There will be some key stakeholder and interface between the regional and global brand. Particularly with global creative teams - Ensuring continued innovation across team, while in adherence to brand guidelines. Concepting and ideating designs to help drive overall brand strategy and storytelling on all VM executions across the brands distribution.
The role will act as a strategic partner to our brands ensuring creativity is to the highest standards within the RDDC, reporting to the VM Design Manager It requires positive team culture contributions.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure brand equity is maximized at all times, in conjunction with brand and retailer guidelines
• Ensure consistant brand execution in the retail environment.
• Align with the regional RDDC strategy.

New Store Opening/Renovations

• Liaise with the store designer and Senior VM manager to ensure store designs are aligned to the global guidelines and the regional marketing strategy.
• Create planogram/product layout, pricing updates for new store designs
• Work with team to create print assets for new store openings.
• Work with printer to ensure colour matching
• VM dressing at point of launch, and guidelines to support
• Implement new counter installations and refits including post installation follow up

VM

• Local adaption of guidelines, with inclusion of any local initiatives, designs and copy
• Storytelling with guidance from marketing
• Support the development of any local unit and POS.
o Create concept drawings.
o Review, approval detailed designs of testers.
• Working with wider team, oversea the design of artwork required for display units, light boxes, windows.
• Assist with forecast of Main Line, Ancillary and POS units.
• Create store installation guides.
• Ensure our stores reflect the VM strategy by adhering to the VM guidelines
• Implement new counter installations and refits including post installation follow up
• Enforce high Visual Merchandising standards at all times
• Ensure clear messaging though out all categories
• Be consumer focussed
• Enhance store experience and services
• Champion housekeeping and maintenance in store

Events & Education Guidelines

• Conceptualise in store events - work with store design where required.
• Create collateral orders
• Create print assets for event. Work with printer

JOB REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

MUST HAVE SKILLS:
1. Highly creative and good sense of design
2. Ability to come up with ideas and designs and bring them to life.
3. Qualification - Relevant 3D, 2D, Product, Industrial, graphic design, interior design
4. Understanding and ability to work with fonts, communication hierarchy and Graphic design principals
5. Software - competent with with Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite. Sketch up and V- Ray
6. Office 365 - Excel and Word capabilities required
7. Good freehand sketching to ideate across ideas to brands and suppliers
8. Coordination skills and ability to manage multiple projects concurently
9. Collaborative team player
10. Keen to learn and develop within the Beauty sector

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS:
• Expertise in multi-brand environments
• International and affiliate level education/work experience
• Retail experience
• Knowledge of latest seasonal and fashion trends
• Experience in integrating Open Sell to department stores
• Experience with MAC Vectorworks (2D&3D) software
• IWD experience
• GMW experience

Qualifications

THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE MADE OF:
• Flexibility to adapt to changing environments.
• Highly numerate and analytical with great attention to detail.
• Able to work effectively under pressure, juggling many projects with a level of autonomy.
• Proven organisational skills and a positive can-do attitude.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• An interest in and understanding of all things beauty.
• Compensation and Benefits
• Hybrid Working (2 days WFH, 3 days office based)
• 25 Days Annual Leave (exc. Bank Holidays)
• Bonus Opportunity
• 1-day Annual Leave to celebrate your birthday
• Holiday Purchase opportunity
• Summer Fridays
• Generous Staff Discount
• Mental Health Wellbeing Initiatives (Unmind App and Employee Assistant Programme)
• Benefits platform with exclusive discounts and offers

Job: Creative / Design
Primary Location: GB-ENG-London
Job Type: Standard
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: 1st (Day) Shift
Job Number: 246704

Estee Lauder Companies is an equal opportunities employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.