Ulta Beauty
OVERVIEW
Experience the possibilities of our progressive, omnichannel approach to beauty retail. At Ulta Beauty, our Marketing team is applying the latest technologies to personalize the buying experience of true beauty enthusiasts-in ways that surprise and delight. Building love and loyalty, one communication, one experience, one brilliant idea at a time. We represent the perfect blend of strategy and creativity. Of tactics and analytics. To make Ulta Beauty a brand guests will advocate for. Growing share of heart. Delivering with disciplined consistency. Whether your deepest passion is for design or content, strategy or data, or some combination of all things marketing, Ulta Beauty will provide significant latitude to explore your talents and passions, with opportunities to stretch and deepen, to grow and build. Truly, the possibilities are beautiful.
THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE
The Manager of the Ulta Beauty Photography Studio is responsible for leading the daily operations of our highly creative and collaborative Bolingbrook studio. This includes overseeing photoshoot scheduling, managing studio budgets, ensuring proper equipment maintenance, and mentoring studio staff.
Working closely with studio and creative leadership, the manager builds and executes plans, allocates resources, sets timelines, refines studio processes and makes key decisions related to the delivery of visual assets created in partnership with our Creative and Merchandising teams. By ensuring the timely and high-quality delivery of visual assets, the manager plays a crucial role in elevating Ulta Beauty's brand image and directly supports key marketing campaigns, helping to achieve our ambitious brand goals.
YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY:
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The pay range for this position is $88,200.00 - $115,000.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company's bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta
ABOUT
At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty's own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring-hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.
Experience the possibilities of our progressive, omnichannel approach to beauty retail. At Ulta Beauty, our Marketing team is applying the latest technologies to personalize the buying experience of true beauty enthusiasts-in ways that surprise and delight. Building love and loyalty, one communication, one experience, one brilliant idea at a time. We represent the perfect blend of strategy and creativity. Of tactics and analytics. To make Ulta Beauty a brand guests will advocate for. Growing share of heart. Delivering with disciplined consistency. Whether your deepest passion is for design or content, strategy or data, or some combination of all things marketing, Ulta Beauty will provide significant latitude to explore your talents and passions, with opportunities to stretch and deepen, to grow and build. Truly, the possibilities are beautiful.
THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE
The Manager of the Ulta Beauty Photography Studio is responsible for leading the daily operations of our highly creative and collaborative Bolingbrook studio. This includes overseeing photoshoot scheduling, managing studio budgets, ensuring proper equipment maintenance, and mentoring studio staff.
Working closely with studio and creative leadership, the manager builds and executes plans, allocates resources, sets timelines, refines studio processes and makes key decisions related to the delivery of visual assets created in partnership with our Creative and Merchandising teams. By ensuring the timely and high-quality delivery of visual assets, the manager plays a crucial role in elevating Ulta Beauty's brand image and directly supports key marketing campaigns, helping to achieve our ambitious brand goals.
YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY:
- Manage the daily operations of our Bolingbrook photography studio while guiding team members within photo/video, production, sample management, post-production as well as freelance crew.
- Manage end-to-end studio production and sample workflows, ensuring assets are delivered on time, on brand, and in alignment with project needs.
- Lead and mentor the photo/video team, fostering growth while driving the development of new skills and expanding creative capabilities across both disciplines.
- Provide oversight and direction for post-production workflows, including asset trafficking, retouching, and digital asset management, to drive operational excellence.
- Manage studio budgets, resources, and crew allocation to deliver projects on time and on budget while optimizing efficiency.
- Communicate relevant information and updates to internal partners, including creative leadership and marketing partners as well as finance and merchandising.
- Manage and develop the tools and hardware needed to support a highly efficient and integrated studio team.
- Foster the growth and development of each team member by providing individualized coaching, feedback, and opportunities to build skills and advance professionally
- Ensure the Studio delivers photography and video assets aligned with our standards for Brand execution.
- Work closely with creative teams to translate and deliver the direction across channels.
- Identify and adopt tools, software, training and any other updates needed to keep the studio on trend.
- Help to organize the production and delivery of captured assets for use in all Ulta Beauty channels and in all regions.
- 5+ years of experience leading a photography studio and managing a team in a fast-paced retail environment.
- Proficiency in project management and studio workflow tools such as Monday.com, Workfront, Frame.io, Global Edit, Frontify, Miro, and Figma, with the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new tools as needed.
- Knowledge of photography and video workflows, including both pre-production planning and post-production execution.
- Excellent Communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Interest and experience in leveraging new tools, including AI and other emerging technologies, to drive capacity and efficiency.
- Proven ability to lead, mentor, and work effectively within a small creative team environment.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to be on site in our Bolingbrook location up to 5 days a week
#LI-JR
#LI-Hybrid
The pay range for this position is $88,200.00 - $115,000.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company's bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta
ABOUT
At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty's own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring-hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.