Manager, Designer at Kendo Brands in San Francisco, California

Job Description:

Job Description

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals


• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.


• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.


• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.


• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is $91,900 - $114,900 per year based upon a San Francisco location. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and location. Kendo Total Rewards offerings also include an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental and vision insurance, flex paid time off program, parental leave, employee discount/perks, a retirement plan with employer contributions, Summer Fridays, opportunity to work from anywhere for two weeks in the summer and July and December wellness/shutdown weeks for applicable positions.

The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, KVD Beauty, Lip Lab, Ole Henriksen.

POSITION SUMMARY

FENTY BEAUTY is seeking a highly motivated, passionate, Designer to join our in-house creative team who will be responsible for creating client-focused, high quality, digital and video assets. The ideal candidate must be extremely organized, agile & able to work in a fast-paced environment while implementing brand look and feel through both direction and hands-on execution in a variety of vehicles.

This position primarily focuses on supporting the production and creative processes of content development and delivery according to global direction; from initial briefing by cross-functional partners to idea development through production and into final execution and global release. The role is also responsible for creating and developing creative assets that deliver the entire brand experience. MUST be an organized, creative, and a strategic thinker who can prioritize and execute multiple projects simultaneously.

RESPONSIBILITES

• Partners with Creative Directors to create global digital style guides to support the regions with campaign execution.


• Attends photoshoots as needed and assists with shoot production, direction, and post-production. Shows a comprehensive understanding of pre- and post-production processes in photography, including shoot planning, budget tracking, color grading, retouching, and markups/revisions for product and beauty images.


• Leads and collaborates with other Art Directors on product specific content captures for ecommerce platforms and can foster relationships with external creative partners + talent such as Photographers, and Stylists.


• Develop pixel-perfect, highly innovative, refined digital and print creative under fast-paced timelines based on global style guides.


• Directly manages files in an organized way that aligns to overall process; providing assets in variety of specs and partners to produce and release a large volume of creative.


• Demonstrate solid grasp of brand aesthetic, usability principles, and high taste level in design sensibility. Displays understanding of typography, photography, layout, graphic and digital design; ensuring all assets adhere to brand guidelines.


• Basic image retouching skills; i.e. changing background colors behind product photography, clipping out objects, etc.


• Navigates the creative process independently AND collaboratively, negotiating successfully with other teams while being communicative, proactive, resourceful, professional, and flexible.


• Maintains collaborative partnerships with fellow creatives, and is able to support multiple Creative Directors on a single project, as well as field multiple areas of feedback from supporting teams, including
  Global Creative, Brand Management, Marketing and Program Management, fostering strong partnerships with these integral cross functional groups.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree or BFA. Graphic Design (or related: Communications Design, Art Direction, etc.) degree or equivalent experience preferred.


• 5-7+ years of Design and Art Direction experience in Retail/e-Commerce, Fashion/Beauty, or advertising agency environments.


• Strong on-set art direction skills with experience working with out-of-house teams and partners to generate on-brand, compelling assets for multiple marketing and brand placements.


• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal


• Strong problem-solving skills with focus on developing and recommending solutions quickly and in a calm and clear manner.


• Must possess excellent typography, layout, and design skills.


• Knowledge of Adobe's Creative Suite; with a comfortable and proficient knowledge of InDesign and Photoshop; XD, AfterEffects, Adobe Premiere, Illustrator, Bridge, and remainder of Suite is highly encouraged.


• Solid time management, organization skills, file management and excellent attention to detail and consistency


• Must be able to work autonomously and remain flexible to changing priorities; ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines.


• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

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