Instagram and TikTok.
• Passion for photography, video production, product styling, and hands-on content creation; experience shooting beauty or product content is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of TikTok Shop, social commerce, UGC, and performance-driven content is a plus.
• Experience with AI creative tools, or a strong curiosity and willingness to learn, is highly valued.
• Experience within beauty, fashion, luxury, retail, or another design-driven industry preferred.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to confidently share ideas while remaining open to feedback and direction.
• Curious, collaborative, self-motivated, low ego, and passionate about developing both content and design craft.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with strong organization, attention to detail, adaptability, and a solutions-oriented mindset.

Pay Range

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $85,000.00 to $139,600.00. Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance), wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact [email protected].

Michigan Applicants: Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for employment must notify the company in writing of the need for an accommodation within 182 days after the date the person with a disability knew or reasonably should have known that an accommodation was needed.

Philadelphia Applicants: Philadelphia's Fair Chance Hiring Law

Rhode Island Applicants: The company is subject to chapters 29-38 of title 28 of the general laws of Rhode Island and is therefore covered by the state's workers' compensation law.