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Lead Brand Designer

Dermalogica, Carson, California, us, 90749

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At Dermalogica, we’re more than a skincare brand—we’re global leaders in professional‑grade skin treatment, education, and results. With distribution in over 90 countries and the backing of Unilever, we combine entrepreneurial creativity with operational rigor to bring premium, treatment‑led experiences to life. Guided by the International Dermal Institute (IDI), our work is rooted in expertise, craft, and credibility.

What You’ll Do This is a hands‑on, end‑to‑end creative role for someone who can wear many hats across concepting, design, production, and execution. You will partner closely with Marketing, Copy, and Operations to ensure campaigns are not only creatively compelling—but fully produced, delivered on time, and launched flawlessly.

You will own campaigns from initial concept through final retouch and rollout, blending strategic thinking with hands‑on design and production execution.

Focus

Conceptualize and bring 360° campaigns to life across digital, social, retail, and experiential

Translate strategy and briefs into compelling visual systems and campaign narratives

Execute both art direction and hands‑on design and production work

Ensure campaigns are fully realized from moodboard to final asset delivery

Key Responsibilities Campaign Concepting & Design

Develop campaign concepts and visual systems for global launches

Create moodboards, visual references, and creative frameworks

Build detailed 360° campaign mockups across social, digital, PDPs, retail, in‑store, OOH, and experiential

Design key visuals, layouts, and presentation materials to sell in campaign ideas

Collaborate closely with copy and design partners to shape cohesive campaign stories

Hands‑On Design Execution

Actively design campaign assets including social, PDPs, emails, banners, and toolkits

Create design mockups and layouts that visualize campaign ideas before production (e.g., OOH, billboard, social, and web mockups)

Support packaging design and campaign extensions when required

Photo & Video Shoot Production

Lead production of photo and video shoots—from concept through delivery

Create detailed shot lists and provide on‑set visual direction

Source and manage photographers, stylists, retouchers, studios, and production partners

Produce both lo‑fi internal shoots and higher‑end external productions depending on the brief

Partner with Traffic Operations to manage invoices and timelines

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

Work closely with Marketing to ensure all campaign elements are scoped and ready for production

Partner with Marketing & Operations to maintain timelines and launch readiness

Collaborate with designers and copywriters to ensure alignment and execution quality

Maintain oversight from concept through launch to ensure creative intent is fully realized

What You’ll Bring Experience & Background

7–10+ years of experience in brand design, art direction, or integrated creative roles

Proven experience leading 360° campaigns from concept to launch

Strong background in both design and production (this is not a purely conceptual role)

Experience working closely with marketing and cross‑functional teams

Core Skills

Expert‑level design skills across digital, social, and campaign assets

Strong conceptual thinking and visual storytelling ability

Excellent eye for composition, typography, hierarchy, and brand systems

Experience producing photo and video shoots end‑to‑end

Ability to manage multiple projects and timelines simultaneously

Comfort operating independently with minimal oversight

Tools

Presentation and mockup development

Familiarity with production workflows, vendors, and budgets

Value You’ll Deliver

Elevates Dermalogica’s campaigns through cohesive, premium execution

Bridges the gap between concept and production

Reduces reliance on external agencies by owning campaigns in‑house

Ensures campaigns launch on time, on brand, and fully realized

Adds creative leadership while remaining deeply hands‑on

Bonus Skills (Nice to Have)

Experience with lo‑fi/internal content creation

AI‑assisted concepting or image generation

Beauty, skincare, or lifestyle brand experience

The position will report to the Global Creative Director and is based at the corporate headquarters in Carson, CA, with hybrid on‑site work guidelines.

The expected annual base salary range for this role is $85K to $105K. The exact salary is determined by various factors including experience, skills, education, and budget. This position is also eligible for participation in a discretionary bonus plan contingent upon achievement of specific performance goals and overall company performance.

If you are ready to contribute to Dermalogica’s mission, we would love to hear from you! To be considered for this role, please complete your online application. A member of the Human Resources team will contact you if your experience and skills are a match for the position.

Dermalogica is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, supported, and empowered to succeed.

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