Senior/ Art Director (m/f/d)

DISCLOSURE As a senior/art director, you take over the overarching creative and visual responsibility for our Consumer Brands bilou, V.SUN and VENYA as part of the parental leave office. You develop existing brand worlds strategically, define creative guidelines and ensure consistent, high-quality and effective implementation across all relevant touchpoints. DISTRIBUTION Creative & Brand Leadership You control and develop the visual identity of our brands across all touchpoints - from social media and campaigns to POS and packaging. You will ensure consistent implementation of the existing brand worlds. 360° campaigns & Launches You design cross-channel campaigns (Retail & D2C) and develop strong visual guiding ideas for product launches, promotions and Limited Editions. Social-First & Digital You think content platform-oriented, develop creative social formats and performance creatives in close coordination with Marketing & CRM. Content Creation & Shootings You design and guide shootings in the studio and on location, develop image language and set design and implement photo and moving images at a high aesthetic level. POS, Packaging & Production You develop sales-intensive POS materials and packaging visuals and accompany printing and production processes with high quality standards. Performance & Trends You analyze content performance, optimize and identify new design and platform trends early on. Collaboration You work closely with brand management, marketing, sales and external creative partners and present your concepts convincingly.

Complete studies in communication design, graphic design or comparable training Multiannual professional experience also in a senior or management role – ideally in the beauty, FMCG or lifestyle environment Experience in the professional leadership or control of creative teams and external partners Embossed feel for brand management and trends in the beauty market Experience in the development and implementation of 360-degree campaigns for retail, social media and digital channels Very good knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects) Experience with moving image, animation and social first content Good knowledge of prepress, clean drawing and production processes Safe handling of PowerPoint and creating convincing presentations Structured, independent operation High quality standards and attention to detail Expressed decision-making and sovereignty in coordination processes Strong team player with a binding, solution-oriented working style DEINE PHILOSOPH You think brand holistic and not only shape individual layouts. You understand that beauty is sold emotionally and must work performance-oriented at the same time. You combine aesthetics with sales strength. You work independently, bring ideas proactively and take responsibility for quality, timing and implementation. You can quickly work into existing brand worlds, processes and teams and at the same time create new creative impulses.

The position is fixed as parental leave. Cooperation beyond this is in principle conceivable with mutual interest and corresponding need. A responsible key role in an innovative beauty company with several strong brands Plenty of design space, short decision paths and direct exchange with the relevant specialist areas Varied projects at the interface of retail, social media, e-commerce and brand development A creative, motivated and sympathetic team with an open feedback culture A modern working environment at our Heidelberg site Flexible working hours Team lunch & joint sports activities Free drinks Germany ticket for the DB & employee discount Personal and professional development possibilities