Senior Designer, Digital OPI

Position Title: Senior Digital Designer, OPI  

Location: Calabasas, CA

ABOUT THE WELLA COMPANY

Together, WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves.

Wella Company is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella Professionals, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders.

For additional information about the Wella Company please visit www.wellacompany.com.

THE ROLE

The Senior Digital Designer will work closely with the digital team and other cross functional partners, as well as with the Design Director and Head of Global Creative to drive brand storytelling, brand consistency, best-in-class execution, and innovation across digital channels.  Reporting into the Design Director, the Senior Designer plays a key role in the expression and championing of the brand globally across digital channels with an emphasis on social media and content.  This is a highly collaborative role, partnering with Digital, Editorial, Brand Creative, Education, and Product Marketing.  The ideal candidate is proactive and organized, with a strong bias for action, an eye for detail, and a desire to push and elevate digital brand expression while driving business goals.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute digital design needs for web and social media, with a clear focus on delivering web pages for the redesign of the product details and product listing page templates on opi.com, as well as the launch of a brand-new section of the site to communicate our love of the product and the brand to nail professionals. 
• Collaborate closely with internal hubs and cross functional partners such as Editorial, Digital Marketing, Education, Social, Product Marketing, Brand Creative, and Creative Operations.
• Create engaging and high-quality content for various social media platforms, including but not limited to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok.
• Conceptualize and produce social first content, providing best-in-class conversion and brand consistency across digital touchpoints.
• Communicates and works closely with cross-functional team members to produce on-brand content that support business objectives and marketing goals. 
• Support in project needs which include potential assistance on last-minute in-house shoots and imagery post-editing.
• Where relevant may be responsible for design communications with digital agency working on web development project.
• Other job-related duties as requested 

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ years of combined work experience in digital design or as a graphic designer. 
• Excellent organization skills: self-directed, extremely detail oriented and capable of working effectively in a fast-paced environment while juggling multiple projects and adhering to tight and demanding deadlines 
• Driving Excellence - Ability to understand and champion OPI brand, maintain brand guidelines, design in a mobile-first/digital-first mindset, drive execution against business goals in all digital touchpoints.
• Creative – You are a beauty enthusiast and a social media junkie who stays on top of trends and pop culture and understands how and when to deploy references and can collaborate with Digital and Social partners in driving relevance and love for the OPI brand.
• Collaborative - Ability to work seamlessly with Editorial, Digital Marketing, Education, Product Marketing, Brand Creative, and Creative Operations.
• Fluency in social media and channel specific trends and best practices.
• Generate innovative ideas for content themes, campaigns, and series that resonate with the target audience.
• Hands on ability in social content creation, in particular in dynamic content, animation, motion graphics, video editing, photo and video creation with an elevated social-first aesthetic sensibility.
• Able to execute against business goals in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
• Expert knowledge of design tools, such as Adobe Creative Cloud apps and Figma.
• Photo retouching skills and photography is a plus.

We disclose the compensation range for positions in compliance with local law. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Wella Company's total rewards package for employees. Pay Range: $70,000 - $80,000 salary per year. Other rewards may include an annual bonus plan or variable pay, depending on the role. In addition, Wella Company provides a rich variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance, life, and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

EEO OPPORTUNITIES

We offer equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Wella Company with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at: https://www.wellacompany.com/consumer-affairs

We strongly believe that cultivating a diverse workplace gives a company strength. The combination of unique skills, abilities, experiences and backgrounds creates an environment that produces extraordinary results. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.

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