Creative Technologist Job at Sephora in San Francisco

Job ID: 274458

Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)

Address: 350 Mission St, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)

Job Type: Full Time

Position Type: Regular

Job Function: Marketing

Remote Eligible: Yes

Company Overview

At Sephora we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves. We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated. Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose: to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the Extra Ordinary in each of us. We are united by a common goal – to reimagine the future of beauty.

The Opportunity

As a Creative Technologist, you are pivotal in driving the integration, enhancement, and scaling of advanced technologies to enrich marketing strategies, operations, and create immersive in‑store creative experiences that drive brand engagement. You’ll be a driving force in streamlining our creative processes for both internal and external teams, from conception to market.

Responsibilities

• Driving the seamless integration of net‑new (AI) and current technologies (Adobe Creative Cloud, Monday.com, Figma), delivering through partnership across cross‑functional teams (Creative, Marketing, Tech): leading discovery, designing, building, implementing, and optimizing end‑to‑end creative workflows
• Lead the rapid prototyping of ideas, POC demos, and testing with external technologies; define and gather requirements, manage sprints, and govern vendor‑based development when outsourcing tools
• Drive new opportunities for content generation and efficiency gains through researching, evaluating, building use cases, and recommending AI‑powered solutions to streamline creative processes and automate repetitive tasks
• Develop, document, and deliver creative tech guidelines, best practices, and training programs to ensure consistency across digital experiences and proficiency in creative technologies and workflows

We're about you if you have:

• 5–7 years of experience in technology, digital innovation, or interactive development role, preferably within retail, consumer products, or digital agency environments
• 3–5 years of proficiency in front‑end development (HTML, Databricks, Python, CSS, JavaScript)
• 3 years of experience supporting technical workflow development and change management
• B.A. / B.S. or equivalent education or work experience

Competencies

• Deep understanding and hands‑on experience with a broad range of creative technology tools
• Extensive experience with Monday.com or similar project management tool and with DAM (Digital Asset Management) systems and creative production systems (Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma)
• Working knowledge of motion design, animation, or 3D tools (After Effects, Blender, Cinema 4D)
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and technical project management
• A passion for design and user experience, with an eye for aesthetics, usability, and performance; able to ideate and communicate concepts through wireframes and prototypes
• Solution‑oriented; able to think critically and to provide thoughtful and innovative solutions to proactively address issues and problems as they arise
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), presentation, organizational, and planning skills
• Ability to influence, connect, and collaborate with a variety of groups and personalities, both technical and not technical, at all levels of the organization
• The successful candidate is adept at building relationships cross‑functionally and gaining alignment with our business partners
• This position reports to the Sr Manager, Marketing & Creative Technology and does not have any direct reports.

Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $96,390.00–$128,250.00. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non‑discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job. Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses.

• The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented leaders and teams – people you can be proud to work with.
• The learning. We invest in training and developing our teams, and you will continue evolving and building your skills through personalized career plans.
• The culture. As a leading beauty retailer within the LVMH family, our reach is broad, and our impact is global. It is in our DNA to innovate and, at Sephora, all 40,000 passionate team members across 35 markets and 3,000+ stores are united by a common goal – to reimagine the future of beauty.

You can unleash your creativity, because we’ve got disruptive spirit. You can learn and evolve, because we empower you to be your best. You can be yourself, because you are what sets us apart. This, is the future of beauty. Reimagine your future, at Sephora.

Sephora is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Sephora is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

Sephora will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.